[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Meeting Reminder: Curated Interesting Video Shorts. 10AM EST, Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Lexington Computer and Technology Group

Mon Feb 24 09:09:15 PST 2025

If Hossenfelder is Sabine Hossenfelder, then I recommend this critique of
several threads in her work that are harmful:

The Problem With Sabine Hossenfelder
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70vYj1KPyT4>

Dave Farina, aka "Professor Dave" could be exaggerating the harm, but I
don't think so.

The worry over a strong anti-science movement is widely shared. The Union
of Concerned Scientists is raising the alarm:

Save Science, Save Lives
<https://www.ucsusa.org/take-action/save-science-save-lives>

Dave Farina begins by praising some of Hossenfelder's work and I agree with
that, but I also agree that we should raise awareness of her problematic
opinions.

Shaun Keller

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM Jonathan Goode via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
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> ·       *MIT Program for Women in Tech 12/11/24
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> ·       *Practical Fusion Power Update and Challenges 1/22/25  **https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfBXwKZn7Tc
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> ·       *Potpourri videos we watched on 1/29/25* *Egg Drop from Space
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> computer mouse work? (12m) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAaESb4wTCM> .
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> ·        *Sabine Hossenfelder day videos we watched on 2/5/25 **Did
> DeepSeek burst the AI bubble or will the Stargate Project make it worse?
> <https://youtu.be/iNIp6AzUV8U>AI Super Agents are coming. Allegedly. What
> does this mean? <https://youtu.be/PjXNzEshZUc> . The Case for String Theory
> Just Got Stronger <https://youtu.be/2gd-x-Yl5ac>How close is the bird flu
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> the Universe Infinite or Finite? <https://youtu.be/SEvs4zgVr0E>What is
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> ·        *Potpourri videos we watched on 2/19/25* *Time travel in fiction
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> Large and small views (3m) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Are9dDbW24>
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