Found 30 - 35 results of 35 programs matching keyword "history of video games"

Origins: Antarctica:  Antarctica: Check-in with Paul and Physicist Nils Halvorson (Webcast)
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0:22:47
Dr. Nils Halvorson is in the Live@ studio and sheds light on the DASI telescope at the South Pole.

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

Date: December 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology

Keywords: nils halvorson, cosmic microwave background radiation, history of the universe, microwave light telescopes in antarctica, amundsen-scott south pole station, interferometry, dasi telescope, volcanic cratering, rift zone, volcanic vent alignment, mount morning, isotop


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Explainer Perspectives:  The Gamer's Club (Webcast)
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0:29:49
Learn all about video games: genres, history, and current news. This live Webcast was conceived, written, directed, and produced entirely by High School Explainers at the Exploratorium.

Project: Explainer Perspectives | Browse All

Date: August 18, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: history of video games, video game history,


Real: 80K  
Robot Sumo:  International Robot Sumo Competition: More Action (Webcast)
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01:16:41
Check out the action as 10 Japanese robots battle against each other and their American counterparts, including entrants from the Bay Area and Seattle. This event was sponsored by Japanese software developer FSIABC, Inc.

Project: Robot Sumo | Browse All

Date: March 26, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Keywords: robotic intelligence, robot wrestling, robot games, remote controlled robots,


Real: 35K  
Revealing Bodies:  Revealing Bodies Hosted by Sedge Thomson (Webcast)
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1:59:03
This episode of Sedge Thomson's West Coast Live radio variety show links up with the Exploratorium's Revealing Bodies exhibition and series of webcasts. In this webcast, author Betty Ann Kevles discusses her book "Naked to the Bone: Medical Imaging in the Twentieth Century," performance artist Scott Serrano portrays Wilson Quain, a nineteenth-century "self-dissecting" anatomist, +4db (an a capella jazz group) sings, naturalist Claire Peaslee speaks, and house pianist Gini Wilson performs.

Project: Revealing Bodies | Browse All

Date: March 31, 2000
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Arts, Medicine

Keywords: revealing, bodies, betty ann kevles, medical imaging, history of body imaging, body-imaging technologies, early x-ray technology, medical imaging in the twentieth century, radiation, mammogram machines, scott serrano, wilson quain, self-dissecting anatomist, +4db, a


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Science of Chocolate:  Sweet Science of Chocolate (Webcast)
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2:19:31
Visit a chocolate factory and learn how to make chocolate candles! Host Sedge Thomson talks with chocolatiers, chefs, and scientists about the history and science of this intoxicating food.

Project: Sweet Science of Chocolate | Browse All

Date: February 14, 1999
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: origins of choclate, xocoatl, aztec chocolate drink, chocolatier joseph schmidt, angela arzave, pastry, scharffen berger chocolate factory, making chocolate, science of chocolate, chocolate science, harold mcgee, andrew waterhouse, history of chocolate, cocoa, desserts


Real: 34K  
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