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Explore the Academy through rose-colored glasses: Tonight we’re celebrating the wonderful world of color. Get your late-night science fix with rainbow-hued cocktails in hand while wandering among rainforest greens, aquarium blues, and coral pinks.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Color on the Reef
Science Today, East Pavilion
8:30pm
Grab a seat for a pop-up talk from one of the Academy’s own marine biologists, Raphael Ritson-Williams, who will show some of coral’s wildest colors.
Full Spectrum
Project Lab
6p - 10p
Learn about EnChroma glasses, which enable people with red-green colorblindness to see a broader range of clear, vibrant colors. Assess your color vision with a screening test, and then experience your surroundings in a new way: Borrow a pair of EnChroma glasses for a transformative view of the Academy or experience a color blind simulator.
Explore the world of polymorphism in raptors with experts from the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory.
Check out some of the specimens that have inspired scientific illustrator Rachel Diaz-Bastin’s colorful nudibranchs, Gouldian finches, and frogs.
Chat with Academy biologists Cristina Castillo and Susan MacWhorter about coral fluoresence and what it takes for a reef to stay healthy.
Learn how reef-dwelling fish use color for mimicry and survival with Academy Ichthyologist Stuart Willis.
Check out the Academy’s rainbow of colorful insect specimens, from beetles to butterflies, with Academy researchers Chris Grinter, Wade Lee, and Aaron Goodman.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef
7:30pm
Catch an after hours dive show from the underwater biology team and learn more about all it takes to keep the world's deepest coral reef tank flourishing (and colorful).
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