SUMMARY
Self-described know-it-all and founder of many Minneapolis things, Michael Koppelman chats with Ivan about his multiple careers and plethora of interests.
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Michael Koppelman of Badger Hill Brewing
HIGHLIGHTS
- Every sound engineer in Minneapolis has worked with Prince at some point, until they said the wrong thing and got fired, which is what happened to Michael (and his friend Chuck).
- Michael got a telescope for Christmas, which led to him to an astronomy talk, which led him to a degree in astrophysics, which led to him build a little observatory in Carver, Minnesota which led to him becoming one of the first people to capture a gamma ray burst on film.
- When Michael started working at Badger Hill Brewing as a master brewer, he applied his scientific mind to the making of beer, even making friends with folks from the nearby sensor company (who came in to drink) who gave him testing sensors he applied to every facet of the brewing process.
- On one hand the progress of COVID-19 is terrible, but on the other hand, it’s fascinating for data geeks like Michael, who love to see how the exponential function relates to the coronavirus.
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