Gates Foundation Discovery Center

Celebrate Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month with a conversation between writer, artist and philanthropist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez and Isabel Muñoz-Colón, senior program officer at the Gates Foundation’s WA State Initiatives. Together, they will delve into the transformative power of storytelling, the importance of representation in media, and the rich cultural heritage that informs Edgardo’s work. Live music, food and a book signing also included! Oct 1, 4-7pm. Free! RSVP https://gates.ly/3ZnvgOI

One week from today...Goalkeepers is back! This year's theme: better nutrition for all so that everyone can reach their full potential. You can watch the incredible lineup of speakers live Sept 23, 3pm PT: https://lnkd.in/gFRuU2Ns

Some of our favorite exhibits are the ones you contribute parts of yourselves to! Our "Share Your Cause" Tree encourages you to share hopes, inspirations or causes that get you to take action. Drop by this week to see what changes our global and local communities are making and add yours! Open Wed-Sat, 10-5pm. Always free.

#WorldWaterWeek Staff Chat💦🚽🚨This Thursday Aug 29, 2:30-3pm, join Eric Omwanza Momanyi, Senior Program Officer of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene team to learn about the future of sanitation and what changes are actually needed in order to adopt toilet innovations. Always free to the public!

Everybody poops. It’s universal. Yet 3.5 billion people lack access to sanitation systems that safely manage human waste resulting in disease, disability, and death; amounting to roughly 800,000 people per year! The sewage systems that people do have access to are aging quickly. However, there are sustainable sanitation innovations on the horizon including Georgia Institute of Technology G2RT reinvented toilet. This #WorldWaterWeek Patrick McMahon and Doulaye Kone talk some sh*t about our current systems and where we can go from here.

You may know that only female mosquitoes bite and transmit malaria, but do you know what year that was first discovered? To round out #MosquitoWeek we've got one more bite of trivia for you. Take your best shot in the poll below and the answer will be revealed tomorrow!

Today is #WorldMosquitoDay 🩸🦟 Did you know the world's deadliest animal is... THE MOSQUITO! This tiny killer transmits malaria, a disease that is responsible for over 600,000 deaths per year, more than sharks, crocodiles and snakes combined!

What's all the buzz you ask? It's Mosquito Week and we are kicking it off with a pop quiz to get your blood flowing!

Want to meet others who are passionate and curious about design? We partnered with Seattle Design Festival to host a design mixer Aug 20th, 5:30-7:30pm, that explores our current exhibition, "A Better Way To Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation". We have a fun evening planned to spark your curiosity, develop new relationships, and learn about exhibit and toilet design. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gbDM-5RG

Teens!🌎📣✨ Get there while you can! YAP applications are closing next week on Aug 14. If you're passionate about social change, local/global issues, community engagement and want to meet other like-minded people, this is your chance to take action. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gjHHytfC