Blog - CuriOdyssey

5 surprising facts about your tongue

By Tracy | Sat July 30, 2016

1) Your taste buds tell your brain what food tastes like. Your tongue has bumps called “papillae,” and each of them is covered by “taste buds.” Each taste bud is…

San Mateo Daily Journal | CuriOdyssey nabs long-term county lease, nears fundraising goal

By CuriOdyssey | Sat May 28, 2016

Curiosity has a firm foot in a new door after officials with the local nonprofit science museum at Coyote Point announced CuriOdyssey raised $22 million toward a facility revamp and…

CuriOdyssey listed as one of seven of the best science museums for kids by CoolMomTech.com

By CuriOdyssey | Mon May 9, 2016

The blog CoolMomTech.com has listed CuriOdyssey as one of the seven best science museums for kids. We’re in good company with other notable ASTC institutions! Read more

CuriOdyssey featured on San Francisco’s KRON-TV as great place for kids

By CuriOdyssey | Tue March 22, 2016

A Yelp Community manager shares entertaining activities for children on KRON-TV news. Link to access video is here: See it here

Children and adults walking in a line next to the bay

San Francisco Business Times | CuriOdyssey announces $35 million rebuilding campaign to give more kids the superpower of science

By CuriOdyssey | Fri October 23, 2015

CuriOdyssey announced today they have received landmark contributions totaling $19 million to create a “world-class, serious science playground” in San Mateo. Comprising more than 50 percent of a projected $35…

San Jose Mercury News | CuriOdyssey seeks $35 million for major renovation

By CuriOdyssey | Fri October 23, 2015

Nearly a decade after financial problems threatened to shutter the children’s museum, CuriOdyssey is back on its feet and ready to unveil an ambitious new vision. The science- and nature-themed…

San Mateo Daily Journal announces CuriOdyssey’s Capital Campaign

By CuriOdyssey | Fri October 23, 2015

From an up close encounter with a friendly otter to seeing how reflections alters one’s perception, the opportunities to explore curiosity at CuriOdyssey will grow tremendously as the nonprofit revealed…

San Francisco Business Times | Philanthropic heavyweights behind a science playground

By CuriOdyssey | Fri October 23, 2015

Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer throw their philanthropic weight behind a science playground. Young children are often brimming with energy, enthusiasm and curiosity, especially when they have a chance to…

Happy 4th from our most patriotic -looking birds!

By CuriOdyssey | Thu July 9, 2015

Happy fourth of July! We’re celebrating this day by spotlighting our two most patriotic-looking birds, our golden eagles. CuriOdyssey is home to two golden eagles, one female, Ishta, and one…

Exploring Prisms + Sunlight

By CuriOdyssey | Mon June 29, 2015

Did you know that rainbows are caused by an aspect of refraction called dispersion? Light waves of different frequencies (colors) bend different amounts. In most cases, this is not noticeable,…