AGU is a conference held in December each year, about a week before Christmas. AGU stands for American Geophysical Union. It's more interesting than it sounds, promise! Usually it's held in San Francisco. I've been a couple of time. This past December, I had three talks at AGU. Two were invited. I felt very special.… Continue reading My 2019 AGU talks
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How the WIRED summer went
After our fellowship was done, we were all flown back to D.C., and we had a "poster fair". All of us fellows who had been placed at newsrooms pasted and arranged our articles on posters, and then we had some very nice and supportive guests tell us what a good job we had all done.… Continue reading How the WIRED summer went
Sweden in Berkeley
All the Swedish things you can find in Berkeley, California: 1. Bokmärken: Bokmärken are little pictures that little kids collect. They're like stickers, without the sticky part on the back. They can be flowers, or maybe toys, animals, angels, and during Christmas you can get Santa Claus ones. If you're lucky, you can find glitter… Continue reading Sweden in Berkeley
Places to visit in Berkeley
1. Climb the hill to the Lawrence Hall of Science. This hill is shrouded in forest, and lanes criss-cross them here and there, lined with fancy houses. It's to the east of Berkeley. One Sunday afternoon, I followed the labyrinth of streets all the way to the top. It is pretty steep, but not too… Continue reading Places to visit in Berkeley
All the tourists in San Francisco
It's been fun people-watching all the tourists around San Francisco. There's not many around WIRED's office in the financial district, but once you go towards the wharf and the water and the Golden Gate Bridge, they're everywhere. I think the most I've seen is Germans. Sometimes you're walking along, and you just go from one… Continue reading All the tourists in San Francisco
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