{"666184":{"#nid":"666184","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"The thrill of discovery: Atlanta Science Festival returns next month","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari\u0026amp;rls=en\u0026amp;q=atlanta+science+festival\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\u0026amp;oe=UTF-8\u0022\u003EAtlanta Science Festival \u003C\/a\u003Ewill take place from March 10-25.\u0026nbsp;This will be the 10th festival and is set to be the largest yet, with 150 science events over the course of 2 weeks (65 of which are free). These events are not just for kids.\u0026nbsp;Some adult-friendly events to look out for are the recurring Breaking Down the Bean events, focused on coffee brewing, and\u0026nbsp;the Water, the Source of Civilizations event exploring water\u0026rsquo;s role in human history through art. Several College of Sciences faculty, students, and staff are taking part in the festival.\u0026nbsp;A recent\u0026nbsp;Atlanta Science Festival media preview in Decatur\u0026nbsp;included hive insects from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.goodismanlab.biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGoodisman Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/michael-goodisman\u0022\u003EMichael Goodisman\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. Also the last event in the Festival is set for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/patch.com\/georgia\/buckhead\/marta-reach-shuttles-atlanta-science-festival-piedmont-park\u0022\u003EPiedmont Park\u003C\/a\u003E March 25.\u0026nbsp;(More information on the Atlanta Science Festival can be found \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/cos-at-asf\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-02-27 14:43:08","changed_gmt":"2023-02-27 14:47:58","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/decaturish.com\/2023\/02\/the-thrill-of-discovery-atlanta-sciece-festival-returns-next-month\/","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"11811","name":"Michael Goodisman"},{"id":"66491","name":"Atlanta Science Festival"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}