Dinosaurs come roaring back to life at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in “Dinosaurs Among Us.” This immersive walk-through will take you back to the Mesozoic Era, the age of dinosaurs before that terrible, horrible, very bad day. The exhibit starts Friday, April 7, and remains up for four months. Anyone who has watched the …
(3.18) Why are children better at learning new languages than adults? How do optical illusions work? And does practice really make perfect? The Brown Brain Fair is back, live and in person. Meet real scientists . . . make brain art . . . touch real human brains! Join university students, in partnership with the …
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour before going to bed tonight. According to the Commerce Department (Hi Gina) the change to daylight saving time will occur at 2am, Sunday morning. This is usually where we write about efforts to abolish the biannual time changes, but the arguments are the same as last …
Hooray for science. Head over to the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium all this week for ‘Mission Space.’ Activities include: building a rover, learning about our solar system, discovering what it takes to go into space, fun crafts, special Mission Space museum quest, and more. Check out the ‘Our Place in Space’ planetarium show. …
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Spend a fun afternoon learning science things. Head over to the Providence Public Library this Saturday for Mad Science: Fire & Ice. Join us as we welcome Mad Science to PPL! This spectacular show thrills audiences with impressive science experiments and includes foggy dry ice storms and demonstrates how giant beach balls can float in …
A bit of history today inspired by the incredible art installation, in Pursuit of Venus [infected], shown last month at the Bell Gallery: On the morning of June 3, 1769 merchant Joseph Brown pointed his newly acquired, and very costly, scientific equipment at the sun, in what was essentially an international research project. Florence Simister …
Fans of Triangle Forest may not know that Brendan Britton is also a professor of astronomy at CCRI. And the students at CCRI may have no idea of what really keeps him up at night. (And you thought he was grading papers.) Prof. Britton is one of several astronomers featured in a recent article by …
This topic could not be more timely. Not surprisingly, “Bat Superpowers” brought NOVA filmmakers to the Breuer Bat Lab at Brown University, where researchers study the mechanics and dynamics of bat flight. This is a fascinating look into why bats can harbor viruses — many deadly to humans and other mammals — without themselves getting …
(2.19) Since 2005, Robert Krulwich’s show Radiolab has tackled a diversity of “big ideas,” from scientific mysteries to philosophical quandaries. Now, just a month into his retirement from the show, Krulwich visits Brown to answer audience questions and discuss some major upcoming projects, including a multi-part series on climate change and a conference for content …
Experiment, tinker, build, observe, problem solve, explore and create with fun, hands-on activities at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium throughout February vacation week. Here’s a sample: 1pm and 2pm: Flight Adventures Fulldome Planetarium Show Cost: $3.00 per person/includes museum admission. Children must be age 4 and older to see a planetarium show. Discover …
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Are you an undergraduate student at a higher ed institution in Rhode Island? Then you can become a SURF researcher. SURF stands for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship and it comes with a stipend. This notice comes from the nature lab at RISD. The Edna W Lawrence Nature Lab is working on the creation of a …
We have a long weekend coming up and the Museum of Natural History has activities scheduled for the mad scientist lurking inside your child in Chemistry: Its Elemental! The Radical Reaction Activity Table and Family Fun Activities are free with museum admission. (Facebook event.) Check out the ‘Cosmic Origins Spectograph Fulldome Planetarium Show.’ Discover spectroscopy, …
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(10.30) Space is still available for ‘The nth Perspective’ this Wednesday at the Granoff Center. Through interactive demonstrations and hands-on physical participatory activities — and an accompanying talk by mathematician Glen Whitney — members of the public will have the opportunity to challenge and alter their own perspectives on mathematical ideas. Hosted by the Institute …
(9.28) There’s gonna be a theremin . . . The second annual Big Bang Science Fair celebrates the intersections between science and the arts — and they have a great lineup this year. Scientific leaders team up with musicians, programmers, mathematicians, physicians, artists and chefs to explore the wonders of science. The events coincide with …
It went by in a blink — and the movie “Apollo 11” is a veritable fire hose of stunning imagery — but still, was that an artist I saw in the Kennedy Space Center control room? I was pretty sure I saw an artist (clad in the white shirt /black tie uniform of the day) …
(7.20) Touch a moon rock. Meet real astronauts. Saturday’s 80-brazier lighting has a theme: To the Moon and Beyond: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with art, science, and exploration. At Market Square from 5pm to 10pm — Apollo Legacy Rhode Island and Space Exploration. NASA astronaut Jeff Hoffman and NASA …