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

Science of Gardening: Venus Flytrap Feast (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:52

Peter D'Amato of California Carnivores gives us a guided tour of the Venus Flytrap, one of the world's best-known carnivorous plants.

Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All

Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Science of Gardening: Everybody Gets Lunch (clip)

Running Time:
00:06:04

Sonoma Valley farmer Bob Cannard doesn't fight nature: he collaborates with it. The result is bountiful fields of healthy, beautiful plants, some of which end up in the kitchen at Alice Waters' Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. Here Bob speaks eloquently about appreciating and respecting nature. As he says, "it's simple...it's all right there before you."

Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All

Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Science of Gardening: Compost Tea (clip)

Running Time:
00:02:00

Bob Cannard, a Sonoma Valley farmer explains how compost is generated, both by nature and by human gardeners. Cannard creates a special compost 'tea' to use on his bountiful crops

Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All

Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Space Weather: Coronal Mass Ejection: Artist's View (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:38

Mike Wiltberger, magnetospheric physicist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, narrates this artist’s rendering of a coronal mass ejecting from the sun and then impacting the earth’s magnetic field. Animation produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Project: Space Weather Research Explorer | Browse All

Date: April 29, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science, Art

Exploratorium Miscellaneous Press Video and Audio: Exploratorium B-Roll Sample (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:35

This short preview clip of the larger B-Roll video has footage of the Exploratorium, inside and out, including scenes of children interacting with museum exhibits.

Project: Exploratorium Miscellaneous Press Video and Audio | Browse All

Date: January 10, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Faultline: Seismic Science: San Francisco in Jell-O (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:40

This wobbly luminescent sculpture by Liz Hickok is both art work and a simulation of how a San Francisco neighborhood might jiggle when the Big One strikes.

Project: Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, Geology/Earth Science

TV and Radio Spots: TV PSA: Thermodynamics (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:26

A humorous look at thermodynamics at the Exploratorium, part of the Exploratorium's "For the Curious Ones" campaign.

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

TV and Radio Spots: TV PSA: Surgery (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:31

A humorous look at interactivity in the operating room, part of the Exploratorium's "For the Curious Ones" campaign.

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Exploratorium History: Palace of Delights (clip)

Running Time:
00:57:36

Originally produced for NOVA in 1982, Jon Else's film takes a look behind the scenes at the Exploratorium. The film follows the development of three exhibits from prototype to museum floor. Palace of Delights won a Cine Golden Eagle Award and was shown at the International Film and Television Festival of New York.

Project: History of the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: November 14, 2004
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): History, Physics, Art

Exploratorium History: Dr. Frank Oppenheimer: Random Quotes (clip)

Running Time:
00:13:01

A collection of random quotes by Exploratorium founder, Dr.Frank Oppenheimer.

Project: History of the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: November 14, 2004
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): History, Physics