Public Speaking
Public speaking and moderating discussions are a regular part of his schedule. As a host, he has emceed many public events, including the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Science Museum of Minnesota (2007). He has spoken at Rockefeller University, the World Economic Forum, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, Calvin Academy, Caltech, MIT, Google, Harvard, University of Wisconsin, OHSU, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Kentucky Author Forum, and TEDxGotham. In 2004, Ira was resident scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
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