A Month at the Museum

Over the summer, my favorite museum, The Museum of Science and Industry, has been advertising it's contest for "Month at the Museum 2."  If you've been living under a rock (or locked up in a science museum) and haven't seen all the ads, this contest is to be a roommate / science-spokesman who lives in the museum for 30 straight days, exploring, learning, and generally trying to convince people that science is cool.

I decided to apply for this on a whim at the last, last minute, which meant that I spent the entire weekend (with the due date the following Monday) scripting and filming a 60 second video about why people would want to come to MSI to see me and what I would do to make kids fall in love with science.

In my day job, I get to do a lot of high tech stuff, and I think it's worthwhile to show how fun and cool it can be to be an engineer or scientist.

These are the people who make our way of life possible, and kids should be as excited for these professions as they are about being a rock star or professional athlete.  If you need more convincing, enjoy my application video: