Making Science Fun for Kids

Join us for a Q&A with Theanne Griffith, neuroscientist and award-winning author of STEM-themed children's books!

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Theanne Griffith is a neuroscientist and the award-winning author of the STEM-themed chapter book series, The Magnificent Makers—frequently described as “The Magic School Bus for the 21st century.” She also co-writes the non-fiction series, Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files. Her books introduce children to the wonders of the human brain, outer space, weather, germs, geology, and many other topics. In 2021, the series was a finalist for the Favorite Early Reader Series of the Kids’ Choice Book Awards, the only national book awards voted on solely by kids. She’s also an Assistant Professor at UC Davis, where her lab investigates how our nervous system encodes bodily sensations such as temperature and pain.

Major support and funding provided by the Carl E. Touhey Foundation. Presented by the NYS Writers Institute and the Albany Public Library. Cosponsored by Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region, Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York, the UAlbany College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, and the Department of Biological Sciences.