Perhaps you don't know this, but Philadephia has a very large collection of Darwin literature — it only makes sense, since in the early years of our country that city was the center of science and philosophy in the US. The American Philosophical Society Museum is having a major exhibit of those artifacts, so you should get down to Fifth Street and amble through. If you can't make it (regretfully, I'm stuck in Morris for a while), they have an online tour.
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Do you live in the Twin Cities Area? Are you doing anything next Thursday, December 13th at about 7.30PM?
Having recently returned from the ASM (American Society for Microbiology) General Meeting held in Philadelphia, I'm convinced that it should be held there every year--or, at least, it should be the permanent East Coast venue.
When I go to a meeting, I want several things:
I'm not going to lie to you. This post contains some actual science. WAIT! Don't click away! I'll make it palatable, I promise!