Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off, where teachers compete before a live webcast audience for the sought-after title, "Iron Science Teacher."

At the Exploratorium, we dissect cows' eyes every day to show visitors how an eye works. Now, the virtual visitor can have the experience too!

Watch spectacular underwater footage gathered by the Okeanos Explorer as it investigates and maps the world's ocean depths.

How are creative investigations sparked? What does a state of inspiration feel like? How does inspiration move from person to person? Join us for an audio slide show series that explores the fascinating world of how we work creatively, and presents the human stories behind creative accomplishments.

In these videos, artists involved with Geometry Playground discuss the relationships among art, geometry, and science.

Since 1998, the Exploratorium has brought live coverage of total eclipses to audiences worldwide. Watch our archived webcasts of these awe-inspiring events.

In these videos, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology present evidence from a variety of scientific disciplines that helps us understand human origins.

The highly regarded Speaking of Music series (1983-1992) was co-presented by the Exploratorium and Charles Amirkhanian of KPFA radio. Conversations between Mr. Amirkhanian and prominent musicians and composers focused on the creative process. The archived files have been released as a podcast series.

After Dark is an evening series exclusively for adults that mixes cocktails, conversation, and playful, innovative science and art programs. Check out videos from these exciting events.

Urban environments like San Francisco are full of mysterious natural and human-made phenomena. Why are there so many one-footed pigeons? Where does the sewage go? Why is our “summer” in May and September? The Exploratorium is “taking it outside" to explore these and other questions in engineering, ecology, optics, waves, geology, architecture, weather, and more. Look for new episodes once a month.

What's it like to be a research scientist working in the Arctic or Antarctica? We gave polar scientists video cameras and asked them to document their field work. Webcasts produced at the poles are another part of the Ice Stories project.

Videos examine a wide range of plant cultivation including a community garden, raising carnivorous plants, and even a garden in Antarctica.

Take a look at life under the microscope: Watch high-resolution movies about cancer cells, blood cells, stem cells, embryonic development, and more.

Learn activities from the Exploratorium's Digital Library by watching how-to videos. Great for afterschool programs or at-home fun.

View video clips of Exploratorium outdoor exhibits installed at nearby Fort Mason.

Hawaiians have rediscovered the Polynesian science and art of navigating without instruments. In this series of videos, you'll hear from various people in the navigation community.

Discover how a pinch of curiosity can improve your cooking! Explore recipes, activities, and Webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking.

This series of webcasts introduces cutting-edge particle physics that takes place at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Includes videos of Exploratorium founder Dr. Frank Oppenheimer discussing his vision for the museum, the films Palace of Delights and Exploratorium, and a webcast featuring Oppenheimer biographer K. C. Cole.

View videos from Reflections, a temporary exhibition of exhibits and art installations that let visitors look at their own image as they'd never seen it before.