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Wonderfest
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Nov 1, 2008 – Nov 2, 2008
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Clearly well-versed in the speculative science and coincidental phenomena explored in Malcom Gladwell's Blink, along with the theories on randomness and uncertainty addressed in Nassim Nicholas' The Black Swan, the scientists and intellectuals participating in Wonderfest address topics that ride the line between nerdy esoterica and pop psychology. Saturday's program at Stanford questions whether advances in genetics and bioengineering could enable us to revive extinct species (a la Jurassic Park), while Sunday's events at Berkeley speculate how much science our world leaders should comprehend. To clear your mind, Wonderfest also features the Bay Area Science Expo, an opportunity to relive your grade-school aspirations of conquering the moon and blowing up volcanoes.
