# Meet Me in St Louis (or Hong Kong)

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629>\
**Category:** Peaceful Science\
**Created:** [November 6, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629 "2018-11-06T21:32:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![swamidass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/swamidass/32/3_2.png) [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/1 "2018-11-06T21:32:37Z")

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@NLents and I met up before hi book signing for lunch yesterday. He is a brilliant thinker, and earnest in communicating science to the public. I’m really proud to see he has found a home with us. I’m looking forward to seeing his reach grow in the coming years, and I’m looking forward to his next book. This Friday, I’m looking forward to seeing @art in town too.

Last week, I did a joint event with @rcohlers and @Andrew_Loke in Hong Kong. I’m very much looking forward to @Andrew_Loke’s book on Adam and Eve, and will be soon discussing his recently published book on the Cosmological Argument ([Amazon.com: God and Ultimate Origins: A Novel Cosmological Argument (Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion) (9783319575469): Andrew Ter Ern Loke: Books](https://www.amazon.com/God-Ultimate-Origins-Cosmological-Philosophy/dp/3319575465?tag=swamidass-20)). As one of the rising voices in the conversation, perhaps the most prominent from Asia, what a privilege to do an event with him.

This continues a pattern.

In January, @Guy_Coe drove across two states to spend a few days with me in California ([Veritas Forums the Week Dad Died (January 2018)](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/veritas-forums-the-week-dad-died-january-2018/77)). Early summer, I met with @AJRoberts and @Agauger at the Dabar conference ([Adventures in New Places —Ann Gauger on the Dabar Conference](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/adventures-in-new-places-ann-gauger-on-the-dabar-conference/1096)). Of course, many new friends were made too (@dga471, @Jordan and @Philosurfer) , but meeting up with _Peaceful Science_ contributors I first connected with online is always fun.

If you are ever in St. Louis, drop me a note and maybe we can grab coffee together and discuss science.

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**Author:** ![T.j\_Runyon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/t.j_runyon/32/9662_2.png) [@T.j\_Runyon](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/T.j_Runyon)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/2 "2018-11-06T21:41:13Z")

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I’ll be up there sometime next year

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**Author:** ![dga471](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/dga471/32/5233_2.png) [@dga471](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/dga471)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/3 "2018-11-06T21:44:56Z")

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I will be going to Urbana in December!

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**Author:** ![NLENTS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/nlents/32/1158_2.png) [@NLENTS](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/NLENTS)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/4 "2018-11-07T14:48:14Z")

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> [@swamidass](#):
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> @NLents and I met up before hi book signing for lunch yesterday. He is a brilliant thinker, and earnest in communicating science to the public. I’m really proud to see he has found a home with us.

I had a great time and you’re a generous host and stimulating conversationalist. Looking forward to many more interesting conversations. As I told you, I’ve thought differently about things since joining this forum and I thank you for that invitation. Let me know if you’re in NYC!

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**Author:** ![swamidass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/swamidass/32/3_2.png) [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/5 "2018-11-10T03:55:28Z")

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> [@NLENTS](#):
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> > @NLents and I met up before hi book signing for lunch yesterday. He is a brilliant thinker, and earnest in communicating science to the public. I’m really proud to see he has found a home with us.
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> I had a great time and you’re a generous host and stimulating conversationalist. Looking forward to many more interesting conversations. As I told you, I’ve thought differently about things since joining this forum and I thank you for that invitation. Let me know if you’re in NYC!

It was great meeting with you too @Nlents. Thank you also for finding the watch I lost in your rental car! Just so you know, have safe and sound right now. I will be fun to grab lunch with you next time I am in NYC. Maybe I’ll find a way to bring you back out to STL in January too.

> [@dga471](#):
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> I will be going to Urbana in December!

@dga471 let us definitely spend some time together then.

> [@T.j\_Runyon](#):
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> I’ll be up there sometime next year

Let me know when!

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**Author:** ![swamidass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/swamidass/32/3_2.png) [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/6 "2018-11-10T04:33:15Z")

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Had a beer with @art today and learned a great deal. He is a great scientist, and dedicated educator.

@Art had high praise for Peaceful Science, comparing us to a pre-Dover bulletin board ARN ([http://www.arn.org/](http://www.arn.org/)), where he and other scientists were engaging regularly with ID when it first arose. I really appreciate his rational for engaging back then, and right now too. It seems that both he and @pnelson were conversation partners back then too.

I am looking forward to hearing more stories from them, and others, that were from “before my time” in the public square.

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@jordan, I hope you can connect with him soon about undergraduate institution science education. Some of the specific demographic challenges you are facing @art might have some good insight into.

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**Author:** ![Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mung](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Mung)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/7 "2018-11-10T23:44:23Z")

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If I ever stated at ARN that Art was ever wrong I take it all back!

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**Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/8 "2018-12-15T03:21:50Z")

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mark](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/9 "2018-12-15T15:16:31Z")

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I didn’t know Andy Samberg was a Peaceful Science fan! @swamidass Your first picture shows that you are even attracting celebrity attention!

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/10 "2019-01-27T10:38:57Z")

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**Post date:** [March 2, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/11 "2019-03-02T09:15:03Z")

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**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/12 "2019-04-08T20:51:43Z")

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**Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/13 "2019-05-19T01:30:53Z")

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/15 "2019-08-12T14:40:41Z")

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/meet-me-in-st-louis-or-hong-kong/2629/16 "2019-09-27T17:31:04Z")

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