The Treehouse Group

The 2010 edition of the Grown-Up Science Fair, held May 8th, had even more displays than in previous years, and we were all thrilled to see the roughly 300 people who came out and participated so enthusiastically.

Some of this year’s highlights included: Transcription Hero with Jeremy Feingold from Spongelab Interactive, where players used the Guitar Hero controller to transcribe a section of DNA; mealworm art; an experiment which sought to find out which gender has better reflexes (before and after a few beers); and one which determined the effects that happy or sad images have on people when they are composing music. These, on top of our annual displays of Flubber, Periodic Table Twister (a Twister game set entirely on a giant-sized periodic table), the Scientific Arts & Crafts table, and the baking soda volcanoes, ensured there was more than enough to do until the wee hours of the morning.

Thanks again to everyone who came out - we hope to see you next year!

Those lucky enough to turn into human pretzels on the Periodic Table Twister and make a big (scientific!) mess with Flubber at last year’s Grown-Up Science Fair (GUSF) will be both thrilled and relieved to hear that the Treehouse Group will once again be partnering with city-wide science festival Science Rendezvous for the 2010 edition.

Moving along Queen Street West, this year’s Evening of Madness will be taking place at the Rhino. Our goal is to connect as many scientists and non-scientists as can fit in one room, in order to investigate the lighter, fun side of science and technology in Toronto.

This year’s party will be on May 8, from 8pm - 12am at the Rhino (1249 Queen Street West).

Click here for information on past events, and here for updated information on this year’s GUSF.

If you’d like learn more about and/or get involved with the GUSF, please contact Joe Wilson at joe@treehousegroup.org.