Yes! November 14th, 2020!
First Room Temperature Superconductor
R.I.P. Alex Trebek and Viola Smith
You probably heard of Alex Trebek the longstanding host of the T.V. show Jeopardy! (one of my favorite shows). He will be missed.
But who was Viola Smith? “The Fastest Girl Drummer”? She was 107 and still occasionally sat in with local jazz groups into her 100’s!
Viola Smith, ‘Fastest Girl Drummer in the World,’ Dies at 107
So cool
Check this out…
A Tesla Crate Engine for Your Hot Rod
Wow! A basically drop in Tesla drive train for a normal V8 car.
Who’s flying in the SpaceX Crew Dragon?
MAY 27!!!!
Who’s flying in the SpaceX Crew Dragon? Meet astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
What about the Dragon?
Skip to 4:14 for the animation and 12:31 to see the interior
R.I.P. – Florian Schneider
Kraftwerk started electronic pop/rock music. They should be in the Rock Hall.
Later…
Finally!!
NASA has finally given Space X clearance to launch the Dragon 2 with a crew! On May 27th astronauts, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be the first to ride a Space X rocket. This is not to be missed!!!
NASA and SpaceX get set to make history with landmark spaceflight during pandemic
More Music
Because why not?
Rodrigo y Gabriela, wow, so much to say. If you like guitar, then you should hear them.
I’ve played this a few times before class. Strange group. A loose art collective from Minneapolis. Great groove, very Buddhist lyrics.
Some Music
One of the creepiest songs. A classic rap song from the 1990’s. Great images.
I love this version. It was done for the BBC on the anniversary of this 1980’s electronic dance song. It only uses instruments that would have been available in the 1930’s….
Hubble Delivers Amazing 30th Birthday Present
Wow! Still going strong.
Hubble telescope delivers stunning 30th birthday picture
Plastic Eating Bacteria
Well this may be good news.
Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours
John Prine
One of my favorite songwriters in in intensive care right now fighting for his life from COVID-19. He has survived cancer twice. I just thought you should know of him.
Update: John Prine passed today.
John Prine, One of America’s Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73
If you are experiencing a shortage of T.P.
I still cannot fathom why people are stockpiling toilet paper for a respiratory illness. Anyway, if you were thinking of using tissues, that may not be wise, as this strange (but informative) Youtube video shows…
Space News!
Now this will be cool if it works out. I haven’t seen a comet with the naked eye since 1997!
‘Stunning’ new comet could be visible to the naked eye next month
The Hubble telescope has been amazing. I can not wait.
In Exactly A Year Our Knowledge Of The Cosmos Will Change Forever. This Is The $10 Billion Reason
Oh yeah, speaking of Hubble…
Ancient Humans
Welcome to Quarantine Class!
Google Classroom has been set up for all sections that Mr. Boch teaches. An invitation to join your respective class has been sent to your school email. Below are the class codes in case that did not work.
EPS 1st period – utl55vb
EPS 2nd period – s2v5ptl
Dynamic Earth (all sections) – 6cchwk3
Note!
– You are required to complete all assigned work by the Friday of the first week we return. But it can be turned in through Google classroom whenever you finish. I’d get it done and not have a pile of work when you return if I were you.
– I will post assignments for each week by Monday afternoon and check both the classroom and my school email at least twice daily during the weekdays.
– EPS– Please make sure to send me your Google Slide presentation of you quarter projects so I can complete grades for this quarter.
Best of luck! Remember: social distance and wash your hands!
Looks Like Fun!
I’m in.
Why We Shouldn’t Trust Hauwei
5G may be great, but I don’t think I want these guys building the U.S. network…
It Appears U.S. Has a ‘Smoking Gun’ Confirming Huawei-Built Spy Backdoors
Not Good News
Coronavirus News
First the good news…
Cocktail of flu, HIV drugs appears to help fight coronavirus: Thai doctors
Now the bad…
A ‘highly pathogenic strain’ of H5N1 bird flu has been reported in China’s Hunan province
Bird Flu is not as contagious as coronavirus, but much more lethal.
BTW, you may have noticed I post links to Yahoo news a lot. It’s still one of my first stops when browsing the news. Mostly because it links to so many reputable news sources. (Although, a few not so reputable ones as well. Just not as many as other sites.)
Under the Sea
R.I.P. Neil Peart
Wow. I am speechless. I saw him in concert twice. Amazing.
The band Rush always loved Cleveland and credited us with starting their career.
One more, from the old days…
Another Vaping Warning
I’ve mentioned that e cigarettes have really never been properly tested on humans. Just sayin’
Teen’s graphic images of vaping damage go viral: ‘My lung tissue was just completely destroyed‘
What Did Pangaea Look like?
A great video putting together a lot of research with some intelligent speculation.