My educator colleagues at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburg are in the midst of a minor internet brouhaha (see wonkette and jezebel) over some apparent disparities in their workshop offerings for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, as exemplified by this image that has been making the rounds. Infuriating, right? Sexist, right? Well the story is a bit …
In case you didn't know the mermaid lifecycle, our Cal Academy TechTeens have made a handy infographic that explains it. Seems about right to me. #science
Check out this beautiful tape art that has been cropping up around the staff-side of my museum, the California Academy of Sciences. We are beginning a staff-wide, month-long solicitation for "Big Ideas" for the future direction of the Academy. This is by far the most creative response to the call for inspiring ideas. But …
Check out the three awesome science videos created by our teen filmmakers this summer at the California Academy of Sciences. They each reflect the hard work of three teams of 3-4 teens working for under two-weeks on a science topic that they selected. Each video was inspired by our latest exhibit at the Academy, "Skulls." …
Sophia is a promising young person who I had the pleasure of working with last summer in our "Science in Action" science filmmaking program. She had such a blast learning video production that she asked if there were opportunities for her to keep doing it at the Academy. This resulted in our visualization studio …
Tonight was the second annual "Teen Science Night" at the California Academy of Sciences, what we believe is the largest teen-led celebration of science in a museum in the country. We welcomed more than 1,000 young people to take over the museum for the night, doing cool science demos, showing off awesome tech toys, dancing …
Here is the first of three awesome videos created by a group of teens who participated in the California Academy of Sciences' "Science in Action Summer Intensive" this July. This video "Collections: A Window Into the Past" was created over just a couple of weeks by Kirby, Toby, Aimee and Roman. Enjoy! More about the …
I'm excited to share the news that the California Academy of Sciences will be hosting the second annual Teen Science Night on Friday, August 15th 2014, for Bay Area teens to engage with the fascinating world of science. Teens (13-18 years old) are invited to join us from 6:30-9:00pm at the Academy in Golden Gate …
This is me at my job. Yeah, I'm a lucky duck. On Friday, I had the awesome opportunity to join our new head of research and sustainability Dr. Meg Lowman for some tree climbing in the Cal Academy's east garden. Dr. Lowman, also known as "Canopy Meg," is a champion for forest preservation and …
Are you a Bay Area teen who loves science, wants to geek out about technology, and is interested in making digital media with other teens? The Academy wants you! I’m excited to announce that Digital Learning at the California Academy of Sciences is launching a new program for high school-aged youth called the “TechTeens.” We’re …