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Re: "Layers of Scientific Understanding" poster



What did Morrison say?
Regards,
Jack
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Tucker Hiatt wrote:

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Some months ago, I invited phys-lers to comment on a new educational
poster under development by Jon Lomberg, artist for Carl Sagan's
"Cosmos" and "Contact." Well, you had your chance; now the poster
is done! And, if I do say so myself, it's a beauty.

The full-color, oversize poster is entitled "Layers of Scientific
Understanding: A Worldview for the 3rd Millennium." Lomberg did the
graphics, and I wrote the text--receiving direct help from the
following scholars:

Alex Filippenko, Prof. of Astronomy, U.C. Berkeley
Walter Freeman, Prof. of Neurobiology, U.C. Berkeley
Philip Morrison, Institute Professor, M.I.T.
Frank Sulloway, Prof. of Psychology, U.C. Berkeley
Dan Werthimer, Director of SETI@home, U.C. Berkeley
Richard Zare, Prof. of Chemistry, Stanford

As its subtitle suggests, the poster is primarily designed to show
science students how the subjects they study fit into an overarching
scientific worldview. This is something that few students grasp.
Typically, even the best science students walk away from high school
(college?) seeing only the "trees"--the disparate facts they
encountered while proceeding from biology courses to chemistry
courses to physics courses. They may entirely miss the astounding
beauty and coherence of the "forest."

The poster was commissioned to promote Wonderfest, the San Francisco
Bay Area Festival of Science. A low-resolution preview is available
at the Wonderfest website
<http://www.wonderfest.org/poster/poster.html>. Please note that
retail versions of the poster lack the Wonderfest- and high
school-specific bottom margin text.

The retail price stated on our website is $21.00. I would like to
make the poster available to readers of phys-l (& physhare) for
$15.00. All proceeds go to support Wonderfest, a non-profit project
dedicated to science education.

Thanks for your consideration.

Sincerely,

- Tucker

P.S. To appreciate the full flavor of the poster, you ought to know
that it begins with this quotation from Einstein: "One thing I have
learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against
reality, is primitive and childlike--and yet it is the most precious
thing we have."

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Tucker Hiatt, Director
Wonderfest
P.O. Box 887
(39 Fernhill Avenue)
Ross, CA 94957
hiattu00@usfca.edu
415-577-1126 (voice)
415-454-2535 (fax)
http://www.wonderfest.org

Truth is a great flirt. - Franz Liszt
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<div>Some months ago, I invited phys-lers to comment on a new
educational poster under development by Jon Lomberg, artist for Carl
Sagan's &quot;Cosmos&quot; and &quot;Contact.&quot;&nbsp; Well, you
had your chance; now&nbsp; the poster is done!&nbsp;&nbsp; And, if I
do say so myself, it's a beauty.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The full-color, oversize poster is entitled &quot;Layers of
Scientific Understanding:&nbsp; A Worldview for the 3rd
Millennium.&quot;&nbsp; Lomberg did the graphics, and I wrote the
text--receiving direct help from the following scholars:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Alex Filippenko, Prof. of Astronomy, U.C.
Berkeley</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Walter Freeman, Prof. of Neurobiology, U.C.
Berkeley</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Philip Morrison, Institute Professor,
M.I.T.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Frank Sulloway, Prof. of Psychology, U.C.
Berkeley</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Dan Werthimer, Director of SETI@home, U.C.
Berkeley</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Richard Zare, Prof. of Chemistry,
Stanford</font></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>As its subtitle suggests, the poster is primarily designed to
show science students how the subjects they study fit into an
overarching scientific worldview.&nbsp; This is something that few
students grasp.&nbsp; Typically, even the best science students walk
away from high school (college?) seeing only the
&quot;trees&quot;--the disparate facts they encountered while
proceeding from biology courses to chemistry courses to physics
courses.&nbsp; They may entirely miss the astounding beauty and
coherence of the &quot;forest.&quot;</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The poster was commissioned to promote Wonderfest, the San
Francisco Bay Area Festival of Science.&nbsp;&nbsp; A low-resolution
preview is available at the Wonderfest website
&lt;http://www.wonderfest.org/poster/poster.html&gt;.&nbsp; Please
note that retail versions of the poster lack the Wonderfest- and high
school-specific bottom margin text.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The retail price stated on our website is $21.00.&nbsp; I would
like to make the poster available to readers of phys-l (&amp;
physhare) for $15.00.&nbsp; All proceeds go to support Wonderfest, a
non-profit project dedicated to science education.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Thanks for your consideration.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Sincerely,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>- Tucker</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>P.S.&nbsp; To appreciate the full flavor of the poster, you ought
to know that it begins with this quotation from Einstein: &quot;One
thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured
against reality, is primitive and childlike--and yet it is the most
precious thing we have.&quot;</div>
<div><br></div>
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<div>***********************************<br>
Tucker Hiatt, Director<br>
Wonderfest<br>
P.O. Box 887<br>
(39 Fernhill Avenue)<br>
Ross, CA&nbsp; 94957<br>
hiattu00@usfca.edu<br>
415-577-1126 (voice)<br>
415-454-2535 (fax)<br>
http://www.wonderfest.org<br>
&nbsp;<br>
Truth is a great flirt.&nbsp; - Franz Liszt<br>
***********************************</div>
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