Opportunity lost. - 09/29/06 02:48 PM
Some fellas from work were going out to Santa Fe Institute and I asked if I could tag along. Great trip, but far too short.
Anyways, they do "tea" at SFI and we had arrived just as they were starting. I have to say that these are some of the most thoughtful people I've ever met in a professional setting.
Anyway, they have a small galley in which their researchers can gather to snack and talk about whatever strikes their fancies. Our guides take us in and there's these two old guys chatting away. I would usually just walk up and shake, but I stare at one of them - he looks familiar, but I can't quite place him. Then I realize I'm staring and look back to my comrades. A minute or so goes by and the old guys leave, after which our guide says "That was Murray Gell-Mann."
Anyways, they do "tea" at SFI and we had arrived just as they were starting. I have to say that these are some of the most thoughtful people I've ever met in a professional setting.
Anyway, they have a small galley in which their researchers can gather to snack and talk about whatever strikes their fancies. Our guides take us in and there's these two old guys chatting away. I would usually just walk up and shake, but I stare at one of them - he looks familiar, but I can't quite place him. Then I realize I'm staring and look back to my comrades. A minute or so goes by and the old guys leave, after which our guide says "That was Murray Gell-Mann."