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

Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus: Webcast Highlights (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:09:58

Watch highlights from our live webcasts with the E/V Nautilus as she explored the Mediterranean and Black Seas searching for shipwreck, deep sea vents and the communities of organisms that live in these extreme environments.

Project: Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus | Browse All

Date: January 6, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: ocean, exploration, marine science, shipwrecks, deep sea, mediterranean sea

Exploratorium Science at America's Cup: North Pacific Gyre (Clip)

Running Time:
00:03:18

Join the Exploratorium crew on a visit to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where we will learn more about the ecological impact of plastic debris in the North Pacific Gyre. To learn more about marine debris visit: http://www.exploratorium.edu/tv/index.php?project=110&program=1301&type=clip

Project: Exploratorium Science at America's Cup | Browse All

Date: November 26, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science,

Keywords: oeanography, marine debris, pacific gyre, america's cup

Exploratorium Science at America's Cup: Green Sea Turtles (Clip)

Running Time:
04:55

There are green sea turtles in San Diego Bay? Where did they come from? Do they really live over 100 years? Why is it important for scientists to keep track of these giant creatures, and how on earth do they do it? In this interview with ecologist Tomoharu Eguchi (NOAA Marine Fisheries Service) and ecology graduate student Sheila Madrak, we meet the sea turtles and explore these 'big' questions.

Project: Exploratorium Science at America's Cup | Browse All

Date: November 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Keywords: exploratorium america's cup green sea turtle turtles tagging ecology biology noaa san diego bay power plant marine

Exploratorium Science at America's Cup: Wind Modeling (Clip)

Running Time:
02:50

The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (http://sccoos.org/) gathers live data about winds, waves, surface currents, temperature, and water quality, and makes it available to everyone. In this piece, Oceanographer Art Miller tells us about this system, and about how America's Cup sailors can use this kind of data and modeling to improve their race performances. To access wind modeling data, visit: http://www.sccoos.org/data/observations/

Project: Exploratorium Science at America's Cup | Browse All

Date: November 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: scripps institution wind modeling sccoos america's cup exploratorium art miller bay currents sailing marine

Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus: 2011 Mission Highlights (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:27:35

Join the Exploratorium for our final webcast with researchers on board the Nautilus. We discuss the highlights of their three month expedition to the Mediterranean and Black Seas, as well as to the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Learn about hydrothermal vents, organisms living in extreme environments and ancient shipwrecks.

Project: Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus | Browse All

Date: November 11, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: ocean, exploration, marine science, shipwrecks, deep sea, mediterranean sea

Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus: Conversation with Ocean Explorer Robert Ballard (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:27:47

Best known for his discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic, Nautilus expedition leader Dr. Robert Ballard is one of the world's most famous ocean explorers. In this webcast, we talk live with Dr. Ballard as he explores the Mediterranean's Straits of Sicily. Learn about the Nautilus' latest discoveries and the history of ocean exploration.

Project: Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus | Browse All

Date: October 28, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: marine science, oceans, exploration,

Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus: Live from the Ship (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:24:58

Join the Exploratorium as we connect live for the first time with the E/V Nautilus as it sails the Mediterranean Sea south of Spain. We talk with scientists on the ship and learn about the ship's amazing capabilities and the 2011 exploration mission.

Project: Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus | Browse All

Date: September 30, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: geology, marine science, exploration, volcanoes, rovs, deep sea

Science in the City: Sea Debris (Clip)

Running Time:
00:03:50

You've probably heard about the Texas-sized island of plastic trash swirling in the center of the Pacific Ocean. But did you know we have our own pockets of floating trash right here in San Francisco Bay? Join us on a trash safari with Sealife Convervation—a research and education group studying the volume, distribution, and sources of trash in the San Francisco and Monterey Bays.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: May 11, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: oceanography, conservation, sealife, albatross, marine life, sailing, carbon, toxins, plastic

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

Ice Stories: Ocean Ecology (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:31:28

Hear from marine biologist Dr. Stacy Kim, who uses a small camera-equipped remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to investigate the bottom-dwelling creatures under the sea ice.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 11, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: antarctica, penguins, sea, rov, ice, marine, ocean, ecology

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QuickTime: 1500K


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