About 300 delegates descended on Washington, d.c. from October 25 to 28 for the ninth World Congress of Science Producers. The keynote - given by Nathan Myhrvold, co-president of Intellectual Ventures - touched on several issues that were echoed throughout the congress: the tendency to pass over visually challenging subjects, the dangers inherent in over-simplifying complex scientific topics, and the need to get children - especially girls - interested in science.

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