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Miscellaneous: Slow-Motion Medley (Clip)
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See the subtle, mesmeric effects revealed by slow-motion observation of three iconic exhibits: Circling Wave Umbrella, in which spinning fabric forms pockets of swirling air; Rift Zone, a miniature geothermal landscape created by air bubbling through fine sand; and Vortex, a swirling vortex of water in a hydrodynamic dance with gravity.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: August 30, 2011
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, General Science
Keywords: waves, vortex, geothermal, slow motion, rift zone, circling wave umbrella
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: August 30, 2011
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, General Science
Keywords: waves, vortex, geothermal, slow motion, rift zone, circling wave umbrella
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Ice Stories: Smashcast Interviews Polar Scientists (Clip)
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Smashcast visited the Exploratorium on Saturday, April 18th, to work on the Ice Stories project and meet four Antarctic scientists.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: April 22, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science,
Keywords: smashcast, polar scientists, media production
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: April 22, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science,
Keywords: smashcast, polar scientists, media production
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Ice Stories: Ice Sheets of Antarctica (Webcast)
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In this webcast from Antarctica, we meet up with Ted Scambos, a glaciologist from the University of Colorado and the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 16, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, snow, geology, sheet, sea, climate
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 16, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, snow, geology, sheet, sea, climate
Ice Stories: Conversation with 'Ice People' Scientists (Webcast)
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In this live webcast, we look deeper into the film 'Ice People.' We speak with noted geologists Allan Ashworth and Adam Lewis, and filmmaker Anne Aghion in our San Francisco studio.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 14, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, film, people, ancient, snow, biology
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 14, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, film, people, ancient, snow, biology
Ice Stories: Emperor Penguins (Webcast)
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In this program Ice Stories crew member Ron Hipschman speaks with Paul Ponganis, who studies emperor penguins.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 12, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, snow, biology, penguin
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 12, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, snow, biology, penguin
Ice Stories: Climate History (Webcast)
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In this Webcast, we speak with Ice Stories correspondent Howie Koss, a member of the Offshore New Harbor Expedition.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, snow, geology, biology, climate, ocean
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, snow, geology, biology, climate, ocean
| Links: | Project: Seeing the Past with Sound |
Ice Stories: Hidden Mountains (Webcast)
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We speak to Robin Bell from the AGAP (Antarctic Gamburtsev Province) expedition. This is the first systematic study of our planet's last unexplored mountain range. This webcast was our first this season, and we had some technical difficulties.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 7, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, snow, geology, mountain, agap
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 7, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: ice stories, antarctica, polar scientists, ice, snow, geology, mountain, agap
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Ice Stories: Live from Both Poles on the Solstice (Webcast)
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Join us as we celebrate the beginning of summer in the Arctic and the long, cold winter in Antarctica. We'll connect live to two polar field sites: Summit Camp atop Greenland's vast ice sheet, where the sun will be shining 24 hours a day, and the South Pole Research Station, now in the middle of 6 months of darkness.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: June 20, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: antarctica, greenland, poles, polar science, winter, ice sheets, summit camp, south pole
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: June 20, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: antarctica, greenland, poles, polar science, winter, ice sheets, summit camp, south pole
Origins: Antarctica: Dive Under the Ice with Mary (Webcast)
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Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 11, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice crystal gro
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 11, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice crystal gro
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Origins: Antarctica: Antarctic Fish with Noel (Webcast)
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0:28:14
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Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 8, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: art devries, freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 8, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: art devries, freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice
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