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Estimating conference attendance by the attenuation of the cosmogenic neutron flux due to people on the exhibit floor.
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That "year of flops" review series looks hilarious. Thanks for the link.
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it is hilarious. my favorite part is his description of sam elliot as a "longtime mustache enthusiast."
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I was unwittingly part of the cosmic ray experiment described in the first link, since I attended the meeting in question. They could detect coffee/beer breaks as well as lunch. In particular, they saw that lunch began early, involved more scientists, and lasted longer the day that Al Gore gave a lunchtime speech over at the Marriott, about a block away from Moscone West.