Comments on: Vancouver’s AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2012 meeting preview

By: Robotic sea jellies (jellyfish) and carbon nanotubes « FrogHeart

Robotic sea jellies (jellyfish) and carbon nanotubes « FrogHeart — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:56:44 +0000

[...] my recent experience at the Vancouver Aquarium (Jan.19.12 posting) where I was informed that jellyfish are now called sea jellies, I was not expecting to see the [...]

By: A tale of two cities and their science meetings: vibrant Dublin and sadsack Vancouver « FrogHeart

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:35:43 +0000

[...] Here’s my description of the launch for the 2012 meeting exactly one week ago today (Jan. 19, 2012 posting), The preview was well organized and proceeded quite smoothly although I’m not sure about its [...]

By: admin

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:43:35 +0000

Hi Tim! Glad to see you dropped by to leave a comment. I guess you remember the 2010 Olympics opening ceremony a little differently than I do. A few photons and some vibrations, eh? And, this brought you to tears. I imagine one has to be physicist to truly appreciate photons and vibrations.

As for anyone who recalls the heartbreaking death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, neither Tim nor I intend any disrespect in our discussion of the opening ceremonies and we extend our sympathies to those still suffering from that loss.

Best regards, Maryse

By: Tim Meyer

Tim Meyer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:00:12 +0000

Thanks, Frogheart, for an honest post! Indeed, we were beating the drums of rhetoric and thumping our chests of assertion. But I also cried at the Openigng Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and in reality, that was simply composed of a few photons and a few vibrations in the air. I appreciate your candour and in some ways agree. STAY TUNED, I say. Let’s win this thing. For real.