Friday June 26, 2020 Joseph Turner: Drone Presentation

Description: Most professional photographers and hobbyists view a drone as another type of tripod for a camera. First responders and corporations view it as a much safer and less expensive platform for all sorts of functions. In this presentation we will discuss different drone types, FAA safety regulations and view all sorts of aerial photographs that present an entirely different perspective on photography. Attached is a handout with some pertinent information which I hope will be made available and used as a reference. Participants should feel free to ask questions during the presentation.

Topical agenda:
· Safety first
· First aerial photographers
· What is a drone?
· Recreational and professional drones
· First responder and municipal applications
· Aerial photography issues
· Drones and their cameras
· FAA regulations
· Planning a flight
· How high?
· Why drones crash
· Useful Apps
· First Person Visual (FPV)
· Drone classes and the FAA 107 certification test

A handout is available for this presentation, please find it here.

Joe's bio is available to be viewed here.

    

Friday June 12, 2020 Rational Voting in a not very Rational World

Here is the presentation for "Rational Voting in a not very Rational World"  on June 12, 2020

Eddie Robins has also shared a related paper on "A Brief History of Decision Making"

Other presentations by Eddie include:

• Nuclear Fusion: How, Why, When  (26 January 2019)
• Complex Modeling, Chaos, and Climate Change Predictions, Understanding Chaos and Why Climate is not predictable, but its effects are (25 Feb 2018)
• The Multiverses of Physics (9 June 2017)

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bio for Eddie Robins:

Dr. Eddie Robins has had a forty-year career in scientific and technological roles across a number of industries and within academic institutions, as well as joint academic-industry collaborations. His academic pursuits have included the fields of atomic physics, nuclear fusion, surface/interface and semiconductor physics, software and algorithm development, medical devices, telecommunications, and advanced data storage systems. He has worn a number of hats including academic teacher and researcher, industry scientist, R&D manager, Consultant to large government and corporate organizations in technical and strategic planning and decision-making roles, as well as advised and participated in a number of technological start-ups. His industry roles have included VP and Chief Scientist, Reliability and complex system Simulation Engineer, individual contributor and internal consultant, largely at EMC (which is now part of DELL). He has authored a number of scientific, technical and industry studies, and is author of several patents ranging from Bayesian decision analysis, to reliability and data management in data storage systems. He received his bachelor degree in physics from Imperial College (1971). At the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology UMIST, (now part of the Victoria University of Manchester, UK) he obtained his Masters (1973) for studies on thin films on silicon surfaces, and a Ph.D. (1977) from the same institution related to the physics of surfaces.

Today Dr. Robins is retired, though playing with ideas in physics and other things that he hopes may contribute in some small measure to securing a positive future for all his grandkids, and those of everyone else his age.