Learn ‘Grossology’
You can call it “eructation,” but like putting lipstick on a pig, using a 25-cent word for “belching ” doesn’t make it any prettier. Which is the point of “Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body,” at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. The exhibition on bodily functions runs, like a nose, through Jan. 3. Ah, yes, the nose. It’s one of the stars of the exhibition inspired by Sylvia Branzei’s “Grossology” books. The “Tour du Nose” explores 10 nostril skills from filtering air to producing mucus. You can also learn about passing gas, body odor, pimples and more. And who doesn’t want to enjoy the virtual-reality experience that lets you act like a kidney in “Urine: The Game”? Info: www.pacific sciencecenter.org