- I spent this great, rainy Saturday at the Science Museum of Minnesota because I tweet. Really, I think that’s the real reason I was invited. Me, a bunch of science folks and other interesting people like economics writer, Erik Hare and musician and nerd (not necessarily in that order), Jeremy Messersmith.
- I watched 1.5 cubic miles of Greenland glacier melt in 75 minutes with Will Steeger.
- I talked politics and partisanship with Shawn Otto because I want to use his book Fool Me Twice in a communications and science course at St. Catherine University.
- I listened to Maggie Koerth-Baker of boingboing.net share the history of the light bulb, maybe not so interesting until you realize it failed miserable for THIRTY years…
- And lastly, I went all fangirl chatting up Jeremy Messersmith. A gracious and smart rock star. Lucky me.
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Thus, below is my storify of interesting Tweets from the the Great Minnesota Science Tweetup.
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How can we talk about science?
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“Thank you @willsteger. Need to be more tolerant of differing views. We are all in this together. #MNearthday
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“Facts don’t convince. Emotion, Values, Story Telling all do. #MNEarthDay @ShawnOtto
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“Songwriting 101! RT @Sara_G_N_Kerr: Facts don’t convince. Emotion, Values, Story Telling all do. #MNEarthDay @ShawnOtto
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““We’re all in on this expedition together.” @willsteger #climate #MNEarthDay
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“Change science from monologue to dialogue #MNEarthDay Especially in the classroom–I was lucky to have science awesome profs in Jr/Sr High
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“MT “@sciencemuseummn: we spend < 5% of our lives in a classroom; science is constantly changing #MNEarthDay” helps when it’s interactive
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“mT “@wabbitoid: Science is a process vs fixed body of work. The Scientific Method is curiouisty crafted into inquiry. #MNEarthDay” A System
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Who was there
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“Thanks to all the #mnEarthDay speakers @willsteger @BoingBoing @ShawnOtto and to our very own Patrick Hamilton.
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“@willsteger “We have to solve this problem for our children.” #climate #MNEarthDay
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“Politics and science good talk RT @KitchPantrySci: MN Book award winner @ShawnOtto is about to speak! #MNEarthDay #FoolMeTwice
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“Must read!! #MNEarthDay RT @ShawnOtto: Science, a Force for Freedom and Human Rights huff.to/I7ggqS via @HuffingtonPost
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Super excited to see @maggiekb1 speak at #MNEarthDay! I’ve heard great things. http://twitpic.com/9chax6
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What we talked about
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“The average American uses twice as much energy compared to the average European @maggiekb1 #MNEarthDay
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Love the idea of bounding and social economics for lay people #MNEarthDay http://pic.twitter.com/0WHsc5q9 -
“Buildings and industry count for 70% of energy use in the US. Applying new heat-capturing techniques would lower that number. #MNEarthDay
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“The presentations by @shawnotto and @willsteger are more terrifying than any horror film I’ve ever seen. #whiteknuckles #mnearthday
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“Antiscience forces want to add to their freedom – at the expense of yours. Regulation Science = Freedom. – @ShawnOtto #MNEarthDay
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“Tools for Arctic exploration in the 1950s, sleds. Now? Canoe sleds. #MNEarthDay
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“#mnearthday ice the size of land east of the Mississippi broke up in 2007
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“RT @Sara_G_N_Kerr: I am such a science lightweight. @sciencemuseummn allows me to be a student at #MNEarthDay which makes me a better teacher @StKate
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“Marketing/business found ways to profit from #electricity @maggiekb1 #MNEarthDay is #HowThingsOftenChange see Enviro Econ
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“The electric companies had to event things that used electricity in order to create a need for it @maggiekb1 #MNEarthDay
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“When technology fails, we learn, but have we lost our patience to wait for it? Does it prevent innovation? #MNEarthDay #STEM
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“The US wastes over half of the energy it consumes. Capturing heat waste would add the equivalent of 95 power plants to our grid. #MNEarthDay
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““The Greenland Effect” a little sun warmth & a bit if snow melt and WHOOSH the snow crashes from the roof. Like the glaciers #MNEarthDay
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“Fascinating to hear the Big Back Yard is built upon decimeters if societal waste; hard to drill deep pilings through the #junk #MNEarthDay
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“Could @sciencemuseummn annually be energy neutral? Yes they can! Solar power and energy efficient #MNEarthDay using readily available tech
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“.@sciencemuseummn computer modeled energy efficiency in the design phase back in the 90s #MNEarthDay #HowCoolIsThat next? Waste heat capture
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“Minn science museum started effort to reduce waste by having garbage emptied in a warehouse, dissected, and studied. #mnearthday
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Politics and Science
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“Oh, wow. Never thought before abt Biblical perspective on rising sea levels vs. “God promised no more global flood.” #mnearthday
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“Great point from Shawn Otto. “Science is never partisan, science is always political.” #MNEarthDay
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No. We are not well enough informed. #MNEarthDay I want to see politics exit k-12 education, but not just bash 1 party http://pic.twitter.com/Z1rIJ2YO -
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“A bubble economy crashes. What makes us think a bubble environment won’t? #MNEarthDay @shawnotto
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Funny Thoughts…
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“RT @xbryanx: How many of the 3000 questions in the 2008 presidential debate were about climate change? 6. UFO’s? 3! #MNEarthDay
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“RT @jmessersmith: .@sciencemuseummn has a huge digital globe with beautiful data visualizations. Even better than the one in Return of the Jedi. #mnearthday
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What we did
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Watching @KitchPantrySci do her thing at @sciencemuseummn #MNEarthDay http://twitpic.com/9cj9p1
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“Husband dimmed lights in @sciencemuseummn Science House by holding phone app flashlight in front of lighting sensor. #mnearthday
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Awesome! Exhibit design @sciencemuseummn as part of #ProjectNoWaste #MNEarthDay Aiming for 75% waste reduction http://pic.twitter.com/d2YIXvj9 -
“DYK: Teachers can checkout materials from and study at the Science House #HowCoolisThat #MNEarthDay Open teacher friendly hours 3:30-6 pm
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Learning about the flexibility of the outdoor space for messy science @sciencemuseummn #MNEarthDay in the Science Park http://pic.twitter.com/U5TaeMED -
“Next up: background tour of #NoWasteProject @sciencemuseummn catering for #MNEarthDay
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Compost and recycling @sciencemuseummn #MNEarthDay http://pic.twitter.com/ANEv5DIj -
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Having fun and games at @sciencemuseummn #mnearthday http://pic.twitter.com/6geeZYL2 -
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In the Science House @sciencemuseummn that is roofed with solar collecting film on the metal roof #MNEarthDay Wow! http://pic.twitter.com/5N9kosgB -
@KitchPantrySci the #MNEarthDay tours have been great! At the Omnimax projection tour now. http://twitpic.com/9ciyr2
