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Museum of Science, Boston

One of the world's largest science centers, the Museum of Science, Boston attracts 1.6 million visitors a year through vibrant programs and over 550 interactive exhibits. Its mission is to stimulate interest in and further understanding of science and technology and their importance for individuals and society. Other features include the Thomson Theater of Electricity; Current Science & Technology Center; Charles Hayden Planetarium; Gilliland Observatory; and Mugar Omni Theater. The Museum's exhibit plan, Science Is an Activity, has been awarded several National Science Foundation grants and profoundly influenced exhibit development at other major science centers.

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    Food, Glorious Food: Our Palate vs. Our Planet?

    Fri, May 7, 2010
    Celebrity foodies Joanne Chang and Corby Kummer, along with national food-sustainability expert Helene York, explore the relationship between our love affair with food and our desire to protect the planet.
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    Food and Wellness
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    Museum of Science, Boston
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    Halsey Burgund: Ocean Voices

    Fri, Jul 30, 2010
    A performance of sound artist Halsey Burgund's *Ocean Voices*. Musician and sound artist Halsey Burgund, in collaboration with marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, has used a collection of audio recordings from people around the world as they reflect about the ocean to create *Ocean Voices*. Interwoven with live music by Burgund and his band, *aesthetic evidence*, and video footage of underwater scenes, these audio recordings create an inspired and inspiring performance that represents a collective human response to the ocean.
    Forum Network
    Partner:
    Museum of Science, Boston
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    Artist's Talk: Chris Jordan on "Running the Numbers"

    Fri, Apr 30, 2010
    An Artist's Talk with Chris Jordan about his *Running the Numbers* series. Sociologists tell us that the human mind cannot meaningfully grasp numbers higher than a few thousand. Yet, understanding the consequences of our choices requires us to comprehend the incremental effect of millions or billions of small acts. Photographer Chris Jordan’s large-format prints, assembled from thousands of smaller photographs, dramatically translate the raw language of statistics into powerful images of global mass culture that we can respond to emotionally.
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    Partner:
    Museum of Science, Boston

  • An Evening with "Her Deepness" Sylvia Earle

    Wed, May 12, 2010
    Marine biologist Sylvia Earle, discusses her book, _The World Is Blue_, which reveals a global ecosystem on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis unless we act immediately. Sylvia Earle, the first woman to walk freely on the ocean floor (at a depth of 1,250 feet), has been called “Her Deepness” by The New Yorker and The New York Times. An Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society since 1998 and named Time magazine’s first “hero for the planet,” Earle has been at the forefront of deep ocean exploration for four decades. She is a dedicated advocate for the world’s oceans and the creatures that live in them.
    Forum Network
    Partner:
    Museum of Science, Boston

  • Amir Aczel: Present at the Creation

    Wed, Oct 27, 2010
    International bestselling author Amir Aczel and physicist Stephen Reucroft discuss the deep significance of the complex experiments at CERN and the implications for our key theories in physics and cosmology. How can the world’s biggest atom smasher unlock the secrets of the universe? In March 2010, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research broke all records by bashing protons at nearly the speed of light using a particle accelerator called the Large Hadron Collider. Dubbed “the world’s largest scientific experiment,” scientists at CERN hope the collider can approach on a small scale what happened in the first split seconds after the Big Bang and thereby unlock the secrets of the universe.
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    Partner:
    Museum of Science, Boston
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    Fab Lab: How to Make (Almost) Anything

    Wed, Mar 10, 2010
    Fab Lab creator and MIT physicist Neil Gershenfeld offers a look at how personal fabrication is ushering in a revolution in do-it-yourself design and manufacturing. Give ordinary people the right tools, and they will design and build the most extraordinary things. That’s the idea behind Fab Labs, which provide access to prototype tools for personal fabrication—helping citizen inventors turn their dreams into reality. Fab Labs have spread from their start in inner-city Boston to the bottom of Africa and the top of Norway, with projects tackling applications in areas including healthcare, agriculture, housing, and communications.
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    Partner:
    Museum of Science, Boston