Hi there everybody - thanks for all the suggestions so far! I'll take
everything into account and keep things updated. Definitely on my list
are San Fran, Boston and NYC, and my friend in DC has curator-led
tours around the Smithsonian for one time only, so I'll really enjoy
that.
There are reviews of three of Taiwan's science centres on my blog
(under the titles Clement, Museum and Exhibit - more reviews of other
places under the 'Reviews' tag) and I'll be uploading my thoughts via
there for those who are interested.
It's going to be an interesting summer!
David
On 10 May 2010 14:15, David M Wolfe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As a former resident of the US, I can recommend, strongly, the Exploratorium
> in San Francisco. And, if you get to the beautiful desert Southwest of the
> US, check out the Fractal Foundation in Albuquerque New Mexico. They run a
> strong maths educational programme in a state that is amongst the lowest in
> education in the country. Plus they have a truly unique plaentarium show,
> First Friday Fractals, that is amazingly popular. Obviously the first Friday
> of each month, when there are 3 or 4 shows. Try www.fractalfoundqtion.org.
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> Enjoy the trip.
> David
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> Patricia Osseweijer - TNW <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> John Durant (previously Science Museum and Imperial)is Director at MIT
>> Science Centre in Cambridge. http://web.mit.edu/STS/people/durant.html
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>> Professor Patricia Osseweijer
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>> Hi everyone,
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>> 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. I'm going to be taking
>> in as many planetaria and science centres as I can in this time, finding
>> out more about Next Generation science centres and finding out how
>> people on this side of the Atlantic 'do' science communication.
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>> If you have any ideas of places to go, people to see or things you would
>> like investigated and uploaded on my blog, then please get in touch. If
>> you know of anyone at any science centres too, then please forward me
>> their contact details!
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>> Many thanks,
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>> David
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