Duke University's research and its Center for Science Education will be well represented at the grand finale of the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24, 2010.
Duke faculty and students will be offering hands-on activities for all ages, including a look at how butterflies get their spots and tests of whether you're smarter than an ape. Learn about genetic traits from the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, or subject yourself to a harmless psychological test at the hands of behavioral economist Dan Ariely and his students. Kids will enjoy some hands-on exploration of physics and chemistry as well.
Festival organizers expect to have more than 1,500 interactive and fun exhibits exploring the science of superheroes, endangered animals, space exploration, renewable energy, robotics and more.
The festival will be in several locations from Freedom Plaza to the National Mall, and also includes 50 stage shows featuring science celebrities, rappers, musicians, magicians, comedians - even the Redskins cheerleaders!
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and is free to the public. Duke's exhibits will be in Freedom Plaza, at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. North and 14th Street NW, near the Reagan Building.
To learn more go to www.usasciencefestival.org.
Or view a video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUeXwkgL_vE.