I've enjoyed the Exploratorium in San Fran, if you're heading that way while in California. And the Museum of Science in Boston is ace. If you get a chance to meet Carol Lynn Alpert at the museum in Boston, do. I found her very helpful and full of good sense and ideas. Jonathan Wood Press Officer Medical Sciences University of Oxford +44 (0)1865 280530 [log in to unmask] Oxford University news: www.ox.ac.uk/media Oxford Science Blog: www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog "Alice Tuff (Sense About Science)" <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: "psci-com: on public engagement with science" <[log in to unmask]> 10/05/10 16:52 Please respond to "psci-com: on public engagement with science" <[log in to unmask]> To [log in to unmask] cc Subject Re: [PSCI-COM] North America's science centres There is a burgeoning science festival science happening in America. You can find out more about where they are being held here; http://www.sciencefestivals.org/ Alice Tuff Development Manager Sense About Science 25 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D7EG Registered Charity No. 1101114 Tel:+44 (0) 20 7478 4331 www.senseaboutscience.org Sense About Science is a small charity that equips people to make sense of science and evidence. We depend on donations, large and small, from people who support our work. You can donate, or find out more, at www.senseaboutscience.org/donate -----Original Message----- From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Ault Sent: 10 May 2010 15:41 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PSCI-COM] North America's science centres Hi everyone, I've recently arrived in Canada at the start of a four-month trip across North America, from Toronto, Montreal and Nova Scotia down to Washington DC, New England, Chicago, Texas and California. 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