The Conference on World Affairs
Boulder doesn’t seem like such a worldly place from the outside. But, nestled at the base of the Flatirons on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, I have found one of the most intriguing assemblages of individuals I’ve ever come across outside of a big city.
The Conference on World Affairs is an interdisciplinary conference that brings together people from around the world and from diverse backgrounds to discuss the world. The majority of panels I’ve been assigned to discuss relate to science or media, which is appropriate. However, one panel I’m looking forward to tomorrow afternoon is on the topic:”When a Man Loves a Woman.”
I’m sure I know something about this topic, but my challenge is to decide exactly how to approach it. Do I take from my background in neurophysiology and reduce love to its chemical reactions? Do I talk about birds? Do I stand up and sing? Or, talk about how much I like back-rubs?
I might incorporate some aspect of all the above ideas into my 10 minutes of monologue. We shall see…
In the meantime, I am enjoying meeting and engaging with the panel attendees and such esteemed associates as Sidney Perkowitz, Seth Shostak, Michelle Thaller, Alex Filippenko, Michael Chorost, Finton Steele, John Gliedman, Sanjoy Mahajan, Andy Ihnatko, and many, many more. Hopefully, I’ll come home inspired and full of ideas… not that I need any more running around my brain.
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Welcome to Boulder! You missed the really nice weather we just had and it’ll probably snow while you’re here, but don’t worry about that, it’ll be back up to 70 in no time!
I guess I had the same view as you when I first came to Boulder but since I’ve lived here for about 6 years now, I was really taken aback by your opening statement. Of course Boulder has a lot of different ideas! It certainly is an interesting place to live.
I’ll try to get over to the CWA at some point and check out some of the panels.
Kirsten,
I really enjoyed hearing you speak at the “Tweet Me, Blog Me, Poke Me” panel yesterday. You came off as intelligent, aware, and adorable. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insight with the Boulder community.
Sincerely,
Amy (second row, red shirt, wrote the tweet that Andy ended up reading aloud)
Kiki,
It was terrific meeting you this week! I only wish we had more time to interact. Until next time . . . . cheers,
Ike Wilson