{"id":52672,"date":"2024-02-10T16:11:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=52672"},"modified":"2024-02-10T17:37:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T17:37:50","slug":"annual-atlanta-science-festival-returns-march-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2024\/02\/10\/annual-atlanta-science-festival-returns-march-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Atlanta Science Festival returns March 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy Atlanta Science Festival <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Atlanta Science Festival (ASF), the city\u2019s annual celebration of all things science, is returning this year on March 9-23.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s festival \u2014 which will take place at venues throughout metro Atlanta \u2014 will feature over 100 interactive and educational events.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"newspack-popup-container newspack-popup hidden  newspack-inline-popup  newspack-lightbox-no-border\" role=\"button\" id=\"id_170801\" data-segments=\"\" data-frequency=\"0,0,0,month\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-get-the-newsletter-that-atlanta-is-talking-about\"><strong>Get the newsletter that Atlanta is talking about<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The festival kicks off with the Science and Engineering Day at Georgia Tech, an event that showcases hands-on activities, exhibits and demonstrations about subjects like robotics, biology, space, art, nanotechnology, computer science, wearable tech, bioengineering and more.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1\">@media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-1{min-height: 100px;}}@media ( min-width: 728px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-1{min-height: 90px;}}<br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>In addition, attendees will also have opportunities to meet numerous student researchers, as well as learn about all of the exciting things happening at Georgia Tech.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the rest of the two-week-long festival, both adults and children alike can check out the participating venues to learn about a variety of interesting topics such as AI and brain imaging, amphibians and snapping turtles, bugs and birds, walks through oak forests, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Atlanta Science Festival aims to celebrate science and spark curiosity,\u201d said Meisa Salaita, executive co-director of Science ATL\u2013the engineers of the Atlanta Science Festival. \u201cWe are thrilled for this year\u2019s Festival and look forward to seeing the community come together through their appreciation for science.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside 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