In just four weeks, on August 11, is the one of my favorite events of the year at the California Academy of Sciences: Teen Science Night! For one very special night, teens take over the museum, coming together from parts near and far for the largest teen-run, teens-only night at science museum in the country. …
I'm so proud of my museum and my colleagues for turning out for this year's San Francisco Pride Parade. I had a really fun time last year, but did wish we had a more organized presence. Well the Cal Academy upped our game for this year, I'm happy to report! We had a great turn-out …
Check out this adorable science music video by the California Academy of Science’s teen volunteers! What’s a pterosaur? Let’s the TASC Force kids show you in this sweet “Shape of You” parody video. Awesome job, TASC Force! Original lyrics written and performed by the TASC Force teens. Check out the last TASC Force music video “All …
Just reminding myself that the March for Science did not end on April 22. I'm rededicating myself to continuing to advocate for science, rational public discourse, fact-based policy making, and protecting our little blue ball for future generations.
As you may know, the African penguin is in peril of extinction. Where once millions existed, now approximately only 25,000 remain in the world. I was lucky enough to visit one of the few African penguin colonies in South Africa a couple of months ago. It was an amazing experience. How can we help this …
For one of our science lessons, I had to create a satellite out of recycled materials. Here's my beautiful creation. I named it POPTART, which (of course) stands for "Planetary Observer for Potentially Tasty And Rad Treats." I'll let myself out…
On Saturday, I, along with hundreds of others, watched a giant robot punch a car for the first time. Okay, it was kind of a nudge, more than a punch. But small steps! The robot is named the MK.II, and he's getting ready to fight it out against a similar giant robot from Japan. The …
Yesterday my colleague Po and I conducted a really fun photo shoot with three of our Careers in Science interns at the Cal Academy: Citlally, Joel and Jazara. They were as energetic, game, and charismatic as I hoped they would be. We got some nice shots! I love my new job at the Cal Academy. …
I'm excited to share that our newest exhibit, "Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs" is now open at the California Academy of Sciences! It's a really neat exhibit that focuses on pterosaurs, on a group of flying reptiles that were the first and largest vertebrates ever to take flight. Not dinosaurs, they are close …
On Saturday, I had the pleasure of going on a cool tour of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant in San Francisco. Visiting a water treatment plant might not seem like the most fun thing to do on a weekend, but the tour was actually quite crowded with several couples, families, and interested individuals like …