STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. www.sfi.org

There are new Pins, concerning various scientific topics, on some of STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. Pinterest boards here (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/):

In Memoriam (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/in-memoriam/),

We Live for this Stuff (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/we-live-for-this-stuff/),

Around the Fleet (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/around-the-fleet/),

Let's go Shopping (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/lets-go-shopping/),

Pets (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/pets/),

Academy (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/academy/),

Library (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/library/),

News From Around The Planet (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/news-from-around-the-planet/),

Let's Be Social Media Savvy (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/lets-be-social-media-savvy/),

The Fleet (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/the-fleet/),

Bookstore (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/bookstore/),

Space Weather Forecast (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/space-weather-forecast/),

Gaming (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/gaming/),

Military (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/military/),

Weather By Region (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/weather-by-region/),

Geology By Region (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/geology-by-region/),

Incoming Spacecraft Near Earth (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/incoming-spacecraft-near-earth/),

Science Related Events By Region (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/science-related-events-by-region/), 

Science Resources By Region (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/science-resources-by-region/), and
Start Exploring Other Fandoms Via SFA (https://www.pinterest.com/starfleetsfi/start-exploring-other-fandoms-via-sfa/).

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur review: Sir David at 90 – a man with a love of nature deep in his bones

I am reading this article Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur review: Sir David at 90 – a man with a love of nature deep in his bones here (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jan/25/david-attenborough-giant-dinosaur-bbc-review?CMP=share_btn_tw).

Roy Chapman Andrews

I recall an IMAX film where Roy Chapman Andrews is mentioned, I believe it was 

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure.

I am reading this article about Roy Chapman Andrews here (http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/news-posts/happy-birthday-to-roy-chapman-andrews?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=20160126-tue&utm_campaign=general).

Stellar Parenting: Making New Stars By ‘Adopting’ Stray Cosmic Gases

I am reading this article Stellar Parenting: Making New Stars By ‘Adopting’ Stray Cosmic Gases here (http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2016/01/globular-clusters.html).
I saw this post on Twitter with a link to this article.
@shaka_lulu: @BadAstronomer you might like this: new result on star formation in globulars from @AdlerPlanet's Aaron Geller! https://t.co/ZM1MXSVyYv

Toast the Titanosaur

Michael Novacek was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 26 January 2016. I am looking at the reply online here (http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/video/nnEvgVnoMIxpKKJLVFOQa8WCm2RaJfO2/the-late-show-1-26-2016-laurence-fishburne-michael-novacek-lake-street-dive-/).
I am reading about this podcast Toast the Titanosaur here (http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/podcasts/toast-the-titanosaur?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=20160121-thu&utm_campaign=titan).

I am listening to this podcast Toast the Titanosaur on iTunes here (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/american-museum-natural-history/id305194792?mt=2).

Lucianne Walkowicz and Zooniverse

I am watching this video Lucianne Walkowicz here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrHmmvVhe00).
I am reading about Zooniverse here (https://www.zooniverse.org/projects).
I am watching this video Rise of the Machines: Mining the Kepler Data for Astrobiology - Lucianne Walkowicz (SETI Talks) here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpnEFrGLUH8).

Lucianne Walkowicz: Finding planets around other stars

I am reading this article and watching this video Lucianne Walkowicz: Finding planets around other stars here (https://www.ted.com/talks/lucianne_walkowicz_finding_planets_around_other_stars?language=en).
I am reading this article Lucianne Walkowicz works on NASA's Kepler mission, studying starspots and "the tempestuous tantrums of stellar flares." here (http://www.ted.com/speakers/lucianne_walkowicz).
I am reading this post 

Martin Luther King Jr. & Astronomy for #MLKDay2016 here (http://tangledfields.com/).

I am reading some of Lucianne Walkowicz's posts here (https://twitter.com/shaka_lulu).

Michael Novacek

I am reading about Michael Novacek here (http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/michael-j.-novacek).
@AMNH: Check out Dr. Michael Novacek, the Museum’s Provost of Science, on @colbertlateshow to talk #titanosaur. Tune in at 11:35 pm EST on @CBS!
The Titanosair exhibit is open.

There May Be A Giant New Planet In Our Solar System. Where Is It?

I am reading this article There May Be A Giant New Planet In Our Solar System. Where Is It? BY TANYA HILL AND JONTI HORNER here (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-planet-solar-system_us_569f8fe9e4b0fca5ba760257?ref=yfp) and (http://singularityhub.com/2016/01/22/somewhere-out-there-could-be-a-giant-new-planet-in-our-solar-system-so-where-is-it/).
I am reading this blog entry Where is Planet Nine? here (http://www.findplanetnine.com/p/blog-page.html).
I am reading about Dr. Tanya Hill here (http://theconversation.com/profiles/tanya-hill-121214), (http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections-research/our-research/sciences/staff/tanya-hill/) and (https://twitter.com/nightskymelb).
I am reading about Jonti Horner here (http://theconversation.com/profiles/jonti-horner-3355), (http://jontihorner.com/) and (https://twitter.com/JontiHorner).

'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system: US scientists

I am reading this article 'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system: US scientists here (http://news.yahoo.com/ninth-planet-may-exist-solar-system-us-scientists-174753045.html).

Principia - Happy New Year from the ISS!

I am watching this video Principia - Happy New Year from the ISS! on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duH7pdF9k1s).

A world leading scientist on the search for extraterrestrials pointed out a flaw in Stephen Hawking's fear of finding intelligent aliens

I am reading this article A world leading scientist on the search for extraterrestrials pointed out a flaw in Stephen Hawking's fear of finding intelligent aliens here (http://www.businessinsider.com/jill-tarter-says-stephen-hawking-is-wrong-about-aliens-2016-1?utm_content=bufferc86a7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer).
I am also watching Alien Encounter television series and reading this article Alien Encounters here (https://press.discovery.com/us/sci/programs/alien-encounters/).
I am reading this article Sci-Fi Movies Are Wrong About Aliens, E.T. Hunter Jill Tarter Says here (http://www.space.com/15870-aliens-earth-science-fiction-tarter-seti.html).

ADD THIS TO JET FUEL FOR FEWER EXPLOSIONS

I am reading this article ADD THIS TO JET FUEL FOR FEWER EXPLOSIONS here (http://www.futurity.org/jet-fuel-explosions-1017492-2/).

EVIDENCE FOR A DISTANT GIANT PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

I am reading this paper EVIDENCE FOR A DISTANT GIANT PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM by Konstantin Batygin1 and Michael E. Brown1 (Published 2016 January 20 • © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. • The Astronomical Journal, Volume 151, Number 2) here (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/0004-6256/151/2/22).

A glimpse on: Estonian Polar Research

I am reading this article A glimpse on: Estonian Polar Research here (http://www.eu-polarnet.eu/european-polar-science/europe-and-the-polar-regions/estonian-polar-research.html).

Connecting Science with Society

I am reading this article Connecting Science with Society here (http://www.eu-polarnet.eu/).
I am reading about The European Polar Board (EPB) here (http://www.europeanpolarboard.org/).

The New Year‘s Day profile and the truth uncovered by the corer

I am reading this article The New Year‘s Day profile and the truth uncovered by the corer here (http://www.awi.de/nc/en/about-us/service/press/press-release/das-neujahrs-profil-und-die-wahrheit-im-lot.html).

Mystery Beneath the Ice

I am reading about this episode of NOVA "Mystery Beneath the Ice" here (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/mystery-beneath-ice.html).
I am reading about Research ice breaker Polarstern here (http://www.awi.de/en/expedition/ships/polarstern.html).

Alfred-Wegener-Institutes, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI)

I found Alfred-Wegener-Institutes, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) on Youtube here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCANsLK2kHR1w5q4dhDGE8vQ).
I am watching this video Wintering in the eternal ice: Stefanie Bähler about the preparation time here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foNivS66gIU).
I became interested in this institute while watching an episode of NOVA "Mystery Beneath the Ice".

A Circadian Clock in Antarctic Krill: An Endogenous Timing System Governs Metabolic Output Rhythms in the Euphausid Species Euphausia superba

I am reading this article A Circadian Clock in Antarctic Krill: An Endogenous Timing System Governs Metabolic Output Rhythms in the Euphausid Species Euphausia superba by Mathias Teschke, Sabrina Wendt, So Kawaguchi, Achim Kramer, Bettina Meyer, Michael N. Nitabach here (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0026090).

I was watching an episode of NOVA, Mystery Beneath the Ice, when I saw Dr. Bettina Meyer mentioned along with Antarctic Krill.
I am reading about her here (http://www.academia-net.org/profil/pd-dr-bettina-meyer/1133952).

Caltech Researchers Find Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet

I am reading this article Caltech Researchers Find Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet here(http://www.caltech.edu/news/caltech-researchers-find-evidence-real-ninth-planet-49523).