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

Running Time:
00:03:20

Who is more likely to help out, a child or a chimp? Psychologist Felix Warneken explains how his researched found answers to this question.

Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

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00:03:02

Do chimps cooperate even when they’re not related? The traditional answer is no, but primatologist Linda Vigilant explains how genetics is revising this belief.

Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

Running Time:
00:01:00

Primatologist Josep Call discusses research designed to test primates’ ability to plan for the future.

Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

Running Time:
00:01:30

Primatologist Josep Call discusses research designed to test primates’ ability to solve problems.

Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

Running Time:
00:01:00

Primatologist Josep Call explains why it would be interesting to know whether primates can remember and repay favors.

Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

Running Time:
00:01:36

Psychologist Felix Warneken explains the importance of observing chimp behavior both in the wild and in controlled experimental environments.

Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

Running Time:
00:01:30

Primatologist Christophe Boesch demonstrates and discusses a hive raiding, an aspect of chimpanzee behavior.

Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

Running Time:
00:54:24

In this zany competition teachers have ten minutes to create a science activity from a special secret ingredient. This week: eye care products!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: July 18, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics, General Science, Life Science/Biology

Running Time:
00:48:06

In this zany competition teachers have ten minutes to create a science activity from a special secret ingredient. This week: dental hygiene products!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: July 11, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics, General Science, Life Science/Biology

Running Time:
00:04:22

Meet Dr. Ethan Brodsky from the U. of Wisconsin, who advised a group of undergraduate students in the design and build of an electric snowmobile. Video produced by Ice Stories correspondent Zoe Courville.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: July 3, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science, Geology/Earth Science