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Members of the Winsor Robotics Club hold a robotics demonstration during the Science Carnival, which is part of the Cambridge Science Festival, on Sunday. The festival held over 300 free programs for attendees between Sept. 23-29. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Cambridge Science Festival engages community with week of scientific wonder

Emma Mullay September 30, 2024
The annual Cambridge Science Festival took place from Sept. 23 to Sept. 29 across the Charles River, with more than 300 free programs bringing thousands of community members together.
Museum of Science educates on the science of a marathon

Museum of Science educates on the science of a marathon

Amelia Murray-Cooper April 16, 2019
As Boston Marathon athletes prepared for their race, volunteers, guest speakers and staff members at the Museum of Science in the West End hosted a series of educational activities leading up to Monday’s headline event.
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics hosts hands-on activities, telescope tours and solar observations on Sunday afternoon at its “Cambridge Explores the Universe” event. PHOTO COURTESY CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE FESTIVAL

“Cambridge Explores the Universe” inspires children with astronomy

Katie Camero April 27, 2017

Local astronomers asked children from the Cambridge community if they believed in aliens as they dropped smashed bananas, dish soap and rubbing alcohol into coffee filters, extracting the fruit’s...

Experts discussed how modern technology may advance to resemble the world of "Doctor Who" at the “Dimensions of Doctor Who” conference Saturday night at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum. GRAPHIC BY RACHEL CHMIELINSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Doctor Who” might be more realistic than fictional, researchers suggest

Alana Parkinson April 25, 2016

The realities of time travel and the inner workings of the infamous Daleks were revealed Saturday at a conference held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum. Called “Dimensions of Doctor...

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