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

Miscellaneous: In Conversation with E.O. WIlson (clip)

Running Time:
00:49:00

Edward O. Wilson has revolutionized science and inspired the public more often than any other living biologist. Now he is blending his pioneer work on ants with a new perspective on human development to propose a radical reframing of how evolution works. Dr. Wilson visited the Exploratorium recently and spoke to staff and a group of invited students.

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: May 3, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, general science

Darwin: Who's the Fittest? A Predator-Prey Competition (webcast)

Running Time:
00:19:33

What makes one individual "fitter" than another? Staff scientist Karen Kalumuck introduces natural selection, then four teams of "predators" compete with each other for prey.Who will thrive and who will face extinction?

Project: Darwin | Browse All

Date: February 11, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

Evidence: Why Have a Fossil Cast Collection? (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:18

Anthropologist Katerina Harvati explains the importance of cast collections to the study of human evolution.

Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All

Date: August 26, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

Darwin: Hands-On Darwin with Karen Kalumuck (webcast)

Running Time:
00:50:19

Join Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck as she leads a Darwin 101 Webcast using hands-on explorations, audience participation, and special surprises—just in time to celebrate his birthday!

Project: Darwin | Browse All

Date: February 16, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Camp Construction (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:35

Setting up camp at the Kamchatka Microbial Observatory.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: The Bath Pool (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:48

The bath pool at the Kamchatka Microbial Observatory.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Searching for Diesel (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:00

Searching for diesel at the Kamchatka Microbial Observatory.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Candy Shop (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:46

The Geyser Valley is a "candy shop" for microbiologists and geochemists.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Bears! (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:15

Bears lumber across a pristine landscape in remote Kamchatka, Russia.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Extremophiles in Kamchatka: Kamchatka Mosaic: Geyser Valley (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:25

Discovered just 60 years ago, this remote valley in Russia is a treasure trove for scientists studying microorganisms that survive under extreme conditions.

Project: Evidence: Extremophiles in Kamchatka | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology