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! Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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? Read More