@DanielSank just think of it as long-form chatting which you seem to have no reservations about whatsoever & youll do just fine, you could make up objections :) ... anyway if you really are serious about influencing the next generation of scientists, what could be a better (cyber-) soapbox? eg do you ever read
aaronson blog? great/ very lively at times stuff! also google blogs are making intl waves/ news headlines this summer with deep dreaming experiments!