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The original multimedia storytelling device, puppetry dates back many thousands of years and spans cultures worldwide. Join us for a back-stage look at an artistic collaboration that brings together a composer, musicians, puppeteers, and, of course, puppets to bring a story to life.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: March 9, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art A short video created about an iconic exhibit at the Exploratorium, Ned Kahn's Chaotic Pendulum. An apparently simple set of pendulums is given an initial twist. Intuition says that the resulting motion of this simple system should be, if not simple, at least predictable. Intuition doesn't work with this device though, and its motion is an extremely complicated, and somewhat whimsical, twisting and turning that defies the predictive powers of physics.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: February 24, 2011
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics Every night at Fort Funston, after all the people and dogs have left for the day, the bats come out to play. Dr. Gary Fellers of the U.S. Geological Survey tells us about bat vocalizations, the audio recordings he uses to monitor their travels, and the various species of bats that frequent this Golden Gate National Park.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: February 23, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): biology Tauba Auerbach talks about randomness, the unity of art and science, and the way her Geometry Playground piece uses the beauty of geometry to draw visitors into a zone of comfort with math and their own artistic capabilities.
Project: Geometry Playground | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
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