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NightSchool is currently paused, but you can press play on 94 (!) recorded livestreams on our YouTube playlist.
Our live NightSchool series brings together scientists, artists, creators, and their friends and collaborators; all experts ranging in fields from eco-poetry to bioluminescent art to the 60,000+ species of snails on our planet. It’s a natural science party, and you’re invited to ask our guests literally anything you want. Every episode is an unfiltered, unedited, and undeniably delightful deep-dive into something new: Whether it’s traversing the mysteries of microscopic ocean life or celebrating our alligator Claude’s birthday, we go all-in, always.
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Must-watch episodes
Reflect on a changing world with performers and poets whose work sits at the intersection of art and science.
What’s in a field guide? Join us for a closer look into these stunningly illustrated nature-ID’ers.
What do night parrots, giant tortoises, and a teeny tiny clam have in common? Averting presumed extinction.
Ice, soil, wood, diatomaceous deep-sea sediment — we're digging deep and returning with cores.
What live everywhere there’s water, are invisible to the naked eye, and are essential to life on Earth? Diatoms!
Explore the wide world of snails, from venomous ocean-dwellers to big-city inhabitants.
We’re throwing a party dedicated to Claude the American alligator and the freshwater swamps he calls home.
We’re digging into the vast underground networks that connect mushrooms, plants, and a whole lot of life.
Culture grows in the dark. Join us at the intersection of art and science, Thursday nights at the Academy. 21+.
Connect with science wherever you are with a curated array of livestreams, webcams, and DIY activities.
Re-experience every single NightSchool episode on our YouTube playlist.