科学教育不仅仅是给小孩子的。这是莫妮卡·梅兹尔 （Monica Metzler）在芝加哥科技委员会（Chicago Council on Science and Technology）的一次活动中传播的理念。她所创立的伊利诺伊科学委员会（Illinois Science Council）一直在为推动成年人的科学教育而努力。 芝加哥不仅有丰富的文化艺术资源，也拥有各种以科学教育为主的公共机构。然而，莫妮卡发现了一个问题：这些机构全是给小孩设置的。实际上，成年人也 会对各种科学现象有强烈的好奇心，却并没有老师可问。为了解决这个问题，莫妮卡在六年前成立了这所公共科教机构。这个机构填补了芝加哥在科教领域的空缺， 将芝加哥向“科学之城”又推近了一步。 (more…)
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