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Transit of Venus: Monitoring Climate Change (Clip)
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Join Dr. Russell Schnell, the director of the Global Monitoring Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as he talks about what it takes to monitor climate change.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 4, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: dr. russell schnell, climate change, monitoring, boulder, noaa, air, atmosphere, atmospheric observatories, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, co2
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 4, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: dr. russell schnell, climate change, monitoring, boulder, noaa, air, atmosphere, atmospheric observatories, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, co2
Science in the City: Slide Rules (Clip)
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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
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
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Science at Burning Man: Triangle of Fire (Clip)
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Burning Man is a literal hotbed of explosions and fire. Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty as he looks at the properties that make up fire through the lens of the Burning Man event.
Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All
Date: September 11, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: burning man, fire, detonation, gas, air, black rock desert
Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All
Date: September 11, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: burning man, fire, detonation, gas, air, black rock desert
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Miscellaneous: A Close Look at Clouds (Webcast)
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Have you ever wondered exactly what clouds are made of, or what the difference is between a cumulus and lenticular cloud? Clouds are an ever-present, ever-changing part of our natural landscape. They come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, and capture our imagination with their endless permutations. Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty for a live Webcast about cloud physics. Paul will discuss the basic makeup of clouds, and explore some of the aspects that make them such a rich part of our daily lives.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: January 16, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: clouds, wind, air, moisture, percipitation, lenticular, cumulus, sky
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: January 16, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: clouds, wind, air, moisture, percipitation, lenticular, cumulus, sky
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Science Teaching Tips: That Sounds Good (Podcast)
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Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey divulges a clever way to measure the speed of sound, and he explains how he’s used that information to measure things in the world.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: sound, speed, measure
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: sound, speed, measure
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Ice Stories: Balloon Research (Webcast)
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Watch as three giant helium balloons are launched above Antarctica to study climate history; listen as scientists talk about balloon research.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, weather balloons, astronomy, space, nasa, scientists, mcmurdo station, air currents, cosmic rays
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, weather balloons, astronomy, space, nasa, scientists, mcmurdo station, air currents, cosmic rays
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Exhibit Services: Balancing Ball (Clip)
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At the Balancing Ball exhibit, a plastic beach ball floats mysteriously several feet above a large plastic cone. Upon closer inspection, the ball is found to be floating on a stream of air blowing out of the cone; visitors interact with the ball, changing its position in relation to the air flow.
Project: Exploratorium Exhibit Services | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2008
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ball, air, airflow, float, stream, exhibit
Project: Exploratorium Exhibit Services | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2008
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ball, air, airflow, float, stream, exhibit
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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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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
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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The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity: Creating Space-Time (Webcast)
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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
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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Iron Science Teacher: Pet Supplies (Webcast)
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Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. Tee off with this week’s “secret” ingredient-pet supplies!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 13, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: pet supplies, teachers, experiments, activities, dog training, canine cognition, canine sense of smell demonstration, solids and liquids, granularity, one liter soda bottle, cartesian diver snack, descartes diver activity, bouyance, air pressure, liquid pressure, sha
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 13, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: pet supplies, teachers, experiments, activities, dog training, canine cognition, canine sense of smell demonstration, solids and liquids, granularity, one liter soda bottle, cartesian diver snack, descartes diver activity, bouyance, air pressure, liquid pressure, sha
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