Science box is any box where science happens. Science boxes are usually plexiglass-covered and probably have something growing in them like mushrooms or a mold colony. You are most likely to find science boxes around Oakland at hackerspaces and hacker houses.

 

Science boxes seen in Oakland:

  • mushroom incubator
  • failed mushroom incubator where somebody puts some bread in a box and expects mushrooms to just grow
  • accoustic fog machine using ultrasound