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Awesome science & tech stuff. Free Science Cafe for Teens & people in Marin. Join us & Learn! WHERE? - New Venue! WHAT ELSE? - Follow us on Twitter!
WHAT? - Teens get to hear working scientists, engineers, physicians, mathematicians, programmers & researchers discuss the details of their work & how they got there. Presenters use multimedia and interactive techniques to engage the students. (MSS FB page content added by Alfia, Art, and MSS interns past and present)
WHEN? - Seminar sessions take place 12 Wednesday eves (unless otherwise noted
When one looks at the origin of life there are many questions. How did the first cells form? How did we get lipid bilayer membranes? How with RNA get incorporated into those cells. Well... That's what spontaneously happens if you combine lipids and RNA.... https://fb.watch/J715jTKOdD/
My great friend and colleague in medical and graduate school Hans Prohaska MD, PHD worked on cancer prevention and then died of melanoma, it is great to see major advances in therapies for this cancer. https://fb.watch/J6X8pZEOuj/
08/20/2026
Scientists have now found Denisovan femurs and have a height estimate (hint they were tall). https://www.science.org/content/article/denisovans-towered-over-their-contemporaries-and-munched-bunch-meat?utm_campaign=Science&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwY2xjawTz_iRwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUtGZW12ODB4UXJyNTF2T0RzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe8mOa-lwg646nGqK5xFPj9UNrnvCmJ5d2CQP9uwdBDtMTpoXbcB4aVCxpKWk_aem_a_7K3wOp5vpGYtJ3OEuJSg
Denisovans towered over their contemporaries and munched a bunch of meat A pair of studies dissects the stature and diets of our mysterious archaic cousins
08/17/2026
Deadline for applying to the Marin Science Seminar High School internship is approaching (Fri. 8/28). If you know a Marin-based high school student interested in STEM, please forward this link to them. Zoom interviews must be completed by 9/1 and cannot be guaranteed for students who apply the last few days. Join us & Learn! https://marinscienceseminar.com/interns/
Fascinating view inside one of CERN’s particle detectors. https://fb.watch/J2f6tnN7_f/
Sometimes exceptional engineering combine with luck to make great scientific advancements. https://fb.watch/J2emSGeJi5/
08/16/2026
Excellent summary of the first and only mission to Mars focused primarily on testing for living organisms.
50 Years on Mars From Viking to Todays Rovers On the morning of July 20, 1976, roughly 40 minutes after mission controllers received word that the Viking 1 lander had successfully touched down on the surface of Mars, this photo gave us our first view from the surface of the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL
The new space based Roman telescope will be a giant upgrade over Hubble. https://fb.watch/J0V4dj8vtC/
08/07/2026
That red goo is microbial life coming from a glacier. Life can exist in amazingly hostile environments.
Red marks the spot: Network of complex microbes discovered at mysterious Blood Falls A research team co-led by a Yale scientist has identified complex organisms near the Blood Falls area of the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica — a discovery that offers new implications for how microbial life adapts to harsh environmental conditions.
08/07/2026
You can volunteer at the Bay Area Science Festival and meet some cool people! 😃
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320 Nova Albion Way, Innovation Hub
San Rafael, CA
94903
Opening Hours
| 7:30pm - 8:30pm |