Looking for something different to do this weekend in and around Geneva? Here are a few suggestions.
Here are some interesting, different, unusul things to do this weekend in and around Geneva. 1. COTTAGES IN THE WOODS SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS 2. BOOK SIGNING FOR FLUFFY, FUNNY AND FABULOUT 3. GENEVA MUSIC BOOSTERS HOLIDAY WREATH SALE PICKUP 4. 2012 CHICAGO FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL 5. FERMILAB PHYSICS SLAM
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At Fermilab's first-ever Nov. 16 Physics Slam, five physicists will get 12 minutes to explain a complex scientific concept to the audience in the most clear and entertaining way possible.
Five physicists will enter, only one will leave … with a prize, that is. On Nov. 16, five of Fermilab’s best and brightest will duke it out in the Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series’ first ever Physics Slam. It’s similar to a poetry slam —each of the five physicists will get 12 minutes to explain a complex scientific concept to the audience in the most clear and entertaining way possible. And just as in a poetry slam, the audience will decide the winner. The physicist who receives the loudest applause will walk away a champion. This won’t be your average physics lecture, however. The five slammers will be allowed to use any props they want and illuminate their chosen concept with humor, songs or audience participation. Don’t expect to see a …
