Live Presentations
Every day, the Museum offers a number of live demonstrations,
most of which are free with Exhibit Halls admission. A current
listing of live presentations is below. Check the Museum's
daily schedule
for presentation times on a given date.
- Alternative Energy (Live Presentation)
- Investigate wind, solar, and nuclear power, as well as hydrogen, ethanol and biodiesel fuels. (details).
- Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show (Live Presentation)
- Join Dan and Joel as they jiggle and juggle their way through the mysteries of the atomic world and learn how to "see" the unseeable through scanning probe microscopy. Watch out for flying birdbaths and ten-foot unicycles. Who knew nanoscale physics and chemistry could be this much fun? (details).
- Chuck Darwin, Science Investigator (Live Presentation)
- Miss Natural Selection hires a private eye to save her reputation in this live-action comedy. (details).
- Design Challenges (Live Presentation)
- This live Museum offering is designed to introduce students and visitors to the engineering design cycle. By participating in a hands-on activity to design, build, and test a prototype solution to a given problem, visitors have a fun and engaging experience with engineering and innovation processes. The ... (details).
- Digital Music (Live Presentation)
- CDs, MP3s, and what's next. Learn about the technology behind iPods, podcasts and online music stores. (details).
- Earth on Edge (Live Presentation)
- Learn about the changing face of our dynamic planet. (details).
- Electricity! (Live Presentation)
- Audiences learn about the connections between electric and magnetic forces with this high-voltage presantation. Witness a demonstration of lightning created by the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator. (details).
- Exploring Life's Origins (Live Presentation)
- How did life evolve on Earth? Find out how Harvard scientists are studying this age-old mystery. (details).
- Fantastic Forces (Live Presentation)
- An exploding newspaper and other moving objects demonstrate fundamental physics concepts. (details).
- Health Research Headlines (Live Presentation)
- What's happening in health research? Hear about some hot new headlines during this presentation. (details).
- Hunt for the "Missing Link" (Live Presentation)
- An actor tells the dramatic story behind an amazing 2006 discovery in evolutionary science. (details).
- Lightning! (Live Presentation)
- Indoor bolts produced by the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator spark exciting explorations of lightning, electric charge, and storm safety. (details).
- Live Animal Presentation (Live Presentation)
- With help from members of the Museum's live animal collection, our knowledgeable staff address behaviors, environments, classification, and adaptations. Students will observe a live animal and be exposed to characteristics of the animal and adaptations that help the animal live in its environment ... (details).
- Making Weather (Live Presentation)
- Unravel how air, water, and temperature create weather, as we make a cloud and a snowstorm on stage! (details).
- Mind Games and Optical Illusions (Live Presentation)
- Volunteers from the audience participate in demonstrations that reveal how the brain can be tricked. See the world the way it really isn't, and investigate how our senses trick us. Visit the exhibit Seeing Is Deceiving before or after this presentation. (details).
- Science Live! (Live Presentation)
- A rotating schedule of live scientific discovery. (details).
- Science Theater Play (Live Presentation)
- The art and drama of theater can offer a lesson in science! Learn about topics such as technology and evolution from this presentation on one of our live stages. (details).
- Stem Cell Science (Live Presentation)
- Stem cell research is hot news again! Is it really possible to create stem cells without an egg or an embryo? Come and find out what this means for human health. (details).
- Super-Cold Science (Live Presentation)
- When temperature goes extreme, see materials break all the rules. Liquid nitrogen produces remarkable state or pressure alterations in substances when they get super cold. Find out how such extreme temperatures can cause materials to undergo dramatic changes. (details).
- Technology in Our Lives (Live Presentation)
- Technology is all around us, but what exactly is it? Come and find out how tech savvy you are! (details).
- The Research Wrap (Live Presentation)
- Join us for updates on the science and technology we hear about in the news, in research journals, and emerging in our society. (details).
- The Wonderful World of Carbon Nanotubes (Live Presentation)
- Carbon nanotubes were discovered by accident in 1991. Since then, they've generated a flurry of research into how they work and how they might be used to revolutionize everything from buildings to computers. Come find out more about this revolutionary new material. (details).
- Unsinkable? Unthinkable! (Live Presentation)
- This Jon Lipsky play explores the sinking of the Titanic and the dangers of risky technology. In this presentation, an actor recreates several scenes from the sinking and relates them to technological and engineering problems that played a part in the tragedy. The play also shows how the Titanic ... (details).
