THURSDAY – OCT 6 – Cambridge Science Festival

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THURSDAY - OCT 6

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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.

CSAIL Lecture: AI Informing Art

05:30 PM

MIT Welcome Center

To make The End of Signature, Agnieszka Kurant used artificial intelligence to create two different collective signatures realized as monumental light sculptures adorning the facades of two new buildings in Kendall Square.

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.

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.

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.

Fungi in a Drought-Stricken Time

07:30 PM

Cambridge Public Library: Main Branch, Community Room

Mycologist Lawrence Millman will talk about the current drought in New England (not to mention the rest of North America) and its effect on fungi. Likewise he'll discuss how other life forms suffer when fungi don't have water.

Learn Climate with Open MIT Resources

04:00 PM

Cambridge Public Library: Main Branch, Rossi Room

Open education leaders from MIT will demonstrate the free learning materials from MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, OCW, and MITx, moving from engaging introductions through more advanced resources.

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

06:00 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.

Email us at: info@cambridgesciencefestival.org

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