FRIDAY – OCT 7 – Cambridge Science Festival

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FRIDAY - OCT 7

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Exploring Food Molecules Through Scent and Color

05:00 PM

Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone

Give your taste buds a break and explore some of the molecules in food through scent and structure!

Building, Testing, and Cooking with Solar Cookers on October 7

05:00 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.

Brain Food

06:00 PM

Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone

If we are what we eat, in a very real way, we eat what we are.

New Career Opportunities in Human Nutrition

06:00 PM

MIT Museum: The Sharp Room

Human Nutrition is ripe for disruption driven by health and environmental concerns. We examine emerging opportunities based in athletics, biochemistry, public policy, arts, and communications. We ask what fundamental skills will prepare a new generation of nutrition-focused professionals to lead the way to a healthier future for all.

Ada and the Engine @ Central Square Theater

08:00 PM

Central Square Theater

Ada and the Engine is The Brit d’Arbeloff Women in Science Production. A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production.

One Sphere

05:00 PM

Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone

Explore an immersive 360-degree artwork within a sustainably-built geodesic sphere. One Sphere is a magical glow-in-the-dark installation experience that springs to life using UV lamps, 3D glasses, and imagination! One Sphere inspires visitors to create, collaborate, and care for our planet’s interconnected circle of life.

Light Painting Photo Booth

05:00 PM

Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone

Part photo-booth part interactive art, the Light Painting Photo Booth allows participants to paint with light and see it happen in realtime, using a variety of light up objects such as fiber optics and smart LEDs. At the end a flash is triggered, illuminating participants in their painting. Jess has fabricated a variety of LED toys to play with in the photo booth, such as a special LED wand programmed to play back bitmap images of fluorescent microscope images and other science themed graphics.

Hacking Grains x Chromic Duo

08:00 PM

MIT Museum: Lobby

Hacking Grains (2022) is an immersive installation and musical theater work that explores the interconnectivity between ritual, technology, and asian identity through food and sound.

Sonic Seasoning

05:00 PM

Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone

How does the sound of eating affect how we experience and feel about food?