Events
In addition to its regularly scheduled shows and presentations, the Museum frequently plans programs that happen both within the Exhibit Halls and around Boston. Whether you want to find stimulating conversation or gaze at the stars, this is the place to entertain your intellect.
- Artists' Talk: Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio (Lecture)
- Photojournalist Peter Menzel is known for his coverage of international feature stories on science and the environment, with award-winning photographs published in Life, National Geographic, Smithsonian, the New York Times Magazine, and Time. Faith D'Aluisio, a former television news producer, is editor ... (details).
February 09, 2012
- Into the Silence (Lecture)
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On June 6, 1924, two men — George Mallory, Britain's finest climber, and Sandy Irvine, a young Oxford scholar with little mountaineering experience — set out from a camp perched at 23,000 feet on an ice ledge just below the lip of Mount Everest's North Col. Neither of them returned. Wade ... (details).
With: Wade Davis, PhD, anthropologist, ethnographer, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, and bestselling author.
February 15, 2012
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (Lecture)
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In "one of the watershed films of his career" (Los Angeles Times), Woody Allen intertwines two storylines to deliver a penetrating, acidly funny tale about the complexity of human choices and the moral microcosms they represent. Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau, Oscar-nominated for the role) is a prominent ... (details).
With: social psychology professor David DeSteno.
This presentation is part of the ongoing Science on Screen Series.
February 20, 2012
- Small Footprint, Big Flavor: A Dinner of Sustainable Grass-Fed Meats (Lecture)
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Some people proclaim that free-range, grass-fed animals taste differently from conventionally produced meats and that once you try sustainable meats you won't want to go back.
Join us at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Boston at 215 First Street in Cambridge as special guest chefs showcase ... (details).
With: Michael Scelfo, executive chef, Russell House Tavern; Theo Weening, global meat coordinator, Whole Foods Market; Chefs from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Boston.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Let's Talk About Food.
March 09, 2012
- Meaty Matters (Lecture)
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Join us in the Gordon Current Science & Technology Center prior to the screening of the new documentary film, American Meat, as each of the individual panelists is interviewed in depth on the subject of sustainable meat agriculture and production. Discover the real difference between organic foods and ... (details).
With: Jonathan D. Kemp, president, FoodEx/Organic Renaissance Food Exchange, New Bedford, MA; Dan Mandich, owner, Westminster Meats, Westminster Station, VT; Danielle Nierenberg, senior researcher and director, Nourishing the Planet Program, Worldwatch Institute; Theo Weening, global meat coordinator, Whole Foods Market; Nick Zigelbaum, livestock manager, Siena Farms, Sudbury, MA.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Let's Talk About Food.
March 10, 2012
- Food on Film Presents American Meat (Lecture)
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This new documentary chronicles America's grassroots revolution in sustainable meat production. The film, an official selection of Food Day 2011, explains our current industrial meat system and shows the feedlots and confinement operations, not through hidden cameras but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there ... (details).
With: Jonathan D. Kemp, president, FoodEx/Organic Renaissance Food Exchange, New Bedford, MA; Dan Mandich, owner, Westminster Meats, Westminster Station, VT; Danielle Nierenberg, senior researcher and director, Nourishing the Planet Program, Worldwatch Institute; Theo Weening, global meat coordinator, Whole Foods Market; Nick Zigelbaum, livestock manager, Siena Farms, Sudbury, MA.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Let's Talk About Food.
March 10, 2012
- How Creativity Works (Lecture)
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Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output? It may be the most essential question, in both business and the arts: can we learn how to be more creative?
Best-selling ... (details).
With: Jonah Lehrer, contributing editor, Wired magazine; author, Imagine: How Creativity Works, How We Decide, and Proust Was a Neuroscientist.
March 21, 2012
- NanoDays 2012 (Special Program)
- Imagine, discover, and explore a world that's too small to see. NanoDays is a nationwide celebration of nanoscale science, and you're invited! Come celebrate with us and enjoy nano-related activities throughout the Exhibit Halls, including these special events: The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show! ... (details).
March 31, 2012
- Race to the Altar (Special Program)
- A Whirlwind Wedding Marathon at the Museum of Science Countless couples love Boston's top wedding venue. Do you? Just in time for the 2012 Boston Marathon, the Museum of Science is hosting its own version, a free all-day wedding marathon for 26 lucky couples and their guests! Now you can enter ... (details).
April 13, 2012
- Robot Block Party (Special Program)
- Remember R2-D2, Rosie, or Robbie the Robot? These famous Hollywood robots captured our imaginations, but how will real robots affect our lives in the future? Meet present-day robots (and their human handlers) and discover how they are used as surgical assistants, therapeutic companions, and for search-and-rescue operations ... (details).
April 14, 2012
- Dangerous Encounters: The Hunt for Asteroids (Lecture)
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Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) pose a long-term hazard to our planet. Past scars tell of many devastating impacts, some of which nearly snuffed out life on Earth. Astronomer Timothy Spahr collects and analyzes data from an average of 1,000 new asteroids per day, notifying NASA headquarters when an object's orbit will bring it close to Earth ... (details).
With: Richard P. Binzel, PhD, professor of planetary sciences, MIT; member of NASA's Task Force on Planetary Defense ; Timothy B. Spahr, PhD, director, Minor Planet Center, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
April 25, 2012
- Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science 2012 (Special Program)
- Meet dynamic women who love their careers in science and engineering! From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., hear them describe their work and experiences in fields ranging from archaeology and astrophysics to marine biology and weather forecasting. Then, try out exciting experiments in related fields at our Technology Tables ... (details).
April 26, 2012
- Let's Talk About Sustainable Seafood (Forum)
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Seafood is increasingly important to the human diet, but is the future of this protein source at risk? A crash course in "Seafood 101" shares a number of informed perspectives on threats to fish stocks and to marine ecosystems in the context of the New England economy. Consider the complexities and tradeoffs ... (details).
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Let's Talk About Food.
April 29, 2012
- Hack Your Brain (Lecture)
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Put on headphones and glasses, close your eyes, and flick on the power switch. Enjoy the brainwave entertainment as you drift into deep meditation, ponder your inner world, and then emerge after the 14-minute program feeling invigorated, focused, and stress-free. Sound and Light Machines (SLMs) produce ... (details).
With: Drew Van Zandt, hardware design engineer; electronics and robotics craft lead, Artisan's Asylum; Steve Grandpre, international man of mystery, electrical engineer, and electronics tinkerer.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series DIY.
May 02, 2012
- Are You a Sleep Slacker? (Forum)
- We all know we need more sleep. But why do we need it, and what happens when we don't get it? In this interactive forum, examine our bodies' need for sleep and the mental and physical consequences of getting too little. Consider and discuss the tradeoffs of changing the timing of our daily routines to ... (details).
May 22, 2012
- High Impact Weather (Special Program)
- Disastrous weather invokes fear in some and excitement in others. Explore weather phenomena in a safe environment so you can better understand and appreciate the complexities of weather, forecasting, and disaster preparedness. (details).
June 09, 2012
- Mars and Beyond (Special Program)
- Explore the extremes of the solar system and beyond during this weekend of live presentations and activities. Meet scientists who design and work with space missions, and check in with Curiosity, the new rover expected to land on Mars in early August. (details).
August 18, 2012
- The Museum's Green Initiative (Special Program)
- In all we do, the Museum of Science strives to be a leader in using science to understand and consider the consequences of human actions on the Earth's ability to sustain and nurture life, and to use that understanding to guide our endeavors. For more information, please download the brochure (PDF) available below ... (details).
- Firefly Watch (Special Program)
- Spotting fireflies is a special part of any warm summer night, because we so rarely see them. Are fireflies disappearing from our landscape? If so, why? What can we do about it? This Citizen Science website helps researchers determine why fireflies seem to be declining, and it offers the general ... (details).
- Free Film Fridays (Special Program)
- Thanks again to generous support from MathWorks, all of the Omni shows on Fridays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 are free! Simply pick up tickets at the Museum box office on the day of the show only (first come, first served.) Swim alongside some of the most graceful and extraordinary creatures on Earth ... (details).
- Green Trail (Special Program)
- The Museum of Science's Green Trail offers a self-guided, cell-phone tour of environmentally sustainable buildings in the Boston area. Visit the tour's website to find out more about what some organizations around Boston and Cambridge are doing to create great places for working, living, and learning ... (details).
- Beyond the Telescope: Exploring Mars (Lecture)
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Get up close and personal with the surface of Mars! Astronomy professor Wes Watters has been a member of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) science team for eight years. His research focuses on impacts: the most violent events in the solar system. Join him as he tours some of Mars's largest surface features ... (details).
With: Wes Watters, PhD, professor of astronomy, Wellesley College.
This presentation is part of the ongoing series Beyond the Telescope.
- Segway® Experience: 5-4-5s (Special Program)
- Science and technology fans, rejoice! The Museum of Science has teamed up with Segway of Boston to offer 5-minute, indoor Segway rides for only $5. Developed by Museum staff as part of the Segway Experience, these rides allow you to explore the technology of the Segway during the winter months and include ... (details).
- Segway® Experience (Special Program)
- Science and technology fans, rejoice! The Museum of Science has teamed up with Segway of Boston to offer tours of Cambridge using high-tech personal transportation vehicles. Developed by Museum staff and departing from the Museum throughout the day, these 90-minute excursions into Cambridge include ... (details).
- Wind Turbine Lab (Special Program)
- In 2009, the Museum of Science installed a rooftop Wind Turbine Lab with five different types of small-scale turbines to expand its Green Initiative, a commitment to reducing its environmental footprint. The view from the Museum's garage roof in the image above shows (left to right): Proven 6, Swift, Skystream 3 ... (details).
