Another awesome new youth program at the California Academy of Sciences is our Teen Think Tank, a group of teen leaders at the Academy that provide feedback and advise on exhibits, programs and communications that we produce here at the museum. It’s a group that we’ve wanted to create for a very long time, so …
I finally got a much coveted "women in science" LEGO set, which took the internet by storm a couple of years ago! For those that don't know, LEGOS has a system called "LEGO Ideas" for people to propose to the toy company sets that they want produced. If at least 10,000 people vote for that design, …
I've been thinking a lot about this interview with former Facebook exec and angel investor Chamath Palihapitiya. It's chock-a-block with mind exploding ideas and concepts. As a teen educator, I'm particularly focused on the first ten minutes where Chamath talks about what he sees as a fundamental shift in what counts as "social capital." I highly …
Here's a neat little video about the LRNG Summit West that took place a couple of weeks ago at the California Academy of Sciences. LRNG is an initiative focused on "redesigning learning for the 21st century." As part of their launch, LRNG sponsored three "summits" in Philadelphia, San Francisco and the final one this week in Chicago …
I'm so excited to share the news that the California Academy of Sciences is unveiling our latest planetarium show on March 11, "Incoming!" The full-dome presentation tells the story of how asteroids and comets have collided with our planet throughout its history and have dramatically shaped live on earth. It's a really great science show …