We invite children and their caregivers to join us for a special evening story time event: learning fun things about the lives of famous scientists like Jane Goodall and George Washington Carver. This program will be held indoors at the O’Connell Branch Library and will run 20-25 minutes. Please call 617-349-4019 for more information.

We invite children and their grown-ups to join us for 20-25 minutes of stories and songs about science, with a craft to take and make at home, while supplies last.

MIT List Visual Arts Center will host the book launch for designer and editor Mindy Seu’s Cyberfeminism Index. The event will feature a performative reading by Seu and conversation with Kendra Albert.

In Cyberfeminism Index, hackers, scholars, artists, and activists of all regions, races and sexual orientations consider how humans might reconstruct themselves by way of technology. When learning about internet history, we are taught to focus on engineering, the military-industrial complex, and the grandfathers who created the architecture and protocol, but the internet is not only a network of cables, servers, and computers. It is an environment that shapes and is shaped by its inhabitants and their use.

Edited by designer, professor, and researcher Mindy Seu, it includes more than 700 short entries of radical techno-critical activism in a variety of media, including excerpts from academic articles and scholarly texts; descriptions of hackerspaces, digital rights activist groups, and bio-hacktivism; and depictions of feminist net art and new media art. Both a vital introduction for laypeople and a robust resource guide for educators, Cyberfeminism Index—an anti-canon, of sorts—celebrates the multiplicity of practices that fall under this imperfect categorization and makes visible cyberfeminism’s long-ignored origins and its expansive legacy.

Join us for a Poetry Reading as part of our Who Do You Think You Are? exhibit programming! We will be joined by four poets: Judson K. Evans, Linda Carney-Goodrich, Deborah Leipziger, and Anne Elezabeth Pluto.

This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Come join us for a one-of-a-kind experience as we celebrate Afrofuturism live! Immerse yourself in the world of Afrofuturism, a cultural movement that combines elements of African diaspora, science fiction, technology, and imagination.

At our event, we will explore Afrofuturism through various art forms, including captivating visual art, exhilarating dance performances, soul-stirring music, and cutting-edge fashion. Get ready to be transported to a future where creativity knows no bounds.

PLEASE NOTE

Tickets for this event are not free-of-charge. However, subscribers to the CSF mailing list (in the footer of this page) will receive a discount code for a limited number of free standing-room tickets. Make sure you’re signed up to the mailing list to take advantage of this first-come-first-served opportunity.

Join us to celebrate Isabel and the Invisible World, the second book from renowned physicist and New York Times best selling author Alan Lightman, with colorful, hands-on activities and a reading of the book. This event is presented in collaboration with MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, the MIT Press Bookstore.

Young readers rejoice! Free copies of Isabel and the Invisible World will be distributed at the event, while supplies last. Please choose “Free Ticket + Book” to reserve your copy, limited to one per household.

All ages are welcome but activities are geared towards ages 3-10. All minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Responsible adults, please keep a close eye on your kids.

Are you interested in neuroscience, or want to learn more about how your brain operates? Do you want to pursue a career in STEM, or neurology? Do you enjoy watching magic tricks? If so, join Sabrina Welch in the magic of neuroscience as she shares the fascinating world of the brain using magic tricks to illustrate neuroscience concepts! This program is great for kids, students, and families to come and watch an exciting magic show, and to learn about the brain in a fun, memorable, and engaging way! So bring your friends and family members, and come to immerse yourself in the magic of neuroscience!