After Dark: COLD at the MIT Museum
MIT Museum, 314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Cambridge MA 02142, Cambridge, MA
Ready to get frosty? Unravel the science of cold at the MIT Museum! Featured Activities: Dive into the polar vortex with MIT climatologist Judah Cohen as he breaks down what makes Boston winters so harsh.Discover how hibernation could unlock life-saving therapies with MIT alum Kat Kajderowicz (spoiler alert: animals are onto something).Journey to the Arctic with MIT Lincoln Laboratory researcher David Whelihan to discover how cutting-edge technology survives, and thrives, in Earth's most extreme environments.Interested in Cryogenics? Meet the Cryogenics Collection team at Havard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology and learn about their ice-cold archives.Freeze your creativity by arranging ice on light-sensitive paper to make one-of-a-kind cyanotype prints.Nitrogen ice cream from Sub Zero and chilly beverages from Momma's Grocery and Wine will be available for purchase.