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

Exploratorium at the Piers: Groundbreaking at the Piers (clip)

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00:02:20

The Exploratorium celebrated its future home at Piers 15 and 17 in San Francisco with an official groundbreaking ceremony and festivities on October 19, 2010.

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Date: October 26, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science, Art

Exploratorium at the Piers: Pier 15 Interviews and Animations (clip)

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00:03:11

This video includes interviews with Exploratorium Executive Director Dr. Dennis Bartels and Exploratorium Chairman of the Board George Cogan about Piers 15 and 17, as well as a fly-through animation of the future home of the Exploratorium.

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Date: October 18, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
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After Dark: Sol System (clip)

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00:03:05

This After Dark event presented a collection of objects, organizations, and activities use various alternative energy sources, and also looked at sustainably raised food.

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Date: October 13, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science

Science at Burning Man: Investigating Alkali (clip)

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00:03:52

Senior Exploratorium scientist, Paul Doherty, unlocks the mystery behind the corrosive dust that coats the Black Rock Desert.

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Date: September 29, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Geology/Earth Science

Science at Burning Man: Vortices (clip)

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00:01:56

Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty discusses the science of dust devils and describes how vortices are created in the Black Rock Desert.

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Date: September 20, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Science at Burning Man: High Altitude Aviation (clip)

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The Exploratorium crew got the opportunity to enjoy a bird's eye view of the Black Rock desert. Join us as we investigate the challenges of navigating density altitude in this extreme climate.

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Date: September 14, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Science at Burning Man: Triangle of Fire (clip)

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00:01:28

Burning Man is a literal hotbed of explosions and fire. Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty as he looks at the properties that make up fire through the lens of the Burning Man event.

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Date: September 11, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science

Science at Burning Man: The MicroZoo (clip)

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00:03:20

We went and talked with the folks who ran the Microzoo camp at Burning Man 2010, and learned about critters in extreme environments.

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Date: September 10, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Science at Burning Man: Double Rainbows (clip)

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00:00:59

Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty explains a double rainbow sighting at Burning Man 2010!

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Date: September 10, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics

Geometry Playground: Passionately Curious (clip)

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00:04:22

For John Edmark, geometry is a foundation for creating beauty. Here he explains his interest in unexpected natural phenemona, and how visitors to his kaleidoscopic piece, The Geometron, can turn simple shapes into surprisingly intricate patterns of reflection.

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Date: September 3, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art