Growing Islands – Rebuilding Coastlines through Wave Energy 05:00 PM MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange Skylar Tibbits and Walt Zesk present a novel approach to addressing the mounting threat of climate change-induced coastal erosion. Read More
Trees Telling STEM Stories: the Witness Tree Project 02:00 PM Cambridge Common, at the base of the Washington Elm tree Come meet Cambridge’s newest addition to the Witness Tree network. Read More
Modular Rooftop Farming in Boston 12:00 PM Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone An up-close-and-personal look at the modular rooftop farming system currently in use at Fenway Park and Boston Medical Center, presented by Recover Green Roofs. Read More
Building, Testing, and Cooking with Solar Cookers on October 6 12:00 PM Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone We will display and operate solar cookers, both homemade and commercial models, as well as relevant books, articles, and laboratory materials. Read More
City Scanner: Turning Urban Vehicles into Sensing Platforms 12:00 PM Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone MIT's Senseable City Lab will present the City Scanner project, a low-cost sensing device that can turn ordinary vehicles like taxis and garbage trucks into valuable sources of urban environmental information. Read More
Nature-Inspired, Nano-Solutions to Environmental Problems 05:30 PM Cambridge Public Library: Central Square Branch, Main Floor Demonstrations and explanations on how bioinspired nanostructured materials can solve a variety of environmental problems such as air and water pollution. Read More
Art for Impact with the Peabody Essex Museum 10:00 AM Cambridge Public Library: Main Branch, The Hive Learn about PEM's Climate Action: Inspiring Change exhibition through art and conversation. Read More
Building with Nature: Resilient Coastlines for Our Cities and Ecosystems 06:00 PM MIT Museum: The Heide Education Suite Join MIT graduate students James Vincent Brice and Autumn Deitrick in a hands-on wave flume demonstration to learn about water wave mechanics and the way coastal ecosystems like mangrove forests, salt marshes, seagrass meadows and oyster reefs protect our shorelines in the face of global climate change. Read More
Wholehearted Regeneration: Boosting Communal and Climate Resilience One Pocket Forest at a Time 03:00 PM Cambridge Public Library: Main Branch, Lecture Hall Learn about the first urban pocket forest planted with the Miyawaki Method in the Northeastern USA, and explore the family of ecosystem restoration solutions to climate change. The event will involve a presentation and a Q&A session. Read More