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Science in the City:  Slide Rules (clip)
Running Time:
00:05:46
Come out to play on the concrete slides at Seward Street Mini Park in the Castro. A series of speed tests guided by physicist Paul Doherty takes on the question asked by sliders everywhere: How can I go faster?

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Date: April 13, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Science Teaching Tips:  That Sounds Good (podcast)
Running Time:
00:09:39
Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey divulges a clever way to measure the speed of sound, and he explains how he’s used that information to measure things in the world.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: December 2, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity:  From Special Relativity to String Theory: How Einstein Turned Physics into (webcast)
Running Time:
00:48:31
A century after publication of Einstein's famous papers on light and relativity, this most celebrated of Nobel Laureates will be the subject of a talk by award-winning science writer K.C. Cole. She'll discuss the ways in which Einstein continues to influence physics today, from detecting gravity waves to understanding string theory.

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Date: June 28, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Physics
The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity:  Creating Space-Time (webcast)
Running Time:
12:47:56
The concept of space-time--perhaps Einstein's most fundamental contribution to our understanding of the universe--will be explored using special red lasers.

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Date: August 19, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Iron Science Teacher:  Halloween Edition: Plastic Bags (webcast)
Running Time:
00:55:27
Watch as Exploratorium staff and local teachers compete for the title of Iron Science Teacher. Each contestant has 10 minutes to make a science lesson out of a secret ingredient. In this special Halloween edition, today's secret ingredient is: Plastic Bags!

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Date: October 31, 2003
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics