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

Exploratorium at the Piers: A New Perspective on Construction (Clip)

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00:01:44

Take a look at the construction at Piers 15 and 17 from a different vantage point. This past August we recorded video of the Exploratorium's new home from a boat about 100 yards off the back of the piers.

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Date: October 17, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
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Keywords: construction, exploratorium, san francisco, piers 15 and 17, san francisco, bay, water, ocean, piers, embarcadero, port

QuickTime: 996K

Science in the City: Lost and Found (Clip)

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00:04:58

Obsidian points, Spanish terra-cotta tiles, Prohibition-era liquor bottles—history lies buried underfoot in the Presidio, one of the earliest settlements in San Francisco, occupied in turn by the Ohlone Indians, Spanish, Mexicans, and the U.S. Army. Archaeologist Kari Jones shares tales of recent digs and discoveries in this national park, and explains why most artifacts are dug up only to be reburied.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: July 28, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): archeology, history, general science

Keywords: archeology, presidio, san francisco, el presidio, el polin springs, excavation, artifacts

QuickTime: 39.9K

Exploratorium at the Piers: Exploratorium at the Piers: The Observatory Takes Shape (Clip)

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00:07:05

Framing of the Exploratorium's Observatory Building, the only completely new construction at at the piers, began in April 2011. Iron workers placed various sizes of steel beams in piles around the concrete base of the Observatory. Then, while a crane raised and held each beam aloft, the workers used metal spikes to line up the holes of the beams and inserted bolts, tightening them down to tie the structure together. Because the Observatory Building is less than two stories tall, the iron workers were allowed to shimmy across the beams without harnesses. Once this process was finished, the beams were plumbed and welded together.

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Date: July 14, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: construction, beams, framing, iron workers, exploratorium, san francisco, piers 15 and 17, observatory

QuickTime: 900K

Science in the City: Pigeon Science (Clip)

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00:04:15

In this program we meet Elizabeth Young, pigeon rescue expert and head of the pigeon rescue organization MickCoo (http://www.mickacoo.org), for a personal introduction to pigeons-their history, their accomplishments, their contributions to research in animal behavior/memory/learning/and how they navigate long distances-as well as their plight in the city. For more information visit: www.RescueReport.org

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: June 7, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Keywords: pigeons, san franciso, science, city, behavior, biology, navigation, memory

QuickTime: 700K

Science in the City: Slide Rules (Clip)

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00:05:46

Come out to play on the concrete slides at Seward Street Mini Park in the Castro. A series of speed tests guided by physicist Paul Doherty takes on the question asked by sliders everywhere: How can I go faster?

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: April 13, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Keywords: san francisco, the castro, mini park, exploratorium, speed, physics, slides, friction, velocity

QuickTime: 824K

Exploratorium at the Piers: Piles at the Piers (Clip)

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00:03:16

In January and February of 2011, the first of the large 72" in diameter piles were driven 160 feet in to the sea floor at Piers 15 and 17 in San Francisco, the new home of the Exploratorium. These new piles were installed between the two piers and along the south apron of Pier 15. In early March, the steel casings were filled with concrete.

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Date: March 16, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: san francisco, exploratorium, construction, piles, pilings, piers 15 and 17, port of san francisco

QuickTime: 824K

Exploratorium at the Piers: Connector Building Demolition at the Piers (Clip)

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00:03:18

Construction at the Exploratorium's new home on the Embarcadero began in October 2010. Over a three day span in November 2010, the existing non-historic connector building on the east end of Piers 15 and 17 was demolished, revealing for the first time in 55 years a view out to the Bay.

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Date: February 4, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
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Keywords: exploratorium, demolition, piers 15 and 17, construction, embarcadero, san francisco, port of san francisco

QuickTime: 824K

Science in the City: Seismic San Francisco (Clip)

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00:05:26

The ground under our San Franciscan feet is constantly on the move. Join Exploratorium educator Ken Finn as we visit some spots around town where exposed rocks reveal the tale of an active earth.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: January 12, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology

Keywords: seismic, rocks, geology, ken finn, san francisco, fault lines, slickenside, chert, basalt

QuickTime: 450K

Science in the City: Underwater World (Clip)

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00:06:18

If you sink it, they will come. That’s what Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck learned when she decided to experiment by submerging PVC plates under the piers at Marina Harbor. In this program, you'll meet the bizarre aquatic life forms that inhabit our Bay.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: December 8, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Keywords: san francisco, bay, biology, organisms, tunicates, settling plates

QuickTime: 700K

Science in the City: Microclimates in Fogtown (Clip)

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San Francisco's meteorological landscape is as unique as its social landscape. Tune in as we investigate why our city has many microclimates.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: December 8, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: weather, fog, microclimates, san francisco, paul doherty, marine layer, topography, hills

QuickTime: 700K


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