That's an interesting point you make.

So I finally went to the eye doctor to get new contact lenses and I decided to get new glasses while I was at it. I wanted some frames that were a little less subtle than the ones I got last time. And since I have a dissertation defense coming up in the next six months (don't know when), I wanted some glasses that presented me as an extremely intelligent and intimidating scientist. So that when they ask me questions, they accept my authoritative glance and answer. Presenting happens to be all about presentation. I gave them (the glasses) a dry run tonight when I had to give the Friday night seminar to the entire BS (basic sciences, not the other thing) Division at the Hutch. They worked so well that when I answered one of the questions and a professor in the third year laughed at me, I looked right back at her and said, "Yes. Half a million. This is based on current estimates of antigen processing capabilities as well as combinatorial peptide libraries." That clammed her up. Yes it did.