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San Diego Science Festival Signature Events Family Day - March 20 - Balboa Park - 11am-3pm - Family Day at Balboa Park offers family-friendly science inspired adventures as part of this park-wide event. For a complete schedule including specific museum hours, admission pricing and discounts, visit www.balboapark.org.
SDSU Science Sampler - March 20 - San Diego State University campus at the College of Sciences - 10am-4pm - Hosted by the SDSU College of Sciences, is offering exciting and interactive experiences for all ages that showcase the remarkable science of greater San Diego.
Science of Science Fiction - March 23 - Neurosciences Institute - 6pm-8pm - An enlightened question-and-answer panel discussion moderated by Barbara Bry, of the San Diego News Network. Panelists include authors Scott Sigler & David Brin, and scientists Jennifer Ouellette and Ricardo Gil da Costa, of the Science & Entertainment Exchange.
The Illusion of Psychic Powers - March 24 - University of California, San Diego campus at the CALIT2 Auditorium - 6-8pm - Jamy Ian Swiss will show attendees how a grasp of the absurd, an understanding of how deception works, and critical thinking go hand-in-hand.
Star Party - March 25 - Reuben H. Fleet Science Center - starts at 6pm - Peer at the universe through large telescopes, rub elbows with NASA engineers and preview the new IMAX documentary based on the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. Following the movie will be a hosted "Star Viewing" in Balboa Park supported by the San Diego Astronomy Association.
Expo Day - March 27 - PETCO Park - 10am-5pm - brings together over 150 hands-on science activities and stage performances for people of all ages and interest levels. You can see actual DNA and perform DNA extraction techniques, use your olfactory gland (nose) to identify the organic molecules that create the flavors, aromas, and colors in your favorite foods, get an up close look at the science of baseball, and put your forensic skills to the test to solve a birthday cake mystery by analyzing saliva samples of the suspects. Performers will bring science to life with a display of impressive reptiles in "Close Encounters of the Cold Blooded Kind," the Science of Magic will be revealed as objects disappear before your eyes, dry ice will be used to create bubbling potions to produce a large-scale theatrical effect, and sing along as you increase your science knowledge with the Galapagos Mountain Boys performing their scientific inspired folk songs about the Big Bang, star formation, cosmology, anthropology, and more.
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