EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

Doctor Atomic: Science, Music, & Morals Part II (podcast)

Running Time:
00:60:00

A discussion about the artistic, scientific, and moral interpretations of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his legacy as the father of the atomic bomb. Composer John Adams and librettist Peter Sellars of the Doctor Atomic opera are joined by Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Kip Cranna, musical administrator at the San Francisco Opera, moderates.

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Date: September 13, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Art, History, Physics

The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity: Creating Space-Time (webcast)

Running Time:
12:47:56

The concept of space-time--perhaps Einstein's most fundamental contribution to our understanding of the universe--will be explored using special red lasers.

Project: The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity | Browse All

Date: August 19, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics

The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity: Inventing Photons (webcast)

Running Time:
00:42:10

Exploratorium Senior Scientist, Dr. Paul Doherty, takes us through the Photoelectric Effect and the "invention" of photons.

Project: The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity | Browse All

Date: August 11, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity: The Existence of Atoms (webcast)

Running Time:
00:23:04

Using a simple ball-bearing model, Exploratorium Senior Scientist Dr. Paul Doherty demonstrates Brownian Motion and explains how it proves the existence of atoms.

Project: The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity | Browse All

Date: August 5, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Iron Science Teacher: Potatoes (webcast)

Running Time:
01:04:45

Watch as Exploratorium staff and local teachers compete for the title of Iron Science Teacher. Each contestant has ten minutes to make a science lesson out of a secret ingredient. Today's secret ingredient-potatoes!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: July 22, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

Iron Science Teacher: Milk (webcast)

Running Time:
1:11:41

Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week’s “secret” ingredient: Milk!

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Date: July 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

Iron Science Teacher: Clothespins (webcast)

Running Time:
1:00:13

Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week’s “secret” ingredient: Clothespins!

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Date: July 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

Iron Science Teacher: CD Cases (webcast)

Running Time:
00:56:57

Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week’s “secret” ingredient: CD cases!

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Date: July 1, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

Chaco Canyon: Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon (webcast)

Running Time:
0:59:00

Join the Live@ crew and NASA scientists as we delve into the ancient knowledge of the Chacoans, daily sky watchers who amassed a great knowledge about the movements of the sun. And learn why today's astronomers and solar physicists continue to watch the sun, using modern ground-based observatories and orbiting space telescopes.

Project: Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon | Browse All

Date: December 21, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Physics, History

Exploratorium History: Palace of Delights (clip)

Running Time:
00:57:36

Originally produced for NOVA in 1982, Jon Else's film takes a look behind the scenes at the Exploratorium. The film follows the development of three exhibits from prototype to museum floor. Palace of Delights won a Cine Golden Eagle Award and was shown at the International Film and Television Festival of New York.

Project: History of the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: November 14, 2004
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): History, Physics, Art