I sent a followup email to his professor to clarify a few points, and 
the next day, this professor grabs Michael in the hallway to ask him 
to give a lecture the next day in class on the subject of 
extropianism and transhumanism!  Unable to reach me that day, he 
frantically downloaded everything he could find, found a few notes I 
had scribbled in one of his books, and winged it for 45 minutes.  He was 
too embarrassed to tell me what he had actually said, but evidently the 
class members showed a high level of interest.  Hopefully I or someone 
else local can give a talk for this professor's next class cycle, with 
more preparation.  But I told Michael that for effort alone he gets a 
gold star!
Sin,
Kathryn Aegis