Girls Day

Every November and March, the MIT Museum celebrates women in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Visitors can expect to explore, create, and investigate with scientists from many local universities. This November we will be exploring the complex and curious world of neuroscience. Hands-on activities, informal talks, and demonstrations are included with admission.

Activities include:
Prism goggles, neural mapping, optical illusions and mind tricks, and optogenetics in worms. Also a "live painting" of a 6' canvas by Daniela Gamba, illustrator and Gamemaster at Eyewire.

Recommended for ages 10+ but all are welcome.

Our partners for the day:

MIT:
MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
MIT Department of Biological Engineering
Harvard-MIT Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology

Harvard:
Conte Center at Harvard
Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (HGWISE)

Boston University:
Brain and Early Experiences Laboratory (Child Development Labs at Boston University)
BU STEAM

Company:
Eyewire

This event is presented in conjunction with The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

And be sure to mark your calendar for March 23, when Girls Day looks at architecture!

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