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::UPCOMING MEETINGS::
| Date | Topic | confirmed | Followups |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2025 | Sabine Hossenfelder day Videos we watched: Did DeepSeek burst the AI bubble or will the Stargate Project make it worse? AI Super Agents are coming. Allegedly. What does this mean? . The Case for String Theory Just Got Stronger How close is the bird flu to human transmission? Status update. . Is the Universe Infinite or Finite? What is “gravitic propulsion” and could the US government hide it? | Barry | |
| 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)slides . Paper on status of SMR . Meeting Summary | JerryS | |
| February 19, 2025 | Potpourri, showing: Time travel in fiction (8m) How time travel is possible (9m) The time travel paradox you never heard of (10m) New office math (1m) Why can't anything go faster than the speed of light? History of speed of light part II (12m) The best and worst ways to board a plane (9m) Solving the three-body problem (16m) Large and small views (3m) . chat messages | ||
| February 26, 2025 | Curated interesting video shorts, including Hossenfelder & Veritasium. Videos presented and discussed: (25m) What if all the world's biggest problems have the same solution? (Vertasium) (7m) What Everyone Gets Wrong about AI (Hossenfelder) (35m) The problem with Sabine Hossenfelder Meeting Summary . chat messages | ||
| March 5, 2025 | GASP planning session | ||
| March 12, 2025 | Brian Greene day. We saw: Intro slides Code to Cure: AI and the Future of Health I Am Not a Robot:2025 Academy Award Winner | ||
| March 19, 2025 | Videos we viewed: 3D Houses 60 Minutes (22m)) 11 Lies about printing houses (15m) Printing Cheap Clay Houses(4m) Why 3D Printing Buildings Leads to Problems (16m) How Cement is Made (7.5m) CBS News on printing homes after a disaster (2m) Other videos on the topic we did not view: Larry Sass TED (19m) How Concrete Homes Are Built with a 3D Printer (6m) 3D Printed Concrete House, Printed in 48 hours (3m) Move In Ready 3D Printed House in Germany (11m) Inside a 3D Printed House That's Actually (kind of) Affordable (9m) | ||
| March 26, 2025 | Potpourri Asteroid Risks (John Rudy) slides Gamota's suggested astronomy videos What's beyond the observable universe? Breakthrough cosmic filament connecting galaxies finally detected plus Can you fool a self-driving car? (Yes you can fool some.) chat messages Meeting Summary | ||
| April 2, 2025 | Listen up: Hearing Aids - The Newest Technology Available Now (Gamota) | yes | |
| 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) * 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 | The Entire Universe - BBC, History of Universe | Ted | |
| April 23, 2025 | Potpourri | ||
| April 30, 2025 | Lexington's 250 Drone Show: How They Pulled It Off (What goes into producing a fantastic drone show) | Harry | |
| May 7, 2025 | Heat pumps in Lexington – trends and options, pitfalls to watch out for. (Moffitt, Sandeen) | Rich Moffitt | |
| May 14, 2025 | Space Junk and How To Manage It - EU's Space Claw (Bob) | ||
| May 21, 2025 | (1h18m) Richard Feynman Lecture -- "Los Alamos From Below" | ||
| May 28, 2025 | Potpourri | ||
| June 4, 2025 | Selected Nobel Prizes in Medicine | Jerry | |
| June 11, 2025 | Comparison of the most popular AI engines. Which is best for this or that. An overview of how LLMs work (8m;dl/m) | JohnR, Harry | |
| June 18, 2025 | GASP Planning session | ||
| June 25, 2025 | Fusion Update | Ted | |
| July 2, 2025 | Potpourri | ||
| July 9, 2025 | Federal Science Priorities | George | |
| July 16, 2025 | Searching for a speaker: “The Quantum Cookbook: Recipes for Creating Parallel Universes in Your Kitchen” or another topic TBD | ||
| July 23, 2025 | IP Update: Copyright for AI-developed Material and CRISPR Patent | Dick | |
| July 30, 2025 | Past Predictions on future technology and science. How did these play out? | George & Ted | |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Brenda Ortiz TENTATIVE | JohnR to fup | |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Altruism, Philanthropy, and Philandering in Science | Ted | |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Potpourri | ||
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