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Science in the City: Busy Bees (Clip)
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Just outside the hum and buzz of San Francisco, there's a hum and buzz of a different sort.
It's the sound of thousands of acres of almond crops being pollinated by bees—bees in such demand
that they must be trucked in from as far as Texas. Almond grower Dave Phippen explains why.
keeping this winged labor force happy and healthy is a vital but tricky business.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 27, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: bees, pollination, farming, almonds, california, exploratorium, hives, agriculture, central valley
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 27, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: bees, pollination, farming, almonds, california, exploratorium, hives, agriculture, central valley
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Faultline: Seismic Science: Is California Going to Fall Into the Ocean? (Podcast)
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Can pets predict earthquakes? Do quakes happen more often at certain times of the day or year? And could a really big one mean the end of California? Exploratorium geologist Eric Muller separates earthquake fact from fiction.
Project: Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter | Browse All
Date: April 3, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: faultline, seismic, earthquake, geology, eric muller, california
Project: Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter | Browse All
Date: April 3, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: faultline, seismic, earthquake, geology, eric muller, california
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Faultline: Seismic Science: Earthquake in an Outhouse (Podcast)
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Relive the Loma Prieta quake with our photographer, Amy Snyder, who was caught in an outhouse at the beach. Why didn't it, or any San Francisco skyscapers, collapse?
Project: Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter | Browse All
Date: April 3, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: faultline, seismic, earthquake, geology, california
Project: Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter | Browse All
Date: April 3, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: faultline, seismic, earthquake, geology, california
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Faultline: Seismic Science: Edible Geology Road Trip (Podcast)
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Join Exploratorium geologist Eric Muller on a tour of world-famous geological features to be found in the national parkland just north of the Golden Gate bridge.
Project: Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter | Browse All
Date: April 3, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: faultline, seismic, earthquake, geology, eric muller, california
Project: Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter | Browse All
Date: April 3, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: faultline, seismic, earthquake, geology, eric muller, california
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Science of Gardening: Inside a Pitcher Plant (Clip)
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Peter D'Amato of California Carnivores describes how a pitcher plant gets insects drunk and then devours them. He also cuts open a plant to find the insects trapped within and to show "what ravenous, gluttonous pigs these plants can be."
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: pitcher plant, carniverous plant, gardening, insect, peter d'amato, california carnivores, sebastopol
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: pitcher plant, carniverous plant, gardening, insect, peter d'amato, california carnivores, sebastopol
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Science of Gardening: Everybody Gets Lunch (Clip)
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Sonoma Valley farmer Bob Cannard doesn't fight nature: he collaborates with it. The result is bountiful fields of healthy, beautiful plants, some of which end up in the kitchen at Alice Waters' Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. Here Bob speaks eloquently about appreciating and respecting nature. As he says, "it's simple...it's all right there before you."
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: gardening, farming, bob cannard, cannard farms, organic, sonoma valley, california, alice waters, chez panisse
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: gardening, farming, bob cannard, cannard farms, organic, sonoma valley, california, alice waters, chez panisse
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Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Live Penguins! (Webcast)
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In today's webcast, California Academy of Science's Pam Schullar talks about her work with penguins and answers audience questions.
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: penguin rookery, california academy of science pam schaller, penguin breeding problems, oil spills, penguin breeding environments, penguin population, antarctic penguins, emperor penguins, aptenodytes forsteri, penguins in captivity, penguin diet, penguin offspring,
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: penguin rookery, california academy of science pam schaller, penguin breeding problems, oil spills, penguin breeding environments, penguin population, antarctic penguins, emperor penguins, aptenodytes forsteri, penguins in captivity, penguin diet, penguin offspring,
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Endowment for Internet Education, the McBean Family Foundation,.and the Corporation for Educational Networks Initiatives in California (CENIC). |
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