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The Science of “Interstellar” and STEM Education

   "Interstellar," the new scifi film directed by Christopher Nolan, explores a number of complex and fascinating scientific phenomena and concepts, including black holes, gravity, wormholes, a fifth dimension, and in particular Special Relativity. As a scifi buff, I found the movie to be very entertaining. And as a science educator, I thought that there …

Cal Academy Launches New Website!

Check out the beautifully designed new website of the California Academy of Sciences.  Planned to better serve our many audiences, to showcase the wonder and beauty of our collections, and work well on a variety of different devices from a cell phone to a 25" monitor, the new calacademy.org launched today. Surf around and tell …

Teens Wanted for Science Game Design Playshop November 8 and 15

The California Academy of Sciences invites high school students to participate in a Game Design Playshop on November 8th and November 15th.  Ethicist Mark Budolfson and award-winning game designing Chris Bennett will lead teens in designing tabletop (board, card, dice) games around important, natural science issues like climate change and ecology. Students will combine science …