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

Teacher Institute: The Classic Summer Institute (Full Version) (podcast)

Running Time:
00:26:48

This full-length podcast gives you the full flavor of our Summer Institute. Our staff will tell you about our special month-long Institute, which offers a rich mix of hands-on activities based on Exploratorium exhibits, in-depth content discussions, classroom materials and activities, and machine shop experience. In this podcast, teacher participants tell you what they think about the Summer Institute and how it affected them.

Project: Teacher Institute Summer Institute | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences/Biology, Geology/Earth S

Teacher Institute: The Classic Summer Institute (Lite Version) (podcast)

Running Time:
00:11:17

If you’re in a rush, this truncated version will give you information about our Summer Institute, but with less commentary from staff and participants than the full version.

Project: Teacher Institute Summer Institute | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences/Biology, Geology/Earth S

Science from the Poles: Climate Change with Robert Henson (webcast)

Running Time:
00:34:44

Join us as we talk with Robert Henson, author of The Rough Guide to Climate Change.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: December 15, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Exploratorium at AGU 2006: Why Summer is Early (podcast)

Running Time:
00:10:00

Stephanie Chasteen speaks with Zan Stine, a graduate student in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of California at Berkeley, at the annual American Geophysical Union meeting. Mr. Stine tells us about his search for the reasons why summer is coming earlier than it did in the past.

Project: Science from the Poles: Exploratorium at AGU 2006 | Browse All

Date: December 14, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Exploratorium at AGU 2006: Glaciers and Climate Change (podcast)

Running Time:
00:10:00

Stephanie Chasteen speaks with Jerry Osborne of the University of Calgary about his work studying glaciers to understand how the climate is changing in recent years.

Project: Science from the Poles: Exploratorium at AGU 2006 | Browse All

Date: December 14, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Science from the Poles: Chris Mooney on the Politics of Climate Change (webcast)

Running Time:
00:37:06

Join us as we chat with Chris Mooney, Washington correspondent for Seed Magazine and author of Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming and The Republican War on Science. His blog can be found at http://scienceblogs.com/intersection.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: December 13, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science, Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Exploratorium at AGU 2006: Marika Holland on Decreasing Sea Ice (podcast)

Running Time:
00:07:53

Exploratorium Producer Mary Miller chats with Marika Holland, Climate Modeler for the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Dr. Holland co-authored a recent study projecting that the summer Arctic sea ice could completely disappear by 2040.

Project: Science from the Poles: Exploratorium at AGU 2006 | Browse All

Date: December 13, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology, Geology/Earth Science

Exploratorium at AGU 2006: Mark Serreze on Decreasing Sea Ice (podcast)

Running Time:
00:07:18

Join Mary Miller in conversation with Mark Serreze, Senior Research Scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, as they discuss recent dramatic decreases in Arctic sea ice and what that means for global climate stability.

Project: Science from the Poles: Exploratorium at AGU 2006 | Browse All

Date: December 13, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology

Science from the Poles: Drilling Back to the Future: Live from McMurdo Station, Antarctica (webcast)

Running Time:
00:31:49

Exploratorium physicist Paul Doherty chats with Richard Levy, a geologist, and Ross Powell, who’s the co-director of the ANDRILL project. They are drilling beneath the Antarctic seafloor, and pulling up sediment cores. By looking at the layers of the past, they hope to help us predict our future.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Science from the Poles: Live Chat from McMurdo Station (webcast)

Running Time:
00:28:33

What do the kids want to know? Join Kirk Bell's fifth grade class (from Children's Day School in San Francisco)as they chat with Holly Troy in Antarctica. Mr. Troy has spent many seasons at McMurdo station working with scientists.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: November 30, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science