If you happen to be in the Washington DC area on April 28th and/or 29th, you may want to check out what the organizers are calling the “Woodstock of Science”—and it’s a safe bet you’ll really want to avoid the brown acid... The 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival is said to be the country’s largest celebration of science and engineering, which
will feature over 3,000 fun, interactive exhibits, more than 100 stage shows and 33 Author Presentations. The finale Expo will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC on April 28-29, 2012. Hours are 10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday. New this year: the USA Science & Engineering Festival Book Fair, and a Career Pavilion for high-school students that includes a College Fair, a Job Fair and a Meet the Scientist/Engineer Networking area.
Science celebrity guests will include Bill Nye the Science Guy, Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory, and Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from MythBusters. And, even better the event is free. Check it out at here. In a similar vein, if you are in New York City at the end of May, you’ll want to check out the World Festival of Science (about which more in a future post). I covered this event back in 2008 and it was a blast. I even got yelled at by James Watson—truly a magical moment.