 The winning scientific teams work in public-facing labs and interact with museum guests, discussing why their work matters, what kind of progress they’ve made, and what hurdles lie ahead.Caplow is perhaps best known for conceiving and developing the Science Barge urban farm in 2006.The Science Barge functions as both an experimental platform for closed-loop high-efficiency food production using renewable energy and an educational tool to improve opportunities for hands-on “experiential” STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) learning for inner city students.