Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Tonight @ NY Academies; Thurs. & Friday at UPenn

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A crowd close to 200 is expected for tonight’s Speaking Science 2.0presentation at the New York Academy of Sciences in Manhattan (7 World Trade Center, 6-730pm, reception to follow.) Chris and I are looking forward to meeting many NY-area readers and having a lively discussion about new directions in science communication.

I am back in DC tomorrow morning but then Thursday and Friday I will be in Philadelphia presenting as part of a conference hosted by the Wharton School of Business and the Chemical Heritage Foundation, with a focus on the public communication of nanotechnology. Details are here and here.

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