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By popular demand, Design Zone returns to the Fleet Science Center. Learn what it takes to create a video game, line up rhythms like the best DJs, or design a roller coaster that makes your stomach drop. This innovative exhibition explores mathematical concepts like patterns, variables, scale, slop and ratios that artists, architects, engineers, musicians and other innovators use. This experiential approach to math focuses on math concepts as a tool to create and invent everything from hip-hop to skate parks. You'll see that math isn't just a subject in school but a fundamental, creative tool that lets us all have fun. This exhibit opens on Saturday, January 21 at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is included with the ticket, which can be purchased here. Ticket Prices: ‣ Children ( Ages 3 to 12) $19.95 ‣ Seniors ( Ages 65+) $22.95 ‣ Adults ( Ages 13 to 64) $24.95 For more information about the Design Zone, visit here fleetscience.org/exhibitions/design-zone

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In a career spanning more than 60 years, both as a solo artist and bandleader, the great Cuban pianist and composer Chucho Valdés has distilled elements of the Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, classical music, rock, and more, into a deeply personal style. Winner of seven GRAMMY® and four Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Valdés received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Science last year and was also inducted in the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

DACA has once again been deemed unlawful by a federal court. The ruling leaves over half a million “dreamers” in limbo.

The White House will require AI companies to test new systems and submit the results to the federal government. The goal is to mitigate some risks as the technology rapidly develops.