Melora thanked the young man who had escorted her to the engineering department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  He smiled shyly and walked away, leaving her standing at the entrance to a large conference room full of engineering students of all ages, nationalities, and genders as they spoke excitedly to one another, gesticulating wildly.  

Melora hesitantly entered the room, feeling out of place and uncomfortable.  All around her people were speaking passionately about the language of ...