Saturday, 15 February 2014: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
Riverside Center (Hyatt Regency Chicago)
Browse interactive tabletop exhibits, learn about cool science jobs, and have your questions answered by experts convened by AAAS. This free event is open to all but is organized especially for middle and high school students. All events will take place Saturday and Sunday, 16-17 February. This community science showcase featuring hands-on demonstrations and other family and kid-friendly activities shines a spotlight on a broad range of formal and informal science educators who promote an interest in science among the general public. It is a FREE event for the general public, and it is one of our most popular.
Logistical Contact:
Linda Hosler, AAAS
Events:
11:30 AM
Climate Change and Chicago’s Critters, Plants, and People
Animalia Project/Chicago Wilderness12:00 PM
Don’t Choke: Getting It Right Under Pressure
Sian Beilock, Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago12:30 PM
Your Brain on Video Games
Daphne Bavelier, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester and University of Geneva2:00 PM
Teaching Computers to Make the World Better
Rayid Ghani, Research Director, Computation Institute, University of Chicago3:00 PM
Art Meets Science: Picasso at the Nanoscale
Volker Rose, Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory4:00 PM
The Mysteries of Mass and Matter
Marcela Carena, Senior Scientist, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and Professor of Physics, University of Chicago
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