Events
A Literary Science Fair, Chicago, Tonight
The Chicago Underground Library celebrates the return of the “Science of Obscurity,” featuring new, unpublished, and in-progress works presented as science fair experiments. The night will also feature a public “book launch” via catapult, scientist speed dating, and digital readings to warm your hardened techie heart. Left and right brains come together, print <3s digital, everyone wins when the laws of physics and literature collide.
Join an awesome line up of writers, designers, and publishers as they intricately explain the scientific principles underlying their work, real or imagined. Reading experiments with Jen Karmin! Storigami with Zach Dodson! Distress charts with A D Jameson! Teenage taxonomies with Mairead Case! Curmudgeonly cuttlefish with Libby Walker! Hand-cranked projector mad libs with Two With Water! All participants will also have work for sale.
Special projects from the Society of Furthering Truth (SOFT), The Book Bike, readings from Featherproof Books’ iPhone application TripleQuick, surprise musical guests, video interviews with the CUL crew about your favorite forgotten and under-recognized Chicago publishers and writers, and Scientist Speed Dating! Yes! We said Scientist Speed Dating. You’ll have two minutes to ask real honest-to-goodness scientists any burning questions of your choice like why recycled paper tastes better and how quickly to induce vomiting after consuming The Christmas Sweater.
This event is free and for all ages.
Logistics
Saturday, 10 July 2010, 7–10pm
Jupiter Outpost (1139 W. Fulton Market, Chicago)
Food and drink will be available for sale
Where’s Chicago, and how do I get there?
Just click your heels three times.
This makes me sad that I no longer live so close to Chicago. This is probably one of the few times I’ve been sad about not being in Indiana. Thanks, Roxane. I’m jealous. Very jealous.
This sounds AMAZING. If only it was later this month!
Still here, dammit.
Where’s Chicago, and how do I get there?
Just click your heels three times.
This makes me sad that I no longer live so close to Chicago. This is probably one of the few times I’ve been sad about not being in Indiana. Thanks, Roxane. I’m jealous. Very jealous.
This sounds AMAZING. If only it was later this month!
Still here, dammit.
I am also sad you do not live so close to Chicago.
I am also sad you do not live so close to Chicago.
This was a pretty good time. I got to talk with a scientist about singularities.
Ah crap, drove right BY there, strangely enough, Lily on the way to Indiana. Hope it was fun, sounds like a blast.
This was a pretty good time. I got to talk with a scientist about singularities.
Ah crap, drove right BY there, strangely enough, Lily on the way to Indiana. Hope it was fun, sounds like a blast.