Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

More Than 170 Expected for Tonight’s Swedish Embassy Talk

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I’m told that more than 170 have RSVPed for tonight’s Framing Science talk and panel discussion at the House of Sweden in Georgetown. Details here.

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