[sfevents] Wonderfest 2008/Bay Area Science Expo Nov. 1

[Michael Portuesi]

Wonderfest 2008, the 10th anniversary Wonderfest, takes place at
Stanford and Cal on the weekend of November 1-2.  Wonderfest is a
joint production of the Stanford Chemistry Department, the Cal Physics
Department, and Wonderfest (a non-profit, educational project
headquartered in Marin).  Wonderfest's key feature is a series of
public scientific dialogues between accomplished and articulate
researchers in pursuit of public enlightenment.  Please see the full
schedule of events -- and much more -- at www.wonderfest.org.

This year, for the first time, Wonderfest will include something very
special to help put the "fest" in Wonderfest: The Bay Area Science
Expo.  The Expo spans a 3-hour continuous period at each of the
Wonderfest venues, and it features artists, authors, comedians,
craftspeople, AND ORGANIZATIONS that promote a scientific outlook.

Sincerely,

Tucker

P.S.  You might want to note that the Planetary Society is co-
sponsoring Wonderfest 2008.  Many Society members will be in
attendance, and they (perhaps like you) may particularly enjoy a talk
and DVD presentation by celebrated space artist Don Davis; this takes
place at Stanford on Saturday, Nov. 1.  The next day, at Cal,
astronomy buffs will be drawn to a dialogue on the "Fermi paradox"
between Geoff Marcy and Dan Werthimer entitled "Why Do We Seem So
Alone in the Cosmos?"

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Tucker Hiatt, Director
Wonderfest
P.O. Box 887
(39 Fernhill Avenue)
Ross, CA 94957
415-577-1126 (voice)
415-927-1734 (fax)
http://www.wonderfest.org
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