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

AfterSchool Activities: Whirling Watcher Activity: What's Going On (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:47

The science behind the Whirling Watcher stroboscope, including a discussion of the phenomenon called persistence of vision, which in this activity creates the illusion of a galloping horse.

Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All

Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Mathematica: An Evening with Eames Demetrios (webcast)

Running Time:
1:23:34

Eames Demetrios, grandson of Charles Eames, has been director of the Eames office since 1993. Author, lecturer, multimedia designer, and filmmaker, his most recent book, An Eames Primer, is an intimate and informative look at the philosophy and spirit behind the work of Charles and Ray Eames.

Project: Mathematica | Browse All

Date: April 27, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Arts

Mathematica: Steve Cabella and Joseph Rosa: Reflections on Eames Design (webcast)

Running Time:
1:12:03

In a broad-ranging look at the impact of Eames design on contemporary culture, Steve Cabella hosts a discussion with Joseph Rosa, Curator of Architecture and Design at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Project: Mathematica | Browse All

Date: February 27, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Arts

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Mt. Erebus (webcast)

Running Time:
0:29:46

Exploratorium staff members Paul Doherty and Noel Wanner travelled to Mt. Erebus, a volcano in the Antarctica region, to join scientists doing experiments in the field.

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 6, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Try This!: Try This! With Paul Doherty and Friends: Gorazd Planinsic (webcast)

Running Time:
00:16:58

Dr. Paul Doherty scours the globe for the world's greatest science demonstrations. Here he partners with Dr. Gorazd Planinsic, frequent contributor to Physics Teacher magazine, active in international physics education, and illustrator of physics text books. Watch this webcast, follow the links to the 'recipes,' then try it yourself!

Project: Try This! With Paul Doherty and Friends | Browse All

Date: March 8, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Iron Science Teacher: Popsicle Sticks (webcast)

Running Time:
1:01:41

Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week’s “secret” ingredient: popsicle sticks!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: June 30, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science