Cafe Scientifique

Despite having only a couple of beers, I'm a little fuzzy this morning, but I do want to give a short update last night's Cafe Scientifique at the Bryant Lake Bowl (sponsored by the Bell Museum of Natural History).

First, thanks to everyone for coming, and I'm truly sorry for those of you (Mike, Rob, Betsy, Chris, and countless others) who could not make it it. It was nice to have a sold-out 'performance' but not nice that people schlepped all the way to LynnLake in sub zero weather! But, in the end, you probably had more fun drinking and bowling than sitting listening to me.

Shanai Matteson did an excellent job, as always, moderating and guiding the entire process. Those of you who go to the Twin Cities Cafe Scientifique can't see behind the scenes, but there is a lot of work that goes into organizing these events, and this is not Shanai's only job at the Bell Museum! Peggy, Gordon, Shanai should get a raise...

The questions and comments by members of the audience were fantastic and enjoyable. I very much appreciate that.

Later on, I'll post my power point slides and give a summary.

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Despite having only a couple of beers, I'm a little fuzzy this morning

If you're going to have beer for breakfast, I would recommend a good stout for the fibre and vitamins.

By Virgil Samms (not verified) on 20 Feb 2008 #permalink