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Interactive Talks
Fun for both kids and adults!
2-2:15pm “Food on the brain” with Dr. Meenakshi Khosla
2:30-3:00pm “You don’t see as much of the world as you think you do” with Dr. Michael Cohen
3:00-4:00pm Interactive lab demonstrations in the Learning Lab
4-4:15pm “The Interesting Brains Project: what would happen if you were missing a large chunk of your brain?” with Dr. Hope Kean
4:30-4:45pm “Perceiving the world around us” with MIT graduate student Jarrod Hicks
Interactive Lab Demonstrations
Fun for both kids and adults!
Brain-Machine Interface
Experience muscle sensors that show real-time bicep muscle activity and control a robotic claw.
· Dr. Karthik Srinivasan and MIT senior Madison Leone
Artificial Intelligence
Interact with AI software and hear about machine learning from computational biologists.
· MIT graduate student Fernanda De La Torre Romo, and Drs. Ratan Murty and Meenakshi Khosla
Mechanisms of Perception
See and hear illusions and learn from neuroscientists about visual and auditory perception.
· MIT graduate student Jarrod Hicks
Brain Anatomy
View whole human, sheep and mouse brains and handle labeled plastic models of human brain.
· Dr. Arghya Mukherjee and MIT graduate students Hope Kean
Novel Brain Probes
Transmission electron microscopy of microfibers for optogenetics and recording of neurons, plus hands-on demos.
· MIT graduate student Ye Ji Kim, Anikeeva lab
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Cambridge Science Festival, the first of its kind in the United States, is a madcap celebration of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). A multifaceted, multicultural event, the Festival makes science accessible, interactive, and fun, highlighting the impact of STEAM in all our lives.
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