Science Buffet is a lively science presentation featuring a “taste” of everything the Museum has to offer: live animals, weird science facts, dramatic demonstrations, and explosions (small and controlled of course), all seasoned with a touch of humor.

Bob Alderink, Head of the Museum’s Natural World Investigate Lab, is a talented science communicator with unique skills as a presenter and teacher. Bob teaches math and science topics to Museum audiences in programs that range from large auditorium shows to intensive lab classes for school groups. Because of his talent as a science communicator, he was named by The News & Observer as “Tar Heel of the Week” in November 2004 and was awarded the 2011 Outstanding Informal Educator Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education by the N.C. Science, Mathematics, Technology (SMT) Center.