FRIDAY – OCT 7 – Cambridge Science Festival

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FRIDAY - OCT 7

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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?

Decoding the Brain

02:00 PM

MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange

Meet neuroscientists from MIT’s McGovern Institute to talk about their latest discoveries in brain science, including what brain regions are devoted to food and how people can live typical lives despite missing large chunks of brain. Experience optical illusions, interact with brain-machine interfaces and artificial intelligence, and see real brains.

Fruit DNA Pursuit

05:00 PM

Kendall/MIT Open Space: The Festival Zone

Join us in Fruit DNA Pursuit to extract DNA from fruit and learn about what DNA is! In this event, we’ll be using simple ingredients to do something incredible: see DNA with the naked eye. This event is open to anyone of any age and experience level, so come join us in this fun activity!

Email us at: info@cambridgesciencefestival.org

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Event Category

FRIDAY - OCT 7

All events

Brain Food

New Career Opportunities in Human Nutrition

Ada and the Engine @ Central Square Theater

One Sphere

Light Painting Photo Booth

Hacking Grains x Chromic Duo

Sonic Seasoning

Decoding the Brain

Fruit DNA Pursuit

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