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Transit of Venus: A Short History of the Keeling Curve (Clip)
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00:03:16
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Dr. John Barnes, Station Manager of NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory, shares the history of Charles Keeling's pioneering carbon dioxide measurements, which have been taken continually at Mauna Loa since 1958.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 1, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: noaa, mauna loa, observatory, charles keeling, carbon tracking, keeling curve, exploratorium, transit of venus, climate change
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 1, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: noaa, mauna loa, observatory, charles keeling, carbon tracking, keeling curve, exploratorium, transit of venus, climate change
Miscellaneous: Exploratorium Floor Walk (Clip)
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00:03:50
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A mouse's eye view of the main floor of the Exploratorium. Filmed at the Palace of Fine Arts location in January 2010.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: January 5, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): general science, art
Keywords: tracking shot, museum
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: January 5, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): general science, art
Keywords: tracking shot, museum
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Ice Stories: Sniffing out Seals (Webcast)
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00:32:06
00:32:06
Brendan Kelly learned from Inuit hunters how to train Labrador retrievers to find ringed seals. This allows Brendan and his colleagues to set up live-capture nets to keep the seals from diving after they come up for air. The seals are tagged with satellite transponders so they can be tracked to learn about their breeding grounds and migration habits.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: arctic, ice stories, barrow, alaska, scientists, dispatches, climate change, geology, biology, oceanography, ice, seals, ring seals, nets, satellite tracking
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: May 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: arctic, ice stories, barrow, alaska, scientists, dispatches, climate change, geology, biology, oceanography, ice, seals, ring seals, nets, satellite tracking
Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Tunneling at the South Pole (Webcast)
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0:27:16
0:27:16
Live from the South Pole-tunneling under the ice in Antarctica! Exploratorium staff members Mary Miller and Noel Wanner report back on the scientific studies going on at the South Pole.
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 22, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: south pole, antarctica, mary miller, noel wanner, ice, snow, satellite, scientific studies,
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 22, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: south pole, antarctica, mary miller, noel wanner, ice, snow, satellite, scientific studies,
Origins: Hubble: Getting Time on the Telescope (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:54:09
0:54:09
How much time does an astronomer need to get that great picture? We'll talk with scientists about how they determine their experiments, and learn what it takes to make their case for a few minutes of the telescope's time.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, melissa mcgrath, extra-solar planet research, atmospheres, satellite
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, melissa mcgrath, extra-solar planet research, atmospheres, satellite
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