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-|Aug 6, 2025|Potpourri \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v68zYyaEmEA|(31m) Solving Wordle using information theory]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250806|chat messages]]. [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250806|Meeting Summary]] \\  //and/or// Ground Based Deep Space Telescope accomplishments (?) \\ //and/or// [[https://youtu.be/t3RQnRjD5JE?start=1000|(1h8m+30m Q&A) new results from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), from the team that brought us the first-ever image of a black hole, from 5/16/2022]]| | | +^Date^Subject Description^Confirmed^Contact|
-|Aug 13, 2025|Volcanic activity studies [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250813|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://youtu.be/1QcmpPk2QRg|watch the presentation]]| | | +
-|Aug 20, 2025|Hearing Aid Appliances for Dummies (What options are there to help you improve your hearing? How do you choose a Hearing Aid (HA)? Tricks and tips, things to look for in a HA and what to watch out for. Can you buy a useful HA without a prescription?) {{:lctg:20250820_ha_addition.pdf|George's slides}}  . {{:lctg:20250820_hearingaidappliances.pdf|Charlie's Slides}}  . [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250820|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250820|chat messages]] . [[https://youtu.be/RfW7JGTR8JQ|watch the presentation]] \\  Pertinent videos \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ0-aZHwOE4|Phonak Audeo Sphere (28m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEXt8BwJy_Q|Jabra 30 (13m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnoGiSNxVd0|Best Costco Hearing Aids 2025 (58m)]] \\  [[https://onlinehearing.com|Non-Costco provider, onlinehearing.com]]  | | | +
-|Aug 27, 2025|Using AI Tools and Techniques to Explore Molecular Biology Findings by Monod \\ Covering: Monod's contributions to molecular biology and Demonstrating AI tools and techniques \\ Using the AI Group's [[https://jhnday.github.io/Chance-and-Necessity/ChncNeccPortal|Chance and Necessity Portal]] for this talk. [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250827|Meeting Summary]]| | |+
 |Sep 3, 2025|Robots in Everyday Life \\ [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250903|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250903|chat messages]]| |JohnR| |Sep 3, 2025|Robots in Everyday Life \\ [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250903|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250903|chat messages]]| |JohnR|
 |Sep 10, 2025|AI and Copyright Law, and CRISPR update \\ [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250910|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250910|chat messages]]| |Dick| |Sep 10, 2025|AI and Copyright Law, and CRISPR update \\ [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250910|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250910|chat messages]]| |Dick|
 |Sep 17, 2025|GASP Planning session| | | |Sep 17, 2025|GASP Planning session| | |
 +|Sep 24, 2025|Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain: We will pay attention to the //tech// behind the curtain. <fs x-small> \\ (RH day2)</fs> \\ - The Tech Behind Cruise Control, Crash Prevention and Lane Detection [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/the-tech-behind-cruise-control-crash-prevention-and-lane-detection/7CEADC87-B070-4266-8EAF-2EA8ED91DE0D?mod=WSJvidctr__pos2|link]] \\  - How Wireless Charging Is Advancing to Make Power Cords Obsolete [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/how-wireless-charging-is-advancing-to-make-power-cords-obsolete/4C7E1BF7-7268-4562-9EDC-0A590F7C9851?mod=WSJvidctr__pos4|link]] \\  - How shazam Makes Unique Audio Fingerprints to Identify Songs [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/how-shazam-makes-unique-audio-fingerprints-to-identify-songs/9D7E86B7-73EF-4B92-8726-162E62B0EA3A?mod=WSJvidctr__pos7|link]] \\  - How Noise-Canceling Headphones Remove Background Sound [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/how-noise-canceling-headphones-remove-background-sound/C150E958-1E2B-483D-87C4-01A33F1D19D9?mod=WSJvidctr__pos8|link]] \\  - The Tech Behind How Concert LED Light Wristbands Work [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/the-tech-behind-how-concert-led-light-wristbands-work/EAA54145-D07A-4100-8153-2EAF8D671921?mod=WSJvidctr__pos9|link]] \\  - The Tech That Powers Tap-to-Pay [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/the-tech-that-powers-tap-to-pay/F5C2DBC2-7CEB-4D03-BA48-E58580F05D20?mod=WSJvidctr__pos10|link]]| | |
 +|Oct 1, 2025|<fs x-small>(YK eve)</fs> Windows Power Toys [[:lctgmeetingsummary20251001|Meeting Summary]]|
 +|Oct 8, 2025|Susan Liebman and //The Dressmaker's Mirror// [[:lctgmeetingsummary20251008|Meeting Summary]]| |
 +|Oct 15, 2025|Potpourri \\ Federal Science Priority Update (George) \\ Why is there no methylene in methylene blue? (Jerry) [[:lctgmeetingsummary20251015|Meeting Summary]] [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20251015|chat messages]]| | |
 |@#9999ff:<fs small>N e x t . M e e t i n g </fs>|||| |@#9999ff:<fs small>N e x t . M e e t i n g </fs>||||
-|Sep 24, 2025| \\ Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain: We will pay attention to the //tech// behind the curtain. <fs x-small> \\ (RH day2)</fs> \\ 
-  - The Tech Behind Cruise Control, Crash Prevention and Lane Detection [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/the-tech-behind-cruise-control-crash-prevention-and-lane-detection/7CEADC87-B070-4266-8EAF-2EA8ED91DE0D?mod=WSJvidctr__pos2|link]]\\ 
-- How Wireless Charging Is Advancing to Make Power Cords Obsolete [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/how-wireless-charging-is-advancing-to-make-power-cords-obsolete/4C7E1BF7-7268-4562-9EDC-0A590F7C9851?mod=WSJvidctr__pos4|link]]\\ 
-- How shazam Makes Unique Audio Fingerprints to Identify Songs [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/how-shazam-makes-unique-audio-fingerprints-to-identify-songs/9D7E86B7-73EF-4B92-8726-162E62B0EA3A?mod=WSJvidctr__pos7|link]]\\ 
-- How Noise-Canceling Headphones Remove Background Sound [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/how-noise-canceling-headphones-remove-background-sound/C150E958-1E2B-483D-87C4-01A33F1D19D9?mod=WSJvidctr__pos8|link]]\\ 
-- The Tech Behind How Concert LED Light Wristbands Work [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/the-tech-behind-how-concert-led-light-wristbands-work/EAA54145-D07A-4100-8153-2EAF8D671921?mod=WSJvidctr__pos9|link]]\\ 
-- The Tech That Powers Tap-to-Pay [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/the-tech-that-powers-tap-to-pay/F5C2DBC2-7CEB-4D03-BA48-E58580F05D20?mod=WSJvidctr__pos10|link]]\\ 
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-|@#9999ff:<fs small> . </fs>|||| 
-|Oct 1, 2025|<fs x-small>(YK eve)</fs> Windows Power Toys|yes|Peter| 
-|Oct 8, 2025|Susan Liebman and //The Dressmaker's Mirror// |yes| | 
-|Oct 15, 2025|Potpourri \\ Federal Science Priority Update (George) \\ Why is there no methylene in methylene blue? (Jerry) \\ Wifi 6 and Wifi 7 (whatsit, howsit work, good/bad/ugly)| | | 
 |Oct 22, 2025|Edwin Land [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k2XVoJDS_0|Mr. Polaroid]] (smi/m)| | | |Oct 22, 2025|Edwin Land [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k2XVoJDS_0|Mr. Polaroid]] (smi/m)| | |
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 |Oct 29, 2025|Drew on image backups, recovery to virtual machines, and temporarily pausing your Windows updates (caveat emptor) \\ //and other topics of note// | | | |Oct 29, 2025|Drew on image backups, recovery to virtual machines, and temporarily pausing your Windows updates (caveat emptor) \\ //and other topics of note// | | |
 |Nov 5, 2025|//LCTG AI Research Group// \\ Turing's paper ”Computing Machinery and Intelligence” with a live discussion with “Alan Turing”  |John Day| |Nov 5, 2025|//LCTG AI Research Group// \\ Turing's paper ”Computing Machinery and Intelligence” with a live discussion with “Alan Turing”  |John Day|
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 |January 8, 2025|Dick Wagner on Sociobiology \\ Talk based on //Sociobiology (The New Synthesis)// by Edward O. Wilson © 1975 [[https://youtu.be/_NXJbLXzaQ0|watch the presentation]] . [[:2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250108|chat messages]] . [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250108|Meeting Summary]] . {{:lctg:20250108_sociobiology.pdf|slides}} | | | |January 8, 2025|Dick Wagner on Sociobiology \\ Talk based on //Sociobiology (The New Synthesis)// by Edward O. Wilson © 1975 [[https://youtu.be/_NXJbLXzaQ0|watch the presentation]] . [[:2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250108|chat messages]] . [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250108|Meeting Summary]] . {{:lctg:20250108_sociobiology.pdf|slides}} | | |
-|January 15, 2025|Potpourri \\ Continuation of Sociobiology {{:lctg:20250115_sociobiology_ii.pdf|slides}}  . [[https://youtu.be/VWj-rVPhgqw|watch the presentation]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mofEOSUkMpA|Elon Musk's optimistic views of the future]] . [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250115|Meeting Summary]]  | | |+|January 15, 2025|Potpourri \\ Continuation of Sociobiology {{:lctg:20250115_sociobiology_ii.pdf|slides}}  . [[https://youtu.be/VWj-rVPhgqw|watch the presentation]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mofEOSUkMpA|Elon Musk's optimistic views of the future]] . [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250115|Meeting Summary]]  | | |
 |January 22, 2025|Practical Fusion Power Update and Challenges: breeding and handling Tritium (TedK) \\ [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250122|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://youtu.be/TfBXwKZn7Tc|watch the presentation]]| | | |January 22, 2025|Practical Fusion Power Update and Challenges: breeding and handling Tritium (TedK) \\ [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250122|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://youtu.be/TfBXwKZn7Tc|watch the presentation]]| | |
 |January 29, 2025|Potpourri. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYVZh5kqaFg|Egg Drop from Space (Mark Rober)]] . [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAaESb4wTCM|How does a computer mouse work? (12m)]] . [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcUey-DVYjk|Astrophysicist Explains Gravity in 5 Levels of Difficulty]]| | | |January 29, 2025|Potpourri. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYVZh5kqaFg|Egg Drop from Space (Mark Rober)]] . [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAaESb4wTCM|How does a computer mouse work? (12m)]] . [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcUey-DVYjk|Astrophysicist Explains Gravity in 5 Levels of Difficulty]]| | |
-|February 5, 2025|Sabine Hossenfelder day \\ Videos we watched: [[https://youtu.be/iNIp6AzUV8U|Did DeepSeek burst the AI bubble or will the Stargate Project make it worse?]] \\ [[https://youtu.be/PjXNzEshZUc|AI Super Agents are coming. Allegedly. What does this mean?]] . [[https://youtu.be/2gd-x-Yl5ac|The Case for String Theory Just Got Stronger]] \\ [[https://youtu.be/tWrUklXprIc|How close is the bird flu to human transmission? Status update.]] . [[https://youtu.be/SEvs4zgVr0E|Is the Universe Infinite or Finite?]] \\ [[https://youtu.be/93EnBN0-X6s|What is “gravitic propulsion” and could the US government hide it?]]| | |+|February 5, 2025|Sabine Hossenfelder day \\ Videos we watched: [[https://youtu.be/iNIp6AzUV8U|Did DeepSeek burst the AI bubble or will the Stargate Project make it worse?]] \\  [[https://youtu.be/PjXNzEshZUc|AI Super Agents are coming. Allegedly. What does this mean?]] . [[https://youtu.be/2gd-x-Yl5ac|The Case for String Theory Just Got Stronger]] \\  [[https://youtu.be/tWrUklXprIc|How close is the bird flu to human transmission? Status update.]] . [[https://youtu.be/SEvs4zgVr0E|Is the Universe Infinite or Finite?]] \\  [[https://youtu.be/93EnBN0-X6s|What is “gravitic propulsion” and could the US government hide it?]]| | |
 |February 12, 2025|Modular Nuclear Reactors (MNRs). These are being developed to supplement the production of electricity for the coming energy-hungry data centers. (George W Griffith PhD from Idaho National Laboratory, part of Department of Energy){{:lctg:20250212_smr.pdf|slides}}  . {{:lctg:20250212_smr_status_gwgriffith.pdf|Paper on status of SMR}}  . [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250212|Meeting Summary]][[https://youtu.be/nUUF_uILJlk|watch the presentation]]| | | |February 12, 2025|Modular Nuclear Reactors (MNRs). These are being developed to supplement the production of electricity for the coming energy-hungry data centers. (George W Griffith PhD from Idaho National Laboratory, part of Department of Energy){{:lctg:20250212_smr.pdf|slides}}  . {{:lctg:20250212_smr_status_gwgriffith.pdf|Paper on status of SMR}}  . [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250212|Meeting Summary]][[https://youtu.be/nUUF_uILJlk|watch the presentation]]| | |
-|February 19, 2025|Potpourri, showing: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zTfXvYZ9s|Time travel in fiction (8m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQDKGxPjak|How time travel is possible (9m)]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOmDLCD187c|The time travel paradox you never heard of (10m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-gLKG80Vsw|New office math (1m)]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRLNVvsxfFo|Why can't anything go faster than the speed of light? History of speed of light part II (12m)]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHbLRjF0vo|The best and worst ways to board a plane (9m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et7XvBenEo8|Solving the three-body problem (16m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Are9dDbW24|Large and small views (3m)]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250219|chat messages]]| | | +|February 19, 2025|Potpourri, showing: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zTfXvYZ9s|Time travel in fiction (8m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQDKGxPjak|How time travel is possible (9m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOmDLCD187c|The time travel paradox you never heard of (10m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-gLKG80Vsw|New office math (1m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRLNVvsxfFo|Why can't anything go faster than the speed of light? History of speed of light part II (12m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHbLRjF0vo|The best and worst ways to board a plane (9m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et7XvBenEo8|Solving the three-body problem (16m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Are9dDbW24|Large and small views (3m)]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250219|chat messages]]| | | 
-|February 26, 2025|Curated interesting video shorts, including Hossenfelder & Veritasium. Videos presented and discussed: \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI|(25m) What if all the world's biggest problems have the same solution? (Vertasium)]] \\ [[https://youtu.be/BNJEOTouhvs|(7m) What Everyone Gets Wrong about AI (Hossenfelder)]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70vYj1KPyT4|(35m) The problem with Sabine Hossenfelder]] \\ [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250226|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250226|chat messages]]| | |+|February 26, 2025|Curated interesting video shorts, including Hossenfelder & Veritasium. Videos presented and discussed: \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI|(25m) What if all the world's biggest problems have the same solution? (Vertasium)]] \\  [[https://youtu.be/BNJEOTouhvs|(7m) What Everyone Gets Wrong about AI (Hossenfelder)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70vYj1KPyT4|(35m) The problem with Sabine Hossenfelder]] \\  [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250226|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250226|chat messages]]| | |
 |March 5, 2025|GASP planning session| | | |March 5, 2025|GASP planning session| | |
-|March 12, 2025|Brian Greene day. We saw: \\ {{:lctg:20250312-wsf-brian-greene.pdf|Intro slides}}  \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcEFjEANnI|Code to Cure: AI and the Future of Health]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrLQXR7mKU|I Am Not a Robot:2025 Academy Award Winner]]| | | +|March 12, 2025|Brian Greene day. We saw: \\ {{:lctg:20250312-wsf-brian-greene.pdf|Intro slides}}  \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcEFjEANnI|Code to Cure: AI and the Future of Health]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrLQXR7mKU|I Am Not a Robot:2025 Academy Award Winner]]| | | 
-|March 19, 2025|Videos we viewed: [[https://youtu.be/dXUX6dv2_Yo?si=NLx7sxedCiHQkKWT|3D Houses 60 Minutes (22m))]][[https://youtu.be/GI-dLmQBqaM?si=tZHd7OkrBjn00spQ|11 Lies about printing houses (15m)]] \\ [[https://youtu.be/20jovj6IHcw?si=f1AooZz2RLUfa5-1|Printing Cheap Clay Houses(4m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhAwPFIUF_4|Why 3D Printing Buildings Leads to Problems (16m)]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qi00nO3thA|How Cement is Made (7.5m)]][[https://youtu.be/XTkhGPG634E?si=V4icmnDOukNVeO60|CBS News on printing homes after a disaster (2m)]] \\  Other videos on the topic we did not view: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obnhUcetrIo|Larry Sass TED (19m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL2KoMNzGTo|How Concrete Homes Are Built with a 3D Printer (6m)]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IxVPpkkWXI|3D Printed Concrete House, Printed in 48 hours (3m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVNZbl8in_Q|Move In Ready 3D Printed House in Germany (11m)]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG7KMjV8zMk|Inside a 3D Printed House That's Actually (kind of) Affordable (9m)]]| | | +|March 19, 2025|Videos we viewed: [[https://youtu.be/dXUX6dv2_Yo?si=NLx7sxedCiHQkKWT|3D Houses 60 Minutes (22m))]][[https://youtu.be/GI-dLmQBqaM?si=tZHd7OkrBjn00spQ|11 Lies about printing houses (15m)]] \\  [[https://youtu.be/20jovj6IHcw?si=f1AooZz2RLUfa5-1|Printing Cheap Clay Houses(4m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhAwPFIUF_4|Why 3D Printing Buildings Leads to Problems (16m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qi00nO3thA|How Cement is Made (7.5m)]][[https://youtu.be/XTkhGPG634E?si=V4icmnDOukNVeO60|CBS News on printing homes after a disaster (2m)]] \\  Other videos on the topic we did not view: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obnhUcetrIo|Larry Sass TED (19m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL2KoMNzGTo|How Concrete Homes Are Built with a 3D Printer (6m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IxVPpkkWXI|3D Printed Concrete House, Printed in 48 hours (3m)]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVNZbl8in_Q|Move In Ready 3D Printed House in Germany (11m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG7KMjV8zMk|Inside a 3D Printed House That's Actually (kind of) Affordable (9m)]]| | | 
-|March 26, 2025|Potpourri \\ Asteroid Risks (John Rudy) {{:lctg:20250326_asteroid_risk.pdf|slides}}  \\  Gamota's suggested astronomy videos [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZBNJkx3Tjs|What's beyond the observable universe?]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO8RXsIHBS0|Breakthrough cosmic filament connecting galaxies finally detected]] plus \\ [[https://youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?si=1hEHNNrQD_RzUaNQ|Can you fool a self-driving car? (Yes you can fool some.)]] \\ [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250326|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250326|Meeting Summary]]| | | +|March 26, 2025|Potpourri \\ Asteroid Risks (John Rudy) {{:lctg:20250326_asteroid_risk.pdf|slides}}  \\  Gamota's suggested astronomy videos [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZBNJkx3Tjs|What's beyond the observable universe?]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO8RXsIHBS0|Breakthrough cosmic filament connecting galaxies finally detected]] plus \\  [[https://youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?si=1hEHNNrQD_RzUaNQ|Can you fool a self-driving car? (Yes you can fool some.)]] \\  [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250326|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250326|Meeting Summary]]| | | 
-|April 2, 2025|Listen up: Hearing Aids - The Newest Technology Available Now (Gamota). \\ {{:lctg:20250402_hearing_aids.pdf|slides}} [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250402|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250402|Meeting Summary]][[https://youtu.be/6UgJoZYEVG4|watch the presentation]] \\  Videos we viewed in the presentation: \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPWEp_VxFTQ|Hearing Aid Types and How to choose]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajwIuVz1Oc|Dr. Cliff: How to Decide Which Hearing Aid Technology Level is Right for You]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4vhgWbEoVY|Costco's Best Hearing Aids 2025]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsIEOSiMyRo|After 2 Years of Reviews: My Top 3 OTC Hearing Aids 2024]] \\  didn't have time to show: \\  Use of Gimbels - gyros in Hearing Aids \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUHCdlnQekU|Hearing Aid Bluetooth LE Audio Explained]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SXJ6xIUkfc|Auracast Bluetooth for Hearing aids, everything you need to know explanation]]| | | +|April 2, 2025|Listen up: Hearing Aids - The Newest Technology Available Now (Gamota). \\ {{:lctg:20250402_hearing_aids.pdf|slides}}  [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250402|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250402|Meeting Summary]][[https://youtu.be/6UgJoZYEVG4|watch the presentation]] \\  Videos we viewed in the presentation: \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPWEp_VxFTQ|Hearing Aid Types and How to choose]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajwIuVz1Oc|Dr. Cliff: How to Decide Which Hearing Aid Technology Level is Right for You]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4vhgWbEoVY|Costco's Best Hearing Aids 2025]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsIEOSiMyRo|After 2 Years of Reviews: My Top 3 OTC Hearing Aids 2024]] \\  didn't have time to show: \\  Use of Gimbels - gyros in Hearing Aids \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUHCdlnQekU|Hearing Aid Bluetooth LE Audio Explained]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SXJ6xIUkfc|Auracast Bluetooth for Hearing aids, everything you need to know explanation]]| | | 
-|April 9, 2025|Electrified mobility and its effect on the town. Popular models, price trends, accessibility benefits, and safety risks. Discuss the adoption of e-bikes and scooters in town over the past couple years and its impact (e.g. proposals for a formal speed limit on the commuter bikeway, debates over the creation of dedicated / mixed use paths when redesigning local roads). (Rich Moffitt suggests) \\ {{:lctg:20250409_electric_micromobility_overview_2025.pdf|slides}} [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250409|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250409|Meeting Summary]] \\  * Why are people talking about ”micromobility” now? \\  * What are e-bike classes (1, 2, 3) and what are the tradeoffs / restrictions? \\  * What's the risk of battery fires on these things and how can I manage the risks? \\  * Why are they popular now? (mainly because motor costs have come way down and reliability has gone up, see video of hub motor production: E-Bike Hub Motor Factory Tour in China ELECTRICBIKE.COM ) \\  * Is it feasible to DIY build (sometimes, with considerations)| |Rich Moffitt| +|April 9, 2025|Electrified mobility and its effect on the town. Popular models, price trends, accessibility benefits, and safety risks. Discuss the adoption of e-bikes and scooters in town over the past couple years and its impact (e.g. proposals for a formal speed limit on the commuter bikeway, debates over the creation of dedicated / mixed use paths when redesigning local roads). (Rich Moffitt suggests) \\ {{:lctg:20250409_electric_micromobility_overview_2025.pdf|slides}}  [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250409|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250409|Meeting Summary]] \\  * Why are people talking about ”micromobility” now? \\  * What are e-bike classes (1, 2, 3) and what are the tradeoffs / restrictions? \\  * What's the risk of battery fires on these things and how can I manage the risks? \\  * Why are they popular now? (mainly because motor costs have come way down and reliability has gone up, see video of hub motor production: E-Bike Hub Motor Factory Tour in China ELECTRICBIKE.COM ) \\  * Is it feasible to DIY build (sometimes, with considerations)| |Rich Moffitt| 
-|April 16, 2025|[[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x579m0o|The Entire Universe - BBC, History of Universe]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi039BihSAk&t|Philomena Cunk vs Prof Brian Cox]]| |Ted|+|April 16, 2025|[[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x579m0o|The Entire Universe - BBC, History of Universe]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi039BihSAk&t|Philomena Cunk vs Prof Brian Cox]]| |Ted|
 |April 23, 2025|Potpourri, including \\ Portable Software (Drew) \\ Protopage, 1TB 1GB/s Thumb drive, BackMarket, CamelCamelCamel.com, UptimeRobot, and Free Movies online no login no fees (SteveI) \\ [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250423|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250423|Meeting Summary, with links to mentioned apps]]| | | |April 23, 2025|Potpourri, including \\ Portable Software (Drew) \\ Protopage, 1TB 1GB/s Thumb drive, BackMarket, CamelCamelCamel.com, UptimeRobot, and Free Movies online no login no fees (SteveI) \\ [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250423|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250423|Meeting Summary, with links to mentioned apps]]| | |
 |April 30, 2025|Lexington's 250 Drone Show: How They Pulled It Off (What goes into producing a fantastic drone show) [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250430|Meeting Summary]][[https://tinyurl.com/HF-Lex250DroneShow|Slides: click on slideshow button]][[https://tinyurl.com/HF-ILHist|The paper]][[https://youtu.be/5J3lndzCmcQ|Watch the presentation]]| | | |April 30, 2025|Lexington's 250 Drone Show: How They Pulled It Off (What goes into producing a fantastic drone show) [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250430|Meeting Summary]][[https://tinyurl.com/HF-Lex250DroneShow|Slides: click on slideshow button]][[https://tinyurl.com/HF-ILHist|The paper]][[https://youtu.be/5J3lndzCmcQ|Watch the presentation]]| | |
 |May 7, 2025|Heat pumps in Lexington – trends and options, pitfalls to watch out for. (Moffitt) [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250507|Meeting Summary]][[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250507|chat messages]][[https://youtu.be/BfjNFH91BcA|watch the presentation]]| | | |May 7, 2025|Heat pumps in Lexington – trends and options, pitfalls to watch out for. (Moffitt) [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250507|Meeting Summary]][[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250507|chat messages]][[https://youtu.be/BfjNFH91BcA|watch the presentation]]| | |
-|May 14, 2025|Space Junk and How To Manage It - EU's Space Claw (Bob) {{:lctg:20250514_videos_notes.pdf|Meeting Notes with video links}} [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250514|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250514|Meeting Summary]]| | |+|May 14, 2025|Space Junk and How To Manage It - EU's Space Claw (Bob) {{:lctg:20250514_videos_notes.pdf|Meeting Notes with video links}}  [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250514|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250514|Meeting Summary]]| | |
 |May 21, 2025|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-u1qyRM5w|(1h18m) Richard Feynman Lecture -- “Los Alamos From Below”]]| | | |May 21, 2025|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-u1qyRM5w|(1h18m) Richard Feynman Lecture -- “Los Alamos From Below”]]| | |
 |May 28, 2025|Potpourri, including: \\ Space Junk part 2 (~30m) \\ Extend your display (Drew) \\ What did China see on the other side of the moon? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY9dnrbQano|link]][[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250528|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250528|Meeting Summary]]| | | |May 28, 2025|Potpourri, including: \\ Space Junk part 2 (~30m) \\ Extend your display (Drew) \\ What did China see on the other side of the moon? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY9dnrbQano|link]][[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250528|chat messages]][[:lctgmeetingsummary20250528|Meeting Summary]]| | |
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 |July 30, 2025|[[https://youtu.be/KrDdc_pSQGo?t=102|(59m) A Hackers Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules and How to Bend Them Back]] (Bruce Schneier) a Harvard Science Book Talk Series Lecture [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250730|chat messages]]| | | |July 30, 2025|[[https://youtu.be/KrDdc_pSQGo?t=102|(59m) A Hackers Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules and How to Bend Them Back]] (Bruce Schneier) a Harvard Science Book Talk Series Lecture [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250730|chat messages]]| | |
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 +|Aug 6, 2025|Potpourri \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v68zYyaEmEA|(31m) Solving Wordle using information theory]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250806|chat messages]]. [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250806|Meeting Summary]] \\  //and/or// Ground Based Deep Space Telescope accomplishments (?) \\ //and/or// [[https://youtu.be/t3RQnRjD5JE?start=1000|(1h8m+30m Q&A) new results from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), from the team that brought us the first-ever image of a black hole, from 5/16/2022]]| | |
 +|Aug 13, 2025|Volcanic activity studies [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250813|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://youtu.be/1QcmpPk2QRg|watch the presentation]]| | |
 +|Aug 20, 2025|Hearing Aid Appliances for Dummies (What options are there to help you improve your hearing? How do you choose a Hearing Aid (HA)? Tricks and tips, things to look for in a HA and what to watch out for. Can you buy a useful HA without a prescription?) {{:lctg:20250820_ha_addition.pdf|George's slides}}  . {{:lctg:20250820_hearingaidappliances.pdf|Charlie's Slides}}  . [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250820|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250820|chat messages]] . [[https://youtu.be/RfW7JGTR8JQ|watch the presentation]] \\  Pertinent videos \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ0-aZHwOE4|Phonak Audeo Sphere (28m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEXt8BwJy_Q|Jabra 30 (13m)]] \\  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnoGiSNxVd0|Best Costco Hearing Aids 2025 (58m)]] \\  [[https://onlinehearing.com|Non-Costco provider, onlinehearing.com]]  | | |
 +|Aug 27, 2025|Using AI Tools and Techniques to Explore Molecular Biology Findings by Monod \\ Covering: Monod's contributions to molecular biology and Demonstrating AI tools and techniques \\ Using the AI Group's [[https://jhnday.github.io/Chance-and-Necessity/ChncNeccPortal|Chance and Necessity Portal]] for this talk. [[:lctgmeetingsummary20250827|Meeting Summary]]| | |
  
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