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After Dark: Dr. Megavolt under the Palace of Fine Arts Rotunda (Clip)
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In November 2009, Exploratorium After Dark welcomed particle physicist Dr. Austin Richards—aka Dr. MegaVolt. Under the Palace of Fine Arts rotunda, he jousted with a high-voltage Tesla coil, which generated 200,000 volts of electricity and shot 14-foot-long arcs of lightning through the air.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics, Art
Keywords: electricity, electric, tesla, tesla coil, conductivity, arc, palace of fine arts, pfa, after dark, event, danger
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics, Art
Keywords: electricity, electric, tesla, tesla coil, conductivity, arc, palace of fine arts, pfa, after dark, event, danger
| Links: | Dr. Megavolt |
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After Dark: Dr. Megavolt® -- November 5, 2009 (Clip)
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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
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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Speaking of Music Rewind: Series Preview (Clip)
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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
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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MAKE at the Exploratorium: Maker Faire Chain Reaction 2 (Webcast)
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For the second time, the Exploratorium's Playful Invention and Exploration (PIE) department is inviting the public to create components of a multi-step chain reaction at Bay Area Maker Faire, 2009. Watch live as each maker's machine sets off the next, culminating in a grand finale!
Project: MAKE at the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, Physics
Keywords: pie, chain reaction, maker faire, build, machine
Project: MAKE at the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, Physics
Keywords: pie, chain reaction, maker faire, build, machine
| Links: | Play - Invent - Explore (PIE) Department |
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Pi Day: Pi Day Celebration (Webcast)
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Celebrate Pi Day— an international holiday born at San Francisco’s Exploratorium. Join us for a live webcast where we examine the nature of everyone's favorite mathmatical constant, 3.1415926535…ad infinitum!
Project: Pi Day | Browse All
Date: March 14, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science, Math
Keywords: pi, math, einstein, circle, radius
Project: Pi Day | Browse All
Date: March 14, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science, Math
Keywords: pi, math, einstein, circle, radius
Cinema Arts Program: Fabricated Realities: Douglas Gayeton Talks About His Film Made in Second Life (Clip)
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Filmmaker Douglas Gayeton talks about the making of his film, "Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey" following a "mixed-reality" screening at the Exploratorium and on Exploratorium Island in the virtual world, Second Life.
Project: Cinema Arts Program: Fabricated Realities | Browse All
Date: February 7, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: douglas gayeton, machinima, second life, virtual worlds, mixed-reality
Project: Cinema Arts Program: Fabricated Realities | Browse All
Date: February 7, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: douglas gayeton, machinima, second life, virtual worlds, mixed-reality
| Links: | Douglas Gayeton's Website |
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International Rubik's Cube Competition: International Rubik's Cube Competition 2009 (Clip)
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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
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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California State Yo-Yo Championships: 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championship Event Preview (Clip)
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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
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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Pi Day: 20th Anniversary of Pi Day at the Exploratorium (Webcast)
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The Exploratorium celebrates the 20th anniversary of Pi Day with a pie-throwing contest, Pi Day exhibits in Second Life, and more activities honoring everyone's favorite mathematical constant.
Project: Pi Day | Browse All
Date: March 13, 2008
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science, History
Keywords: pi day, geometry, history, math, chain reaction
Project: Pi Day | Browse All
Date: March 13, 2008
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science, History
Keywords: pi day, geometry, history, math, chain reaction
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Pi Day: Celebrating the Anniversary of Pi Day at the Exploratorium (Clip)
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3/14 at 1:59 pm
It's also Einstein's Birthday
From San Francisco to New York, in museums, universities, classrooms and in
the privacy of one’s own home - and of course on Second Life - people are
celebrating Pi. In 2008, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pi Day, an
international holiday born at San Francisco’s Exploratorium.
Project: Pi Day | Browse All
Date: February 20, 2008
Format: Event
Category: History of Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: pi day
Project: Pi Day | Browse All
Date: February 20, 2008
Format: Event
Category: History of Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: pi day
| Links: | Press Release: 20th Anniversary of PI Day March 14, 2008 |
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