Found 30 - 40 results of 53 programs matching keyword " cold spring harbor laboratory"


Science from the Poles:  First Light from the New South Pole Telescope (Webcast)
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The South Pole Telescope captured its first light on Feb. 16, 2007! Join Exploratorium host Mary Miller as she talks with scientists at the South Pole and finds out more about life at the Pole.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: March 30, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, weather, ice, cold, climate, neutrinos, icecube

Links: South Pole Telescope Homepage

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Doctor Atomic:  Science, Music, & Morals Part I (Podcast)
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A discussion about the artistic, scientific, and moral interpretations of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his legacy as the father of the atomic bomb. Composer John Adams and librettist Peter Sellars of the Doctor Atomic opera are joined by Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Kip Cranna, musical administrator at the San Francisco Opera, moderates.

Project: Doctor Atomic | Browse All

Date: September 13, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Art, History, Physics

Keywords: j. robert oppenheimer, atomic bomb, manhattan project, san francisco opera, nagasaki, los alamos, opera commentary, nuclear reaction, plutonium, implosion, nuclear fission, leslie groves, edward teller, composing, cold war


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Doctor Atomic:  Science, Music, & Morals Part II (Podcast)
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A discussion about the artistic, scientific, and moral interpretations of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his legacy as the father of the atomic bomb. Composer John Adams and librettist Peter Sellars of the Doctor Atomic opera are joined by Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Kip Cranna, musical administrator at the San Francisco Opera, moderates.

Project: Doctor Atomic | Browse All

Date: September 13, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Art, History, Physics

Keywords: j. robert oppenheimer, atomic bomb, manhattan project, san francisco opera, nagasaki, los alomos, opera commentary, nuclear reaction, plutonium, implosion, nuclear fission, leslie groves, edward teller, composing, cold war


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Chichén Itzá:  Live from Chichén Itzá: The Descent of the Serpent (Webcast)
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Celebrate the spring equinox at the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá, in the state of Yucatan, Mexico. The alignment of the sun on this day creates the appearance of a shadow, in the form of a serpent, that descends the main staircase of the great pyramid. The Live@Exploratorium crew is there to capture the snake on film and to speak with local archaeologists, archeoastronomers, and solar scientists about this amazing phenomenon.

Project: Ancient Observatories: Chichén Itzá | Browse All

Date: March 21, 2005
Format: Expedition
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Keywords: spring equinox, maya, ancient observatories, alignments, sun, sun-earth day, nasa, solstice, pepe huchim, isabelle hawkins, chichen itza, yucatan, pyramids, el castillo


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Origins: Astrobiology:  Life at the Extremes (Webcast)
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Meet Breea Govenar, a biologist at Penn State University, as she speaks to us from aboard a research vessel from Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute. She'll discuss life near deep-sea thermal vents in the Pacific Ocean. The Webcast also includes Dr. Alissa Arp, a biologist from San Francisco State University studying the tube worms that live around these very hot marine spots.

Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All

Date: November 19, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: hydrothermal vents, ocean floor, cold seep sites, fissures, plate techtonics, hydrothermal vent exploration, alvin submarine, bacteria, chemosynthetic bacteria, tubeworms, riftia pachyptila, astrobiology


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Origins: Cold Spring Harbor:  James Watson (Webcast)
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Dr. James Watson is the President of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the codiscoverer of the double helix, for which he won a Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1962. Dr. Watson was also the first director of the Human Genome Project. He talks with us about early discoveries in molecular biology, the Human Genome Project, and what makes Cold Spring Harbor a unique scientific institution.

Project: Origins: Unwinding DNA at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Browse All

Date: February 28, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Medicine, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: dna, james watson, cold spring harbor laboratory, medicine, double helix, human genome project, molecular biology


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Origins: Cold Spring Harbor:  Dr. Jan Witkowski (Webcast)
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Dr. Jan Witkowski, Executive Director of the Banbury Center of Cold Spring Harbor, talks with us about the purpose of scientific meetings, about science as a social endeavor, and about some of the interesting people, events, and science stories that we can look forward to during the Biology of DNA meeting, which he coorganized with Dr. David Stewart, Director of Meetings and Courses at CSHL.

Project: Origins: Unwinding DNA at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Browse All

Date: February 26, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Keywords: biology of dna conference at cold spring harbor laboratory description, meeting dynamics, poster sessions, seminars, scientific communication


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Origins: Antarctica:  Dive Under the Ice with Mary (Webcast)
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Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: January 11, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science

Keywords: freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice crystal gro


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Origins: Antarctica:  Antarctic Fish with Noel (Webcast)
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Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: January 8, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science

Keywords: art devries, freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice


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Iron Science Teacher:  Antarctica Edition (Webcast)
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In this special "holiday" edition of Iron Science Teacher, Paul Doherty joins our competition in the webcast studio live from Antarctica. Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week's "secret" ingredient: ice!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: December 14, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: activity, activities, low pressure, change of state, boiling, vaporization, steam, vaccuum, boiling at a lower temperature, boiling at a lower pressure, boil water with ice activity, perception of touch, frozen hand, muscles in cold temperatures, nerves in cold tempe


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