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Miscellaneous:  Bicycle Ride (clip)
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00:01:30
At the Exploratorium, we are always experimenting. In this video, watch a close-up vantage of a bicycle trip along Crissy Field in San Francisco's Presidio.

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Date: December 16, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art, general science, physics
Miscellaneous:  Planning Your Field Trip Visit (clip)
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00:04:05
Check out this video made by the Field Trip Explainers, and get a sense of what to expect during your Exploratorium field trip.

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Date: February 25, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Exploratorium Audio Salon:  A Walk With Walter Kitundu (podcast)
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00:22:00
Walter Kitundu, 2008 MacArthur Fellow and longtime Exploratorium friend, is an accomplished instrument builder, musician and artist. He is also a dedicated bird watcher and photographer. In this program we accompany Walter on a birdwalk, then have a chat about birds, art, and the perils and rewards of being an urban naturalist.

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Date: February 6, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Ice Stories:  Antarctica, McMurdo, Williams Field, Basler (Turbo DC-3) (clip)
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00:01:21
Kenn Borek Basler(s) (more accurately called a Turbo DC-3) at the Williams Field which services McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: January 2, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science,
Ice Stories:  An Airport Made of Ice (clip)
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00:02:30
The POLENET project takes scientists all over the continent to install equipment, and to get there they leave from Williams Field, an airport near McMurdo Station. Willy Field has a runway equipped to handle the largest aircraft that fly into Antarctica. However, this runway is different; there's no pavement here - this runway is made of ice. POLENET's Stephanie Konfal gives us a look at Willy Field.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Ice Stories:  Storm at Tango 1 Camp, Antarctica (clip)
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00:01:28
Ice Stories correspondent Kelly Carroll reports from a storm at Tango 1 Camp, a remote camp deep in the Transantarctic Mountains.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Ice Stories:  Commuting to Work in Antarctica (clip)
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00:03:12
They are many ways that people commute to work in the morning — some by car, or bus, or maybe walk or ride a bike. Getting to work in Antarctica can be just as varied. One of them is by helicopter. This footage was shot during a trip to Westhaven Nunatak, Antarctica.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 10, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Ice Stories:   Life on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (podcast)
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00:02:58
In this audio dispatch, correspondent Jack Walter describes his first week at the team's field camp on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Hear about their research on lakes under the glaciers and get a slice of life as a remote polar scientist.

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Date: November 25, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Ice Stories:  Escorting Dynamite Through Siple Dome: Part 1 (podcast)
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00:03:56
In this audio dispatch, correspondent Saffia Hossainzadeh describes her journey to her team's deep field site via a stop at Siple Dome station. In part one, hear about the difficulties involved in escorting 700 pounds of explosives through Antarctica.

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Date: November 25, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Ice Stories:  Escorting Dynamite Through Siple Dome: Part 2 (podcast)
Running Time:
00:02:27
In this audio dispatch, correspondent Saffia Hossainzadeh describes her journey to her team's deep field site via a stop at Siple Dome station. In part two, hear about our combat-style landing at Siple Dome’s remote air strip.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: November 25, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
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