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

Evidence: Chimpanzees: Hive Raiding (clip)

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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

Ice Stories: Interview with Glaciologist Mark Fahnestock, Part 2 (clip)

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00:02:02

In this interview from Greenland, glaciologist Mark Fahnestock describes the roar of a 1000-foot iceberg dropping off the Jakobshavn Isbræ into the Ilulissat Icefjord. Includes time-lapse photography of this massive calving event.

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

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Interview with Glaciologist Mark Fahnestock, Part 3 (clip)

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00:01:55

What controls the speed of Greenland’s big outlet glaciers like the Jakobshavn? How do they interact with the climate system? And most importantly, what does the future hold for the glaciers of Greenland? In this video, glaciologist Mark Fahnestock discusses glacier dynamics and what he hopes to learn through his studies.

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

Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

California State Yo-Yo Championships: 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championship Event Preview (clip)

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00:00:51

All wound up with nothing to do? Swing by the Exploratorium on September 6th, beginning at 10am, for the 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championships. Meet National and World Yo-Yo Champions, watch daredevil tricks, and learn basic techniques from yo-yo masters. This event is included in the price of admission to the Exploratorium. Registration is open to the public and begins at 10am. Winners will qualify for next year's regional tournament. For more information, go to www.calstateyoyo.com.

Project: California State Yo-Yo Championships at the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: August 17, 2008
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics

Ice Stories: Interview with Glaciologist Mark Fahnestock, Part 1 (clip)

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00:02:53

The Ice Stories crew caught up with glaciologist Mark Fahnestock on his way back home after a few weeks camping near Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbræ, the most productive and among the fastest-moving glaciers in the world. In this interview, Mark describes some of the physics of this speedy glacier and why so many scientists are interested in studying the dynamics of Jakobshavn.

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

Date: August 12, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Diamond Hunters Stole Our Helicopter! (clip)

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00:02:33

In the summer of 2008, the only helicopter in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, was effectively grounded by a diamond company, leaving scientists and logistics coordinators to frantically rearrange their field plans.

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

Date: July 24, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Greenland Musk Oxen (clip)

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00:02:43

Musk oxen graze on a rock ledge outside the town of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. (No audio attached).

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

Date: July 23, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: Interview with Geologist Tom Neumann (clip)

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In this video interview from Greenland, geologist Tom Neumann from the University of Vermont explains how he and his colleagues are attempting to read the history of the Greenland Ice Sheet by collecting and analyzing rocks spit out from the base of the glacier.

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

Date: July 22, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Greenland Transportation (clip)

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00:05:19

Landings and take-offs of helicopters, a twin otter airplane, a LC-130 Hercules transport plane; and a shot of a Hagglund tracked vehicle. Transportation used in Greenland to do scientific research.

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

Date: July 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Greenland, Ilulissat Airport, Twin Otter Landing (clip)

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00:01:27

Kenn Borek Twin Otter lands at the Ilulissat Airport, Greenland

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

Date: July 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science,