Taking over the Silicon Valley

I am writing here in my hotel room in Mountain View, getting ready for the beginning of the Science Foo Camp. I rode here in a cab (really a limo, driven by the most professional driver I have ever encountered) with Felice Frankel - what an energy-boosting conversation that was! - and arrived here early.

The campers are slowly trickling in. So far, I bumped into Gabrielle Lyons and Paul Sereno. Will report more later, so stay tuned....

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