The lecture was fascinating. I learned some things directly applicable to Sunspin, specifically the physiology of my quasi-immortal Befores. I also learned some things about my own chemo process, as Dr. Sherman discussed the relationship between 5-Fluorouracil (one of my chemo drugs from last year) and hyaluronic acid with respect to cognitive and memory dysfunction.
Perhaps the most fun though was the people I met there. I hung out with the OMSI volunteers, an eclectic and very engaging crowd of people who made me quite welcome. Not to mention a few folks were familiar with my work, which is always a fun thing to encounter in the wild, as it were.
I'm sorry I'll be missing the upcoming lecture on the Missoula Floods (one of my favorite scientific topics) later this month due to being off in scenic Nebraska that week. I'm looking forward to catching more Science Pub sessions in the future, and more of the great bunch that hang out there.
In other news, from the department of somnilogues, last night's dream involved a visit to a library. At first I wandered through rooms of older books, well-handled, splay-backed and dog-eared. Then I found a room where aloha shirts could be checked out. Had a brief, interesting chat with the shirt librarian. After that I passed through the paper recycling plant, which involved an impressive 50-ton stamp press. (Yes, I'm pretty sure that real life paper recycling does not include stamp presses.) Then the insect room, about which less said, the better.
Honestly, I'm not certain I wasn't receiving a tour of my own subconscious.
What did you dream last night?