Are we slowly turning into robots? Are there any fish left in the sea? Can a scientist make you laugh? The answers to these questions and many others are part of a busy Friday as the AAAS Annual Meeting kicks into full gear today:

Make some new contacts and work on your "elevator pitch" at the Science Careers Speed Networking Breakfast.
7:30-8:30 a.m., Renaissance Hotel Downtown, Renaissance Ballroom

The line between mind and machine is being blurred through new technology, according to experts at the Body and Machine Seminar.
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Washington Convention Center, Room 146C

Stop by the booths of more than 100 exhibitors when the AAAS Exhibit Hall opens today.
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Washington Convention Center, Level Two, Hall D

New partnerships between the U.S. Evangelical Christian community and scientists will be discussed at the Evangelicals, Science, and Policy: Toward a Constructive Engagement symposium.
10:00-11:30 a.m., Washington Convention Center, Room 147A

Learn to make 'em laugh at The Science of Comedy, a National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop that teaches comic basics to scientists looking for a way to engage the public.
11:00 a.m.-noon, Washington Convention Center, Room 158A

Chat with NASA space scientist Bill Borucki and MIT planetary scientist Sara Seager at Live@AAAS, part of the Science News team's coverage of the Annual Meeting.
Noon, Science magazine News site

Topical Lecture on "String Theory and New Physics" by Lisa Randall, Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University
Noon-12:35 p.m., Washington Convention Center, Room 207A

What's the possibility of a fish dinner 50 years from now? Learn more at the New Global Assessments of Threats to Marine Life symposium.
1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Washington Convention Center, Room 146

Join OSTP Director John P. Holdren, NAS President Ralph Cicerone and others as they pay tribute to the late Stephen H. Schneider, a renowned climate expert and science policy advocate.
Noon-2:00 p.m., Renaissance Hotel Downtown, Renaissance East

Learn more about the Obama presidency's mid-term plans for S&T in a Plenary Lecture by John P. Holdren, assistant to the president for science and technology and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
5:00-6:00 p.m., Washington Convention Center, East Salon

Get to know your online colleagues and favorite science bloggers at the AAAS Social Media Soiree.
6:00-7:30 p.m., Renaissance Hotel Downtown, Grand Ballroom Central

See Friday's full schedule online or on page 13 of the Program Book.