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Become a Mad Scientist
Remember when science was about making things explode and discovering how the world works? Spend Saturday getting reacquainted.
South Side Science Festival
Where: University of Chicago, 5802 S. Ellis Avenue, Hyde Park
When: Saturday, October 3, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Details: Festival website
More than 130 demonstrations bring university research into the real world. Expect robots, fossils, jellyfish, unusual materials and experiments that make complicated science surprisingly approachable.
