Rockville Science Cafe Features My Friend

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I haven’t been able to attend any of the previous Rockville Science Cafes but I am going to be at the next. My good friend and motorcycle buddy, Dr. Constance Bertka, will be speaking on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. You can see us here in this photo after returning from a weekend motorcycle rally back in June. (Please ignore the helmet hair!)

Her topic is The Earth and Carbon: The Inside Story. The Cafe will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 6 PM at the restaurant Branded 72 (formerly O’Briens BBQ).

Connie is the Program Director of the new Sloan Deep Carbon Observatory at the Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory. She coordinates the efforts of researchers around the world who are studying the nature of carbon in the earth’s interior. She’s a knowledgeable and insightful conversationalist on many broad-reaching topics.

In 2008, Connie was quoted in The Washington Post article Discoveries Out There Require Preparation Right Here about how the discovery of life forms on other planets would impact our religious and philosophical beliefs.

Admission to Science Cafes is free. Obviously, since Cafes are in a restaurant, you can purchase dinner and beverages.

I’m sorry I’ll have to miss the Twinbrook Citizens Association Candidate Forum but I’m glad it will be televised.

The Rockville Science Center has planned a series of Science Cafes in Rockville during 2009 through the beginning of 2010.

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