A few months ago I was asked to write an essay about being a science comedian for a really cool publication – Symmetry Magazine – and it finally came out today! Symmetry is “a magazine about particle physics and its connections to other aspects of life and science” – and it’s put out jointly by …
“I am at two with Nature.” – Woody Allen * * * Unlike Woody, today I am at one with Nature… the magazine, anyway. One page of it. There’s a short Q&A with me in the current issue of Nature. The writer/interviewer is Nick Thomas, who is not only a chemistry professor but also an …
The SciFoo experience begins before the first session – even before we get to the Googleplex (Get thee to the Googleplex!). There was the Wiki, as previously discussed, for first virtual encounters. Then SciFoo weekend arrived. On Friday afternoon, my taller half and I checked into the Wild Palms Hotel in Sunnyvale. Sadly, jealously, Tara …