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Backyard Brains' OpenLab Series 3/4: When Ideas Become Experiments – Put Your Hypotheses to the Test
Are you faster than your own reflex? Does your dominant hand really send “stronger” signals than the non-dominant one?
Welcome to the third installment of the Backyard Brains’ OpenLab series (November 24 & 27, December 1 & 4, 2025), where participants dive into a key stage of the scientific process: conducting an experiment.
About This Workshop
About the Instructor
The workshop is led by Aleksa Vasić, M.Sc. in Biology. As a passionate science communicator, Aleksa blends biology, neuroscience, and technology to make modern scientific discoveries accessible to everyone. Through hands-on demonstrations, he reveals how the electrical signals that control our bodies can be observed, measured, and interpreted using simple tools.
How Do You Design a Mini-Experiment and Analyze the Results?
The third OpenLab workshop guides participants through the entire workflow, from shaping a clear research question to gathering real data. It’s your chance to put your hypotheses to the test!
This time, you’re not just students, you’re scientists. Working in small teams, you’ll design and carry out your own mini-research projects using all the measurement and analysis skills you’ve developed so far.
Learning Science Through Practice
You’ll collaborate in small research groups to ask precise questions, formulate testable hypotheses, and move into hands-on experimental work, whether that’s measuring reflex speed, analyzing muscle responses to different stimuli, or anything else your scientific curiosity inspires.
You’ll learn how to collect reliable data, analyze it meaningfully, draw well-supported conclusions, identify the limitations of your study, and propose next steps to deepen and verify your findings.
Participants will also begin drafting a scientific poster: exploring the essential sections, learning how to present results clearly with charts and figures, and using text strategically and sparingly.
Why Join?
This workshop brings together neuroscience, biology, and engineering in an accessible, fun, and highly interactive format. You’ll experience the thrill of the moment when your data either confirms—or challenges—your hypothesis.
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