After giving the Mooney-Nisbet talk in New York on Monday, I had the pleasure of hanging out with a group of young scientists who had come to attend. To me that's a key point of our speaking tour: To create events, both intellectual and social, where young scientists can engage with new ideas about communication...and then go out and have a few beers afterwards. Even if it's a Monday night. So I'm glad to see that some of my compatriots from Monday also blogged about the talk. Check out: Kate Seip, who says that "three questions remain unanswered"; I am about to answer her in the comments section. And also check out the blog Faith Accompli, whose author also came to the talk and posted about it with, er, something more of an emphasis on the carousing that went on afterwards. Our next public talk, alas, will not allow carousing. We're not that far gone. You see, the next event is a 9 am breakfast talk sponsored by the Center for American Progress, a top think tank that does a lot of great science policy work. The talk will be June 19 at the main offices of the Center for American Progess here in D.C. While I'm at it, let me note something else about the Center for American Progress. It is about to launch a magazine taking a politically progressive look at science and technology issues, entitled Science Progress. As I know there are many science journalists who read this blog--some of whom may want a job in D.C.--let me add that Science Progress is looking for a managing editor (PDF). So check it out....
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