The last decade has seen a proliferation of mobile digital devices where people spend considerable time consuming digital media, taking photos, texting, and being active on social media. Many researchers claim that this heavy exposure to screens is detrimental, while others argue that the dire warnings are only the typical anxieties generated by any new technology.

A panel of experts will discuss the science and societal dimensions of this timely issue as part of Science Matters—a speakers program exploring challenging science issues at the forefront of public concern.

Discover the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates' fascinating 11 year journey through the visually stunning and biodiverse Amazon rainforest as a young man who risks his life for science in the 1850’s.

Amazon Adventure 3D traces the extraordinary journey of naturalist and explorer Henry Walter Bates - the most influential scientist you’ve never heard of – who provided “the beautiful proof” to Charles Darwin for his then controversial theory of natural selection, the scientific explanation for the development of life on Earth.

This is the true story of a 15,000-kilometer journey in the footsteps of one of the most devastating natural events on our planet: the Atlantic Hurricane.

Filmmakers teamed up with NASA to follow the footsteps of the Atlantic hurricane as it begins its journey as an ominous sandstorm in Senegal, heading west across the Atlantic building momentum as it tosses ships on growing swells, then crashes into the jungles of the Caribbean. Ants, lizards, bats, frogs, horses, men, rivers, ocean reefs… all bend before the power of this monsoon turned magnificent.

IMAX® with Laser is here at the California Science Center!

Transport yourself to awesome new worlds and engage your senses in endless colors and soul-stirring sounds! Experience the sharpest, brightest, clearest, and most vivid digital images ever produced. With Laser projection, audiences will experience colors that exist in the real world, but could never before be shown onscreen. Coupled with IMAX's next-generation 12 channel surround sound system, IMAX with laser will draw you into the action like never before. It is more than a technological evolution—it’s a re-imagination of the movie theatre experience.

The California Science Center and the surrounding Exposition Park are prime places to catch Abra, Exeggcute, Poliwag, Vulpix, Snorlax and more! Here is a quick guide to help you catch ‘em all during your visit.