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Return to Mars: Tardigrades-Waterbears (Webcast)
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Tardigrades are amazing creatures that can withstand the most extreme conditions on Earth, as well as the vacuum of space! This unique and charismatic animal has the ability to survive in a variety of situations. In today's program, Exploratorium scientist Karen Kalumuck will continue our programming about life in extreme environments as it relates to the search for 'habitability' on Mars.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 23, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: mars, curiosity, rover, msl, mars science laboratory, tardigrades, water bears, extreme environments, life, conditions, heat, cold, dry, wet
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 23, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: mars, curiosity, rover, msl, mars science laboratory, tardigrades, water bears, extreme environments, life, conditions, heat, cold, dry, wet
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Ice Stories: Storm at Tango 1 Camp, Antarctica (Clip)
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Ice Stories correspondent Kelly Carroll reports from a storm at Tango 1 Camp, a remote camp deep in the Transantarctic Mountains.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: storm, extreme weather, wind, extreme cold, remote camp, antarctica, polenet, deep field, transantarctic mountains
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 15, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: storm, extreme weather, wind, extreme cold, remote camp, antarctica, polenet, deep field, transantarctic mountains
| Links: | Dispatch: Tango 1 and the Air We Breathe |
Science from the Poles: First Light from the New South Pole Telescope (Webcast)
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The South Pole Telescope captured its first light on Feb. 16, 2007! Join Exploratorium host Mary Miller as she talks with scientists at the South Pole and finds out more about life at the Pole.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: March 30, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, weather, ice, cold, climate, neutrinos, icecube
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: March 30, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, weather, ice, cold, climate, neutrinos, icecube
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: Life at the Poles: From Phytoplankton to Polar Bears (Webcast)
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Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck will examine how increasing temperatures affect specific organisms at the poles—from phytoplankton to polar bears!
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 8, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: climate change, global warming, temperatures, north pole, south pole, ice, snow, animals, plants, ecosystems
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 8, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: climate change, global warming, temperatures, north pole, south pole, ice, snow, animals, plants, ecosystems
Doctor Atomic: Science, Music, & Morals Part I (Podcast)
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A discussion about the artistic, scientific, and moral interpretations of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his legacy as the father of the atomic bomb. Composer John Adams and librettist Peter Sellars of the Doctor Atomic opera are joined by Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Kip Cranna, musical administrator at the San Francisco Opera, moderates.
Project: Doctor Atomic | Browse All
Date: September 13, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Art, History, Physics
Keywords: j. robert oppenheimer, atomic bomb, manhattan project, san francisco opera, nagasaki, los alamos, opera commentary, nuclear reaction, plutonium, implosion, nuclear fission, leslie groves, edward teller, composing, cold war
Project: Doctor Atomic | Browse All
Date: September 13, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Art, History, Physics
Keywords: j. robert oppenheimer, atomic bomb, manhattan project, san francisco opera, nagasaki, los alamos, opera commentary, nuclear reaction, plutonium, implosion, nuclear fission, leslie groves, edward teller, composing, cold war
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Doctor Atomic: Science, Music, & Morals Part II (Podcast)
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A discussion about the artistic, scientific, and moral interpretations of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his legacy as the father of the atomic bomb. Composer John Adams and librettist Peter Sellars of the Doctor Atomic opera are joined by Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Kip Cranna, musical administrator at the San Francisco Opera, moderates.
Project: Doctor Atomic | Browse All
Date: September 13, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Art, History, Physics
Keywords: j. robert oppenheimer, atomic bomb, manhattan project, san francisco opera, nagasaki, los alomos, opera commentary, nuclear reaction, plutonium, implosion, nuclear fission, leslie groves, edward teller, composing, cold war
Project: Doctor Atomic | Browse All
Date: September 13, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Art, History, Physics
Keywords: j. robert oppenheimer, atomic bomb, manhattan project, san francisco opera, nagasaki, los alomos, opera commentary, nuclear reaction, plutonium, implosion, nuclear fission, leslie groves, edward teller, composing, cold war
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Iron Science Teacher: Clothespins (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. This week’s “secret” ingredient: Clothespins!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: teachers, experiments, demos, contest, activities, center of gravity, balance, balance beam, weights and measures, inertia, soda bottle launchers, projectile motion, impulse, muscles, clothespin workout activity,
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: teachers, experiments, demos, contest, activities, center of gravity, balance, balance beam, weights and measures, inertia, soda bottle launchers, projectile motion, impulse, muscles, clothespin workout activity,
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Origins: Astrobiology: Life at the Extremes (Webcast)
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Meet Breea Govenar, a biologist at Penn State University, as she speaks to us from aboard a research vessel from Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute. She'll discuss life near deep-sea thermal vents in the Pacific Ocean. The Webcast also includes Dr. Alissa Arp, a biologist from San Francisco State University studying the tube worms that live around these very hot marine spots.
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 19, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: hydrothermal vents, ocean floor, cold seep sites, fissures, plate techtonics, hydrothermal vent exploration, alvin submarine, bacteria, chemosynthetic bacteria, tubeworms, riftia pachyptila, astrobiology
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 19, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: hydrothermal vents, ocean floor, cold seep sites, fissures, plate techtonics, hydrothermal vent exploration, alvin submarine, bacteria, chemosynthetic bacteria, tubeworms, riftia pachyptila, astrobiology
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Origins: Astrobiology: Live from Licancabur Volcano in Chile (Webcast)
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Nathalie Cabrol, Planetary Scientist, Principal Investigator at NASA Ames Research Center and the SETI Institute, looks for Mars analogs in extreme environments on Earth. She found one at the world’s highest lake at Chile’s Licancabur volcano, site of a unique analog to ancient Martian lakes. We chat with Dr. Cabrol as she investigates the life forms at Licancabur.
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 16, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: astrobiology, fundamental features of life, life beyond earth, biochemistry, extremophiles, extreme environments, microbes, bacteria, ecosystems, organisms, complexity of life, microbial life in extreme environments, life at low temperatures, stromatilites,
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 16, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: astrobiology, fundamental features of life, life beyond earth, biochemistry, extremophiles, extreme environments, microbes, bacteria, ecosystems, organisms, complexity of life, microbial life in extreme environments, life at low temperatures, stromatilites,
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Origins: Cold Spring Harbor: James Watson (Webcast)
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Dr. James Watson is the President of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the codiscoverer of the double helix, for which he won a Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1962. Dr. Watson was also the first director of the Human Genome Project. He talks with us about early discoveries in molecular biology, the Human Genome Project, and what makes Cold Spring Harbor a unique scientific institution.
Project: Origins: Unwinding DNA at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Browse All
Date: February 28, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Medicine, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: dna, james watson, cold spring harbor laboratory, medicine, double helix, human genome project, molecular biology
Project: Origins: Unwinding DNA at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Browse All
Date: February 28, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Medicine, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: dna, james watson, cold spring harbor laboratory, medicine, double helix, human genome project, molecular biology
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