Connect The Wires. Turn On The Brain. Bring The Idea To Life!

A workshop designed to give you a hands-on understanding of how blood pressure monitors work. You will explore the basics of measurement, digital technologies, and biosignal devices, learning not only how but also why these devices function. Click for more info.

A workshop designed to help you develop an entrepreneurial approach to life and career. You will learn how to identify opportunities, test ideas, and use available resources effectively, with a focus on practical steps you can apply right away. Click for more info.

What if you could feel your brain constructing reality in real time? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll step inside the strange illusions that reveal how consciousness works. Using only simple tools, we’ll trick the brain into believing your nose is growing, show how your body map can be bent and stretched, and explore online experiments that prove we unconsciously sense eye gaze as a real force. By the end, you won’t just understand the science of consciousness — you’ll have experienced it yourself. Click for more info.

Through a series of four workshops, Miloš Rašić, a master electrical engineer specializing in robotics and biotechnology, will guide you from an idea to a functional robot that you can control using a laptop, joystick, or ROS system.
The series is designed for anyone stepping into the world of robotics for the first time. Click for more info.

Through a series of four workshops, Miloš Rašić, a master electrical engineer specializing in robotics and biotechnology, will guide you from an idea to a functional robot that you can control using a laptop, joystick, or ROS system.
The series is designed for anyone stepping into the world of robotics for the first time. Click for more info.

In this four-workshop series, explore the brain and body through interactive experiments and technology. This series introduces the basics of neuroscience and bioelectronics, teaching you how to capture signals from muscles, the brain, and even plants while developing your own mini-projects. Click for more info.

Through a series of four workshops, Miloš Rašić, a master electrical engineer specializing in robotics and biotechnology, will guide you from an idea to a functional robot that you can control using a laptop, joystick, or ROS system.
The series is designed for anyone stepping into the world of robotics for the first time. Click for more info.

Through a series of four workshops, Miloš Rašić, a master electrical engineer specializing in robotics and biotechnology, will guide you from an idea to a functional robot that you can control using a laptop, joystick, or ROS system.
The series is designed for anyone stepping into the world of robotics for the first time. Click for more info.

In this four-workshop series, explore the brain and body through interactive experiments and technology. This series introduces the basics of neuroscience and bioelectronics, teaching you how to capture signals from muscles, the brain, and even plants while developing your own mini-projects. Click for more info.

Have you ever wondered how neurons in the brain communicate and connect to create thoughts, feelings, and movements?
In this interactive workshop, you’ll discover how electrical signals are generated in the brain and how they travel through neural networks. Click for more info.

Brain on electricity? No, on magnet!
Have you ever wondered how a magnet can influence the brain and trigger changes in its activity?
In this interactive workshop, participants will discover the principles of non-invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and learn how the brain’s responses can be measured in real time. Click for more info.

Have you ever seen or heard neural impulses? Did you know that our bodies constantly communicate through electrical signals—from neurons carrying our thoughts to muscles moving our bodies? Have you ever wondered what it feels like to control someone—or to be under someone else’s control? In this workshop, you’ll step into the exciting world of the body’s electrical signals, neural communication, and motor control using devices designed by Backyard Brains scientists. Click for more info.

Polluters that clean themselves?
Imagine a world where microbes and plants have the ability to remove toxins from soil, water, and air – without harmful chemicals or enormous costs. This workshop reveals how bioremediation, a modern biotechnological discipline, transforms pollution into sustainable innovation and shows how science can become a tool for entrepreneurship and positive environmental change. Click for more info.

How can microorganisms help fight bacterial infections? In this workshop, you’ll discover how biotechnology connects genetics, nature, and technology — laying the groundwork for developing new therapies and innovative biotechnological solutions. Click for more info.

Backyard Brains’ OpenLab presents a series of four interactive workshops to be held on November 24 and 27, and December 1 and 4, 2025. The series is designed to guide participants through the complete research process, from hands-on measurement and data analysis to the final presentation of their own mini research project. Click for more info.

Have you ever wondered what really happens when artificial intelligence (AI) writes text, generates images, or answers your questions?

If you’ve ever been curious about how ChatGPT “knows” what to say, how realistic images are created from text, or why AI sometimes gets things right and other times completely misses the point or starts to “hallucinate” — this workshop is your chance to understand it all through simple explanations and concrete examples. This session reveals how AI actually “thinks,” demystifying the core principles behind the technology that’s transforming the world. Click for more info.

How do you find the life-defining signal in a sea of electrical noise?

We’re continuing the Backyard Brains’ OpenLab workshop series (November 24 & 27 and December 1 & 4, 2025), taking you from the basics of measurement all the way to the final presentation of your mini research project.

In these workshops, you’ll have the chance to step into the role of a neuroscientist. You’ll turn your ideas into scientific hypotheses, test them through data collection and analysis, and finally design your own scientific poster and present your results — just like at a real scientific conference! Click for more info.

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. Click for more info.

How do you turn a sea of complex information into a clear and engaging story?

In an era where science is constantly confronted with waves of misinformation, the ability to communicate facts clearly, accurately, and engagingly has become a crucial skill, not only for scientists, but for anyone who wants to contribute to a well-informed society. This workshop shows how even the most complex scientific ideas can be transformed into messages that audiences understand and remember. Click for more info.

How do you present your scientific discovery in the best possible way?

Welcome to the grand finale of the Backyard Brains’ OpenLab series (November 24 & 27, December 1 & 4, 2025). Designed to guide you through the entire research process, this final workshop brings you to its centerpiece: the public presentation of your work. Click for more info.

Gene therapy is no longer science fiction, it is a rapidly evolving field reshaping how we understand and treat disease. This workshop opens the door to a world in which DNA is not only read but also repaired. It is designed for anyone curious about what modern biotechnology can truly achieve today. Click for more info.

Have you ever seen and heard an electrical signal from a muscle?
In this workshop, you’ll have the chance to identify, record, and visually display the activity of your own muscles, and through hands-on experimentation, learn the fundamentals of electrophysiology. Every demonstration is fully interactive: you’ll be both the scientist and the test subject! Click for more info.

An introduction to 3D printing doesn’t have to be abstract or complicated. This workshop guides you into the world of digital modeling through the most enjoyable example possible: creating your own New Year’s ornament. It offers a hands-on, visually engaging entry point into a technology that blends creativity and engineering, designed to quickly prepare you for independent work. Click for more info.

Through hands-on work with the Neuron SpikerBox, you will discover what a real action potential (nerve impulse) looks like and how a simple stimulus can completely change a neuron’s behavior. You will notice surprising similarities between our own nervous system and that of invertebrates. Click for more info.

Discover how one person’s electrical signals can control the movements of another, an experience that is scientific, technological, and deeply personal all at once. And no, it’s not telepathy! By working with the Human-to-Human Interface system, you will take part in one of the most exciting experiments in the entire series: controlling another person using your own muscle signals. Click for more info.

Do you react faster to sound or light? What happens when you need to ignore some signals and respond to others?

In this workshop, you will test the speed of your nervous system and explore how different stimuli affect your reaction time. Through a series of short, high-intensity experiments, you will examine how the brain registers light, sound, and their combinations, and how efficiently your nervous system responds to these signals. The Reaction Timer system lets you see your neurophysiology in numbers, and perhaps even surprise yourself. Click for more info.

This is the grand finale of the series, the moment when your biological signals become creative material. In this workshop, you will design and build your own interactive project: from EMG-controlled light installations, to neurofeedback soundscapes, to performances in which one participant influences another through their biological signals. This is a laboratory where ideas turn into prototypes and prototypes into functional biotechnological creations. Click for more info.

Explore how entrepreneurial thinking applies to work and everyday life – whether you run your own business or work for someone else.

Through practical examples and principles like the “Mom Test,” you’ll learn how to research the market, talk to the right people, create a minimum viable product (MVP), and learn from real results. The workshop encourages developing discipline, recognizing opportunities, and taking initiative in any context. Click for more info.

Practical introductory 3D printing workshop for complete beginners. In the first workshop, you’ll create a personalized nameplate that will become part of a phone holder in the second workshop. You’ll prepare it for printing and learn basic design principles for 3D printing. The workshop is designed as a two-part series — we recommend attending both sessions. Click for more info.

Second session of the two-part 3D printing workshop for beginners. You’ll assemble the complete project — your personalized name tag from day one becomes part of the phone holder! Through hands-on work, you’ll see how model orientation, supports, and basic settings affect print quality. This session continues the series and builds on knowledge from the previous day. Click for more info.

How do scientists design molecules that protect us from viruses? What actually happens when a virus enters our cell, and how do antiviral drugs manage to stop it? In this workshop, you’ll step into the fascinating world of antiviral therapy development – a process that combines biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacy in the search for molecules that can save lives. Click for more info.

What if you could control a robotic claw using electrical impulses from your own muscles? In this workshop, you’ll step into the fascinating world of brain-machine interfaces – technology that connects biological signals with digital devices.

We’ll use Spiker:Bit and Claw – innovative devices from Backyard Brains that allow you to record electrical impulses from your body and use them to control robotics. Through hands-on experiments, discover how our bodies communicate in the language of electricity and how the nervous system can connect with external technologies. Click for more info.

The first of three workshops combining ecology, technology, and hands-on work. Workshops can be attended as a complete series or individually.

In this workshop, you will learn about urban gardening and its role in modern cities, as well as the technology that makes it smarter and more efficient. Through discussion, examples, and hands-on work, you’ll connect nature and electronics, understanding how food can be grown even where space is limited. The workshop provides a solid foundation for all subsequent practical projects. Click for more info.