Venturing to Ventura

Things haven’t really quieted down, but right now I’m in SoCal, at the lab’s first ever Gordon Conference. It’s a subject area out of my comfort zone - highlighting some gaps in knowledge - and this has been a lovely experience, and a delight to be challenged intellectually in new ways. Gave an invited talk yesterday, and… and I think I nailed it, if I say so myself. How’s this for an opener:

"Since most of you do not know me, and I still don't know most of you, I'm going to try and win over your trust by telling you all in advance that I'm going to lie to you three times in this talk""