FOOD – Cambridge Science Festival

science + food

October 7, 2022

Encounter gastronomic explorers from the furthest reaches of taste and tech, adventurers whose kitchens are laboratories, artists who cater on canvas and alchemists for whom gold is not a substance, but a flavor… Experience the latest in edible chemistry at this ‘Farmer’s Market of the future’, a place to try and to share, to experiment and explore, to learn the science behind food and meet the culinary architects designing tomorrow’s dishes.

All events

Fermentation: A Discussion on Sustainability

12:00 PM

MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange

In this discussion we will dive into the science behind the many different types of fermentation, the history of fermentation, the collapse of humanity through our food systems, and how fermentation can lead to a more sustainable mentality.

Cambridge Foundry Maker Space Open Lab

01:00 PM

Cambridge Foundry, 101 Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142

Nicole Liu from VESTER Cafe will be leading a cooking demonstration at The Foundry’s Food Lab to allow participants to see VESTER’s cooking firsthand and explore their own creative identities as they connect to food.

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?

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!

The MycoEverything (R)evolution

07:00 PM

MIT Welcome Center

Presenting the MIT + Africa’s largest bank (SBG) effort “MycoHab” which has yielded a carbon negative, inclusive process for food, construction materials and transparent carbon credits infrastructure. Showcasing the fungal experimental station built in Namibia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fermentation: A Discussion on Sustainability

12:00 PM

MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange

In this discussion we will dive into the science behind the many different types of fermentation, the history of fermentation, the collapse of humanity through our food systems, and how fermentation can lead to a more sustainable mentality.

Cambridge Foundry Maker Space Open Lab

01:00 PM

Cambridge Foundry, 101 Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142

Nicole Liu from VESTER Cafe will be leading a cooking demonstration at The Foundry’s Food Lab to allow participants to see VESTER’s cooking firsthand and explore their own creative identities as they connect to food.

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?

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!

The MycoEverything (R)evolution

07:00 PM

MIT Welcome Center

Presenting the MIT + Africa’s largest bank (SBG) effort “MycoHab” which has yielded a carbon negative, inclusive process for food, construction materials and transparent carbon credits infrastructure. Showcasing the fungal experimental station built in Namibia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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