- 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 -
Having fun and games at @sciencemuseummn #mnearthday http://pic.twitter.com/6geeZYL2 -
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
The Minnesota TweetUp for Earth Day at the Science Museum of Minnesota
April 21, 2012 by Sara Geneva Noreau Kerr
Posted in Cool Things in St. Paul, Higher Education, Music, Twitter, Word of Mouth | Tagged #MNEarthDay, Don't Fool Me Twice, European Energy Use, How can we talk about science?, Jeremy Messersmith, Maggie Koerth-Baker, Science is never partisan--science is always political, Science Museum of Minnesota, Science Museum Tweetup, Separating fact from opinion in science, Shawn Otto, US Energy Use, Will Steger | Leave a Comment
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