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Science from the Poles:  The ANDRILL Project (Webcast)
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00:38:53
Join us as we talk to scientists from the ANDRILL (ANtarctica DRILLing) project, who are currently on a geological drilling expedition in Antarctica.

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Date: December 15, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: geology, drilling, antarctica, ice, ice cores, climate change, sediment cores

Links: ANDRILL Homepage

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Science from the Poles:  South Pole Telescope: A Day in South Pole Life (Webcast)
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00:28:51
Tom Crawford and Jeff McMahon show us a day in the life of a South Pole scientist, then talk about what the telescope will be searching for: dark matter, galaxy clusters, and evidence of the universe expanding.

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Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy

Links: South Pole Telescope Homepage

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Science from the Poles:  South Pole Telescope: A Virtual Tour of the Station (Webcast)
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00:28:45
South Pole scientists Tom Crawford and Jeff McMahon take us on a virtual tour of the South Pole Station, then discuss working in the polar environment.

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Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy

Links: South Pole Telescope Homepage

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Science from the Poles:  Drilling Back to the Future: Live from McMurdo Station, Antarctica (Webcast)
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00:31:49
Exploratorium physicist Paul Doherty chats with Richard Levy, a geologist, and Ross Powell, who’s the co-director of the ANDRILL project. They are drilling beneath the Antarctic seafloor, and pulling up sediment cores. By looking at the layers of the past, they hope to help us predict our future.

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Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: antarctica, mcmurdo, andrill, sediment cores, geologists,

Links: ANDRILL Homepage

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Science from the Poles:  Live Chat from McMurdo Station (Webcast)
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00:28:33
What do the kids want to know? Join Kirk Bell's fifth grade class (from Children's Day School in San Francisco)as they chat with Holly Troy in Antarctica. Mr. Troy has spent many seasons at McMurdo station working with scientists.

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Date: November 30, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: antarctica, mcmurdo, penguins, kirk bell, holly troy, ice

Links: Holly Troy Website

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Science from the Poles:  Penguins in Antarctica (Webcast)
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00:26:39
Penguin researcher David Ainley joins us via telephone from his tent at Cape Royds, Antarctica. Dr. Ainley has been studying Adelie penguins for many seasons from his remote encampment.

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Date: November 29, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Keywords: penguin, antarctica, cape royds, ainley, adelie, climate change, global warming

Links: For more information about penguins

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Science from the Poles:  South Pole Telescope: Getting There & Starting to Build (Webcast)
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00:34:45
After years of preparation, scientists from the University of Chicago are making the long journey to the South Pole to begin construction on the new 10-meter telescope. Join us as we talk to scientists at the pole about their long journey, learn about the pre-building of the telescope in Texas last summer; and find out what challenges they face in constructing a major scientific instrument in freezing conditions.

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Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: south pole, antarctica, telescope

Links: South Pole Telescope Homepage

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The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity:  From Special Relativity to String Theory: How Einstein Turned Physics into (Webcast)
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00:48:31
A century after publication of Einstein's famous papers on light and relativity, this most celebrated of Nobel Laureates will be the subject of a talk by award-winning science writer K.C. Cole. She'll discuss the ways in which Einstein continues to influence physics today, from detecting gravity waves to understanding string theory.

Project: The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity | Browse All

Date: June 28, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Physics

Keywords: k.c. cole, symmetry, transpositional symmetries, speed of light, relativity, gravity lenses, gravity bending light, string theory


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Iron Science Teacher:  St. Patrick's Day (Webcast)
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1:02:13
In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity from a special St. Patrick's Day secret ingredient-things that are green!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: March 17, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: st. patricks day, green, experiments, teachers, science, demonstations, making kimchi, visual illusions, taste buds, recycled materials, bending light


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The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity:  Creating Space-Time (Webcast)
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12:47:56
The concept of space-time--perhaps Einstein's most fundamental contribution to our understanding of the universe--will be explored using special red lasers.

Project: The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity | Browse All

Date: August 19, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics

Keywords: 100th anniversary of einstein's theory of relativity, special relativity, spacetime, albert einstein, speed of light, speed of time, michelson inferometer floor exhibit, aether, distance in light years


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