What marine animals swim the fastest? How many bones does an orca have? What does a squid and an F-16 plane have in common? Find out at the new "Built for Speed" exhibit at the Cal Academy! Today is the member's preview of the new "Built for Speed" exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. I…
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Cal Academy Teens Launch Environmental Social Media Campaign: “Put A Cap on Plastic Use”
I'm happy to share the news that yesterday a group of teens, as a result of their participation in a California Academy of Sciences program, launched a social media campaign to educate the public about plastic waste. Called "Put a Cap on Plastic Use," their campaign focuses on three social media tools: An Instagram Photo Challenge…
First Impressions of the New Exploratorium: Bigger, Brighter, Geekier
Today I got my first chance to check out the new Exploratorium museum located on Pier 15 on the Embarcadero. I was there for a digital learning symposium with fifty other researchers, developers and educators in the field. We were lucky enough to get a guided tour of the new Exploratorium facilities, barely open for…
SF Taiko at the Japantown Cherry Blossom Festival, Upcoming Shows
Check out my friend Christine and SF Taiko Dojo killing it at the Sakura Matsuri / Cherry Blossom festival in Japantown in San Francisco yesterday. She is performing with the SF Taiko Rising Stars, their young drummers group. I love taiko drumming, and love that I have friends that do it. Video cannot capture…
“Re/Genesis” Dance Show: Post-Script
We did it! After months of work, Freeplay and Prince on Point dance crews pulled off an ambitious and demanding dance show this weekend. "Re/Genesis" was for me a very personal project that grew out of something in my own heart and has blossomed into this colorful quilt of dance pieces. It was really only…
“Re/Genesis” Debuts Tonight!
It's showtime! The Freeplay Dance Crew and Prince on Point collaboration "Re/Genesis" debuts tonight at 8pm at the Garage Theater in San Francisco. It's been a long, sometimes difficult, even painful, creation process. But reviewing video of our final rehearsal last night, I'm blown away by all that we've accomplished together. And I can't wait to share…
Cal Academy Welcomes a New Penguin Chick: Help Name Him!
The California Academy of Sciences welcomed today a new penguin chick to our African Penguin tank in the Tusher African Hall. Scores of visitors young and old were on hand to witness the two-month old baby penguin splash around in the water, get feed and preen himself with his proud daddy. This is the…
OMG, “Re/Genesis” Show is This Weekend!
I can't believe that after months of work, we are just days away from my dance crew's show "Re/Genesis" April 12 and 13 in San Francisco. It's been an incredible journey for me, as the original instigator of this show with my piece "The Message" that I created a year and a half ago. A…
What I Did Over Spring Break: 3D Marine Animal Design Camp at the Cal Academy
I worked with ten awesome middle schoolers at the California Academy of Sciences who made their own models of marine animals like this one. More soon…
If You’re a Single Lady Octopus, Put Your Tentacle Up
On Wednesday, the California Academy of Sciences put on publc display for the first time a little-known encephalopod (thanks, Laura!) called the "Larger Pacific Striped Octopus." This little lady has been barely studied at all — it doesn't even have a scientific name! One of the Academy's biologists, Rich Ross, specializes in octopi, personally raising…