National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation held an event called Summer Night Museum.EOn the final day of the event, Seiichi Sakamoto was invited as a guest speaker for a talk show in the museums cafe titled Listening to a Whisper from the Universe–Gigantic Radio Telescope in the AndesE In the talk show, he talked about a wide range of topics including introduction of NAOJ and ALMA project, attractive starry skies in the Southern hemisphere, terrible mountain sickness, and importance of scientific curiosity. The picture shows the audience tasting drinks on the rocks with Antarctic ice during the lecture. The show seemed to be fun for everyone, including those who are not so familiar with astronomy.
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