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

After Dark: Dr. Megavolt® -- November 5, 2009 (Clip)

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00:00:38

Blow your mind with the electrifying science of Tesla coils and Austin Richards, Ph.D. – aka, Dr. MegaVolt® . This electrifying Exploratorium Science After Dark event will feature Dr. Megavolt® jousting with 14-ft. electrical arcs from his high voltage Tesla Coil on the evening of Thursday, November 5, 2009, a special 40th Anniversary event, from 6-10pm.

Project: After Dark | Browse All

Date: October 14, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art, Physics, General Science

Keywords: electricity, tesla, static, dr.megavolt® , lightening, after dark

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explo.tv: Between The Folds Preview (Clip)

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00:02:02

The film Between the Folds is a 2009 work by filmmaker Vanessa Gould. Between the Folds chronicles ten artists and scientists who have devoted time to the unlikely medium of modern origami. Vanessa Gould, who has degrees in physics and architecture, explores the expression of mathematics through origami. She became captivated by the art and science of transforming sheets of paper into three-dimensional geometric shapes — and exposed a hidden subculture. The film will screen at the Exploratorium on Saturday, October 18th, at 2pm.

Project: explo.tv | Browse All

Date: August 28, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art

Keywords: paperfolding, origami, film, physics

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Green Fuse Films

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Speaking of Music Rewind: Series Preview (Clip)

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00:01:20

Meet some of the notable artists featured in the Speaking of Music Rewind preview: Brian Eno, Sarah Hopkins, Trimpin, Pamela Z, John Cage, Philip Glass, and Laurie Anderson.

Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All

Date: August 19, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art

Keywords: speaking of music, brian eno, laurie anderson, john cage, 40th anniversary, music

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Reflections: Snow Mirror by Daniel Rozin (Clip)

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00:01:59

Snow Mirror is the first in a series of pieces that celebrate slowness and black and white, in this piece the image of the viewer is created by the congregation and accumulation of white snow flakes in areas of the image that are brighter. The result is projected on a transparent silk fabric which creates a feeling of the flakes being suspended in space. Artist Daniel Rozin will be featured in the Exploratorium's 2009 exhibition, Reflections.

Project: Reflections | Browse All

Date: May 1, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Cognitive Science/Psychology, Art

Keywords: daniel rozin, mirror, reflections, snow, flakes, image, art

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Reflections: Shaking Time by Daniel Rozin (Clip)

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00:00:40

Shaking Time Mirror is the forth of the "Time Series" Software Mirrors. This series of software mirrors examines notions of time, scanning, motion and stagnation. In Shaking Time Mirror only areas of movement on the screen are refreshed with current video, the rest of the screen ages and turns into a gray stagnant crust. When a viewer moves in front of the piece the crust flakes of and revels the full colored image of the viewer, which gradually grays back. Artist Daniel Rozin will be featured in the Exploratorium's summer exhibition, Reflections.

Project: Reflections | Browse All

Date: May 1, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science, Cognitive Science/Psychology, Art

Keywords: daniel rozin, mirror, reflections, software, video, image, art

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Reflections: Mirrors Mirror by Daniel Rozin (Clip)

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00:01:18

Mirrors Mirror creates the viewers' image by directing 768 small mirror tiles in a way that reflects different portions of their image. The piece is made of 24 columns of "pixels" that form a concaved curved surface that is aimed at the viewer. Brighter pixels reflect the upper body of the viewer and the wall behind him and dark ones are aimed lower. Artist Daniel Rozin will be featured in the Exploratorium's 2009 summer exhibition, Reflections.

Project: Reflections | Browse All

Date: April 29, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science, Cognitive Science/Psychology, Art

Keywords: daniel rozin, mirror, reflections, tiles, image, pixels, art

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Outdoor Exploratorium: Outdoor Exhibits (Clip)

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00:00:45

View a selection of video clips from three exhibits that are part of the new Outdoor Exploratorium collection at Fort Mason.

Project: Outdoor Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: January 13, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: outdoor, exhibits, fort mason, wind, waves, oscillations

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Outdoor Exploratorium Press Kit

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International Rubik's Cube Competition: International Rubik's Cube Competition 2009 (Clip)

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00:01:47

Watch a few highlights from last year's Rubik's Cube Competition, and get ready to join us here at The Exploratorium on January 18, 2009, from 10am-4:30pm!

Project: International Rubik's Cube Competition | Browse All

Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s):

Keywords: international rubik's cube competition

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Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists Preview (Clip)

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00:02:59

Join the Exploratorium for another season of Ice Stories:Dispatches from Polar Scientists. We will kick off this Antarctic season with a series of nearly 20 Webcasts, every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, starting December 7th through January 4th, 2009, at 1pm. Watch here for highlights from our last Antarctic season. For more information, please visit: http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/

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

Date: October 14, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, sediment cores, glaciology, geography, penguins, ice, snow, andrill, south pole telescope

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California State Yo-Yo Championships: 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championship Event Preview (Clip)

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00:00:51

All wound up with nothing to do? Swing by the Exploratorium on September 6th, beginning at 10am, for the 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championships. Meet National and World Yo-Yo Champions, watch daredevil tricks, and learn basic techniques from yo-yo masters. This event is included in the price of admission to the Exploratorium. Registration is open to the public and begins at 10am. Winners will qualify for next year's regional tournament. For more information, go to www.calstateyoyo.com.

Project: California State Yo-Yo Championships at the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: August 17, 2008
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics

Keywords: yo-yo, championships, 2008, tricks, techniques, cal state yo-yo, tournament

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