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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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    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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  • 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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    Museum of Science, Boston

  • Genes and Jazz: Harold and Jacob Varmus

    Wed, Nov 4, 2009
    Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize-winning cancer researcher and science advisor to President Obama, teams up with his son, jazz trumpeter and composer, Jacob Varmus, to explore the ways that genes and notes affect complex organisms and compelling music. This father-son duo compares cell biology to the development of musical ideas through a multi-media experience featuring performances by The Jacob Varmus Quintet.
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    Museum of Science, Boston

  • Amir Aczel: Uranium Wars

    Sun, Sep 27, 2009
    Amir Aczel discusses his new book, *Uranium Wars*, a provocative history of the scientists who discovered atomic energy. Aczel weaves a suspenseful story about the brilliant men and women who raced to harness the mysteries of radioactivity, set against the darkening shadow of World War II.
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    Museum of Science, Boston
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    Tuneful Treatments: Musical Therapy

    Fri, Oct 2, 2009
    Music therapist Suzanne Hanser shares examples of how the neurobiological foundations of music are leading to exciting new treatments for a variety of health problems. Music not only energizes us and calms us; research shows that it has powerful healing properties. Music can ease pain, lower blood pressure, and relieve anxiety and depression. It can even alleviate the symptoms of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, mitigate the side effects of cancer, and help women in childbirth.
    Mental Health Month
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    Museum of Science, Boston
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    Music on My Brain: A Conversation with Daniel J. Levitin and Rosanne Cash

    Wed, Oct 21, 2009
    Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin and artist Rosanne Cash have a musical conversation about music and the brain. How does music evoke our emotions? Is our response to music hard-wired or culturally-based? Why does music play such an important role in our lives? Levitin is a rock star of science who has worked with actual rock stars, including Sting and David Byrne. Cash, the daughter of the legendary Johnny Cash, underwent brain surgery in 2007 and brings a unique perspective to music on our minds.
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    Museum of Science, Boston