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-====== Upcoming 2022 Schedule ======
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+<fs large>Recently produced meeting videos you can watch now:</fs>
+  * [[https://youtu.be/6UgJoZYEVG4|Hearing Aids - Types, Differences, Choosing]] 4/2/2025
+  * [[https://youtu.be/5J3lndzCmcQ|Lexington's 250 Drone Show -- How They Pulled It Off]] 4/30/2025
+  * [[https://youtu.be/BfjNFH91BcA|Heat Pumps]] 5/7/2025
+  * [[https://youtu.be/UWmmi-7GGDE|Selected Nobel Prizes in Medicine]] 6/4/2025
+  * [[https://youtu.be/mHOBilf1tc4|Beyond Generative AI]] 6/11/2025
+  * [[https://youtu.be/XHbYfvd9y6w|Fusion Update]] 6/25/2025
+  * [[https://youtu.be/nUUF_uILJlk|Small Nuclear Reactors]] 2/12/2025
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+<fs large>::RECENT AND UPCOMING MEETINGS::</fs>
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+^Date^Topic^confirmed^Followups^
+|June 4, 2025|Selected Nobel Prizes in Medicine [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250604|chat messages]] [[lctgmeetingsummary20250604|Meeting Summary]] [[https://youtu.be/UWmmi-7GGDE|watch the presentation; captions available]]|
+|June 11, 2025|Comparison of the most popular AI engines. Which is best for this or that. [[https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=2025lctgmeetingchats#section20250611|chat messages]] [[lctgmeetingsummary20250611|Meeting Summary]] [[https://youtu.be/mHOBilf1tc4|watch the Beyond Generative presentation]] [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT0fDOC-DHuGFxVe3eE8wepmJjnnAlCZCfvU5a5aHpknsQBYwUHbH-E2xbqNjmsXZ5mOwGpod8JMFU3/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000|Beyond Generative slides]]|
+|June 18, 2025|GASP Planning session [[lctgmeetingsummary20250618|Meeting summary]]|
+|June 25, 2025|Fusion Update [[lctgmeetingsummary20250625|Meeting Summary]] [[https://youtu.be/XHbYfvd9y6w|watch the presentation]]|
+|@#9999ff:<fs small>N e x t .  M e e t i n g </fs>||||
+|July 2, 2025|Potpourri\\  Oliver Marsh: Crack growth and iceberg formation on a dynamic ice shelf. (Oliver is a glaciologist with the British Antarctic Survey) // Abstract: Ice shelves around Antarctica are critical to slowing the rate of sea level rise.  This talk addresses new technology used to monitor cracks in ice shelves during polar winter, including GNSS precise point positioning, and ground-based and satellite radar systems.  Three major iceberg calving events have occurred on the Brunt Ice Shelf since 2021, with new high-precision data used to inform models of fracture propagation and ice shelf stability.// (~45minutes)\\ Methylene Blue (JerryS)\\ AI Followup  (DickW)|
+|@#9999ff:<fs small> . </fs>||||
+|July 9, 2025|History of Space Travel: Venus and Mars (video)| |George|
+|July 16, 2025|Drones. The background of drones and the technology behind them; Using drones in photography and examples of images.| |Al Levin|
+|July 23, 2025|[[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]]| | TedK|
+|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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v68zYyaEmEA|(31m) Solving Wordle using information theory]] |
+|Aug 6, 2025|Potpourri\\ Ground Based Deep Space Telescope accomplishments (?)|
+|Aug 13, 2025|Volcanic activity studies| |Ted|
+|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?)| |George, Charlie|
+|Aug 27, 2025|What are some interesting uses of AI other than Chats| |Harry|
+|Sep 3, 2025|Robots in Everyday Life (working title) | |JohnR|
+|Sep 10, 2025|IP Update: Copyright for AI-developed Material and CRISPR Patent| |Dick|
+|Sep 17, 2025|<bg yellow>GASP Planning session</bg>|
+|Sep 24, 2025|Shooting Down Drones: Raytheon's approach to attacking drones (Will Straus) (tentative) <fs x-small>(RH day2)</fs>| |JohnR|
+|Oct 1, 2025|<fs x-small>(YK eve)</fs>Altruism, Philanthropy, and Philandering in Science| |Ted|
+|Oct 8, 2025|Susan Liebman and //The Dressmaker's Mirror// |yes|{{lctg:20251008_liebmanpreface.pdf|Book Preface}}
+|Oct 15, 2025|Potpourri\\ Federal Science Priority Update (George)| | |Rich Moffitt can help (but keep it quiet)
+|Oct 22, 2025|Edwin Land [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k2XVoJDS_0|Mr. Polaroid]] (smi/m)|
+|Oct 29, 2025|
+|Nov 5, 2025|LCTG AI Research Group|  |John Day|(maybe: analyze Jaques Monod's book //Chance and Necessity//)
+|Nov 12, 2025|Potpourri|
+|Nov 19, 2025|
+|Nov 26, 2025|//Thanksgiving eve//|
+|Dec 3, 2025|
+|Dec 10, 2025|
+|Dec 17, 2025|Potpourri|
+|Dec 24, 2025|//'twas the night before Christmas//|
+|Dec 31, 2025|//New Year's Eve//|
+|Jan 7, 2026|
+|Jan 14, 2026|Potpourri|
+|Jan 21, 2026|
+|Jan 28, 2026|
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-|July 20, 2022|The Code Breaker: A Conversation with Jennifer Doudna [50m][[https://livestream.com/accounts/2261474/events/10130344/videos/229928052|link]]<fs x-small>//(smi downloaded this)//</fs>|yes|
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-|July 27, 2022|History of Missions to Mars (George Gamota)\\ Video from [[https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/who-we-are/documentary-series-jpl-and-the-space-age|JPL/NASA Documentary Series]], we saw [[https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/who-we-are/documentary-series-jpl-and-the-space-age/episode-4-the-changing-face-of-mars|episode #4, The Changing Face of Mars]]|yes|
+<fs large>::RECENT MEETINGS::</fs>
-|August 3, 2022|Quantum Basics part III (Charles Holbrow)|yes|
+|January 8, 2025|Dick Wagner on Sociobiology\\ Talk based on //Sociobiology (The New Synthesis)// by Edward O. Wilson (c) 1975 [[https://youtu.be/_NXJbLXzaQ0|watch the presentation]] . [[2025lctgmeetingchats#20250108|chat messages]] . [[lctgmeetingsummary20250108|Meeting Summary]] . {{lctg:20250108_sociobiology.pdf|slides}}|
-|August 10, 2022|Weather Models (Joe Dellicarpini)|yes |(Bill) |
+|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]]   |
-|August 17, 2022|Ukraine: The Real Truth (George Gamota)\\ //Yes, not specifically LCTG related//|yes|Peter to clarify topic w/George|
+|January 22, 2025|Practical Fusion Power Update and Challenges: breeding and handling Tritium (TedK)\\ [[[lctgmeetingsummary20250122|Meeting Summary]] . [[https://youtu.be/TfBXwKZn7Tc|watch the presentation]]|
-|August 24, 2022|Potpourrri|
+|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]]|
-|August 31, 2022|Fusion part II (Ted Kochanski)|yes|
+|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?]]|
-|Sept 7, 2022|Personal Stories, potentially including:\\ * Alan Millner\\ * Michael Harris|yes|JohnR|
+|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]]|
-|Sept 14, 2022|Mega Planning Meeting! <fs x-small><fc #ffffff>smi: Share using Opera left monitor, Edit using Chrome right monitor</fc></fs>|
+|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]]|
-|Sept 21, 2022|Gravitational Wave Astronomy (LIGO) -- some future, and a little pedagogy about the field. Rainer Weiss (via Charlie Holbrow)|yes| |
+|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]]|
-|Sept 28, 2022|Prion Diseases, electro biology, Broad Institute Youtube available, Dick Wagner to expand|yes ||
+|March 5, 2025|GASP planning session|
-|<fc #c0c0c0>Oct 5, 2022</fc>|<fc #c0c0c0>//Yom Kippur // The Jewish Day of Fasting and Repentance. (No meeting)</fc>|
+|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]]|
-|Oct 12, 2022|Windows 11: Is it time to move to Win 11? Feature Update. (tentative topic) (Drew King)\\ AND MAYBE \\ Windows Must-Haves (important applications and tools) and maybe MacOS must-haves (Peter Albin) |
+|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)]] |
-|Oct 19, 2022|<del>Potpourrie</del> Pottpourri|
+|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]]|
-|Oct 26, 2022|Moderna: Approach LHS Grad Brandeis, MD, now at Penn; re Moderna technology| | **Harry** |
+|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]]|
-|Nov 2, 2022|Machine Learning (Henry Morris)| |JohnR|
+|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|
-|Nov 9, 2022|Facial Recognition| |John R|
+|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|
-|Nov 16, 2022|
+|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]] |
-|Nov 23, 2022|//day before thanksgiving//\\ Taking Advantage of Those Wild Turkeys in your neighborhood for Fun, Profit, and Dinner (Wm Bradford jr)\\ or likely no meeting|no|
+|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]]|
-|Nov 30, 2022|
+|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]]|
-|Dec 7, 2022|
+|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]]|
-|Dec 14, 2022|Machine Learning Applications (Henry Morris)\\ Machine learning, a key technology of artificial intelligence, is being applied to a wide range of decisions across many industries and disciplines.  This talk defines machine learning and then presents examples of its application to drive predictions in fields such as medicine, fashion, law, real estate, and human resources (employee hiring).  The adoption of these applications is changing the workplace while also raising concerns of bias and fairness.    Henry Morris, co-author of __Augmented Intelligence: The Business Power of Human-Machine Collaboration__, will address these points in his presentation.|yes|
+|May 21, 2025|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-u1qyRM5w|(1h18m) Richard Feynman Lecture -- “Los Alamos From Below”]]|
-|Dec 21, 2022|
+|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]] |
-|Dec 28, 2022|//between Christmas and New Years//\\ How Santa Makes All Those Toys and Gets Them to the Right Children: a Study in Fund-raising, Manufacturing Efficiency, and Widespread Distribution (E. Scrooge III)\\ or possibly no meeting|no|
-|Jan 4, 2023|
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