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C'mon Paul,

Your are mostly right about the superficial nature of the article, 
especially as it picked out (or 'on') two particular institutions.

And, I'm not sure any institution could live up to all the poetic 
treatment that the writer heaped on The Exploratorium. So, lets get away 
from specifics. I did think the writer was quite insightful, for an 
'outsider,' if he truly was that (and not someone's friend at the 
Exploratorium). I thought he did pick up on a few of the things that 
could be wonderful and beautiful in an exhibit, where ever it might be. 
And that is something I wish we all were better attuned to.

Joe Ruggiero
www.TheExhibitGuys


Paul Orselli wrote:

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> Talk about apples and oranges!  (or maybe mangoes, given the color  
> scheme of the Tech's building.)
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> As someone who likes things about both the Tech and the  Exploratorium, 
> I'd say the writer had a particular set of axes to grind.
> 
> It would be just as easy to point out examples of "over the top uses  of 
> technology"  at the Exploratorium  (I won't get specific, but look  on 
> the second floor...) as well as fun and familiar materials at the  Tech 
> (Mr. Potato head and computer programming come immediately to  mind.)
> 
> Any publicity is good publicity, I suppose, but it seems like a  
> patently superficial treatment of both institutions.
> 
> 
> On Aug 15, 2006, at 9:25 AM, Jonah Cohen wrote:
> 
>> Here's an article from this Saturday's NY Times. Any thoughts
>> (especially from those on the ground at either institution)?
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