Like redwoods, the Golden Gate Bridge, sourdough bread and high housing prices, science is a key part of the Bay Area’s sense of place.

The region is home to UC Berkeley, Stanford and other top research universities, a long list of Nobel prize winners, world-famous museums, aquariums, medical centers and many of the planet’s leading technology companies.

So it should come as no surprise there’s a big shin-dig to celebrate science as cool and fun. In fact, it’s billed as the largest live education event in Northern California. The 12th annual Bay Area Science Festival is scheduled for 11 am to 4 pm Saturday at Koret Quad at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, one block from the Warriors arena.

The event is free and open to anyone, with a particular focus on families a

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