Browsing 100 - 110 results of 485 programs for category - Everyday Science
In an unlikely corner of industrial southeastern San Francisco, a herd of 60 goats gambol on a 10-acre site ringed by a rail yard and a cement recycling plant. Meet the movers and munchers behind City Grazing, a local “rent-a-goat” service that provides an ecological alternative to lawn mowers and herbicides.
To learn more visit: http://citygrazing.com/
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: October 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science Take a look at the construction at Piers 15 and 17 from a different vantage point. This past August we recorded video of the Exploratorium's new home from a boat about 100 yards off the back of the piers.
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: October 17, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Award-winning Bay Area artist Veronica De Jesus teaches painting and drawing at The National Institute of Arts and Disabilities (NIAD) in Richmond, California. In this episode, De Jesus introduces us to NIAD and its resident artists, and shares how her own art practice is nourished by her work there.
Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All
Date: October 14, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art We all have an inner voice that pipes up now and then: "Don't eat that cake," it says, or "Where are my keys?" Does this type of self-talk serve any purpose? Recent research suggests that it does, helping us to build motivation and control impulses. Here, one man confronts the power—and the limitations—of his inner voice.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: October 12, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology This After Dark, the Exploratorium hit repeat on favorite memories. Guests explored the fascinating worlds of reminiscence and repetition—and then backwards skated through their own nostalgia on our temporary roller rink.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: October 10, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science Throughout history, tattoos have represented conquests, coming of age, religion, spirituality, art, and even punishment. Today, tattoos are alive and thriving as a form of personal expression. How have modern techniques changed this art form? What are best practices in tattoo creation and care? Why are tattoos permanent—and when are they not? Join us as we "talk tat" with artitsts Suzanne "Fishy" Shifflett and Tanya Wischerath of Modern Electric Tattoo in San Francisco.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: September 28, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art
