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• January 8, 2016: “Coffee, black holes, editors, and beer: the science-writing life” presentation at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) 227th meeting; blog post summary
• November 21, 2014: “Gravity: a Love Story” astronomy colloquium at New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, New Mexico); YouTube video of the presentation
• November 5, 2014: Union of Concerned Scientists panel discussion/webinar
• October 20, 2014: “Lessons in the communication of science from the BICEP2 story” at the National Association of Science Writers/Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (NASW/CASW) meeting (Columbus, OH). I’m moderating a panel with Johns Hopkins University cosmologist Marc Kamionkowski and WIRED Senior Science Editor Betsy Mason.
• October 11-12, 2014: DIY Science Zone at GeekGirlCon (Seattle, Washington)
• July 16, 2014: Panelist at ScienceOnline DC (held at the American Chemical Society), discussing science blogs as a unique form of science communication. We conducted the event as a town hall-style meeting.
• February 27—March 1, 2014: Moderator/presenter at Science Online 2014 (North Carolina State University)
• November 14, 2013: “Gravity: a Love Story” presentation to University of Central Arkansas Society of Physics Students (video and slides)
• July 9: “Ugly Telescope, Beautiful Science” at Richmond Astronomical Society (Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia)
• June 4, 2013: “Mining for Dark Matter” at Science Pub RVA (Richmond, Virginia)
• January 31-February 2, 2013: Moderator/presenter at Science Online 2013 (North Carolina State University)
• November 10, 2012: “Black Holes Don’t Suck” at Science Saturday (Richmond Virginia Public Library)
• September 4, 2012: “Black Holes Don’t Suck” at Science Pub RVA (Richmond, Virginia)
• August 17, 2012: “The Universe in a Box” for The Daily Planet (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences)
• August 16, 2012: “Lightning Talk” for A Taste of Science (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences)
• May 31, 2012: “The Multiverse: the Universe Beyond the Box” at ThirstDC (Washington, DC)
• February 9, 2012: “The Universe in a Box: Opening the Box” at ThirstDC (Washington, DC)
• January 19-21, 2012: Moderator/presenter at Science Online 2012 (North Carolina State University)
• November 10, 2011: “The Universe in a Box” at ThirstDC (Washington, DC)

For earlier public outreach activities, please see my resumé or curriculum vitae.