The Atlanta Festival of Sciences returns on March 8 to 22, with more than 100 events in the metropolitan region, inviting the public to join fun, interactive and educational experiences. The famous celebration on the city level, one of the largest of its kind in the country, highlights the Myriad of Sciences, Technological Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) which take place in Atlanta, including in Emory .
“Not only is the Atlanta festival of sciences highlights the wonder of science in its different forms, but we strive to do so by organizing a two -week experience as exciting and intriguing,” explains Meisa Salaita, executive co -director From Science ATL, the non -profit organization that designs the festival. “We want to open minds, educate, inspire, entertain and arouse the interest of the scientists of tomorrow.”
Now in its 12th year, the Atlanta Science Festival has been co -founded by Emory, Georgia Tech and the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
The members of the Emory community will help participants discover the wonders of science through shows such as fireball chemistry, musical entertainment combined with a conversation in biology on the surprising capacities of animals to use medicine, a visit On foot from Campus Science Mandarks, one behind – behind the scenes examine the latest advances in health care technology and much more.
Creative events to hire participants with technology include “Data poetics”, which will combine the poetry and computer science of the slam on Thursday March 13 at 7 p.m. at the space of supermarket events in Atlanta.
The introductory workshop in the way of using software to view the data and add power to poetic expression will be co-organized by Emily Wall, assistant professor of EMORY in computer science, KEKE WU, postdoctoral researcher EMORY , and WJ Lofton, an Atlanta poet. The idea of the event was born from an EMORY class that Wall and Lofton co-set up as part of the EMORY Arts and Social Justice FELOWS ProgramWho associates teachers with local artists to explore how creative thought and artistic expression can inspire change. Their class was so successful that the duo wanted to present the concept to the wider public.
Participants will write a poem based on data on a social problem affecting Atlanta, then amplify their message by information visualizations. “Many people think that computer science is intimidating and too” mathematical “to be interesting,” says Wall.
This attitude often changes when people learn simple ways to directly apply IT to better communicate a human problem, she adds. “We want to give artists another tool, a way to make their art even more convincing.”
More protruding facts from the event with an EMORY connection
EMORY ALUMNIE STEPHANIE ESPY will moderate a panel of scientific women, including chemist Emory Research Janise Jackson, for the event for the event “Stem Gems: #givegirlsRolemodels in Tige” at 10 a.m. on Saturday March 15. The event is intended for college and secondary students interested in STEM careers. ESPY, which holds a diploma in Goizueta Business School, the University of California, Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is executive director of Stem Gems, aimed at promoting STEM roles of roles and visibility.
Lucy Cronin-Golomb, who has a doctorate in Emory psychology, returns to direct “Discovery Walk: Emory University » At 10 a.m. on Saturday March 15. The 2.5 -mile visit around the campus includes 10 intriguing scientific stops, an illustrated card as a souvenir and free admission to the Carlos Museum.
Saturday March 15 at 10 a.m., “Proton precision” Offer a backstage of advanced technology in the center of Protons Emory. Learn physics behind high -energy proton beams that target cancer with precision less than millimeter and get a practical opportunity to treat the “patient” in your group of visits.
“Community science for change”, On Saturday March 15 at 1 p.m. is a joint event of the Emory Hercules Exposome Research Center and the Southside Environmental Justice Alliance. Participants will learn how scientific citizens attack local environmental health problems and discover the tools and methods used to follow contaminants, monitor water quality, test air samples and more.
Science Gallery Atlanta, an awareness component of the Emory office of the main vice-president of research, serves as a place for “Raspberry Pi Jam: discovering a small technology with renunciation»At 1 p.m. on Saturday March 15. According to children and adolescents, the event leads participants to dive into physical computers when they learn to be creative with coding to make projects with lights, engines and sensors.
Carl Zimmer, columnist for the New York Times and author of “Airborne”, is presented in “Health storage” at noon Wednesday, March 19. Maryn McKenna, member of the Emory Center for the Study of Human Health, will lead a discussion with Zimmer on how Air teams up with organic life and represents an important biological border for scientists, in particular with regard to new threats to global health.
Learn how animals have inspired musicians, healers and scientists for thousands of years for “Celebrate animals in music and medicine” At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20. Psychologist Emory Ken Carter will direct a conversation with the biologist of Emory Jaap de Roode, author of the new book “Doctors by Nature: How Ats, Apes and other animals healing”. The pianists William Ransom, director of the Emory Chamber Music Center in Atlanta, and Julie Coucheron, of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, will treat the public an interpretation of “Carnival of Animals”.
The group of Emory chemical students is still welcoming its “Bonanza demo show chemistry” At 5 p.m. Friday, March 21. Thanks to exciting demonstrations of chemical reactions, visitors inquire about polymers, combustion and cloud formation. The show will be followed by portions of liquid nitrogen ice cream.
The festival culminates in the Piedmont park with “Exploration exploration” On Saturday March 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., families can explore more than 100 interactive stands and scientific demos, including many students and teachers Emory. Play a game that teaches you on microbes, engage in citizens’ scientific practical projects, learn to identify toxic and medicinal plants, to understand how dogs and cats visually live the world and take advantage of this celebration of A day of all scientific things!