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After Dark: The Tibetan View of the Mind with Venerable Geshe Lhakdor (Clip)
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Discover the Tibetan Buddhist view of the mind with Geshe Lhakdor. He discusses how awareness and sensory information (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) are perceived through different forms of consciousness, and how Buddhist practitioners investigate their inner mental experiences to better understand their experience of the world around them.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: May 9, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology
Keywords: geshe lhakdor, science for monks, buddhism, sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, five senses, tibet, mind
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: May 9, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology
Keywords: geshe lhakdor, science for monks, buddhism, sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, five senses, tibet, mind
Science in the City: A Record of the Moment (Clip)
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In this age of iPods and MP3s, the vinyl record (still) stands as an object of curiosity and ongoing admiration. What’s the real difference between a 78 and a 45? Why do they call it “cutting a record” when an album is recorded? Music enthusiast Wade Wright of San Francisco takes us back in time to explain the history and technology of vinyl records.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: February 23, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: vinyl, records, wax, music, recording, audio, grooves, laquer, shellaq, wade wright, collectors, 78, 45, 33 1/3, rpm
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: February 23, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: vinyl, records, wax, music, recording, audio, grooves, laquer, shellaq, wade wright, collectors, 78, 45, 33 1/3, rpm
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Ice Stories: Live from the Wilkes Land Expedition (Webcast)
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On March 1st, we connected live with scientists aboard the scientific drilling vessel the JOIDES Resolution off the coast of Antarctica. Meet geologists Rob Dunbar, Carlota Escutia, and Christina Riesselman and learn about their historic expedition to Antarctica that is helping reveal the history of Earth's climate and teaching us about our climate future.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: March 2, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, climate history, sediment cores, antarctica, southern ocean, drilling, ocean, geology
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: March 2, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, climate history, sediment cores, antarctica, southern ocean, drilling, ocean, geology
| Links: | Project Page: Wilkes Land Expedition |
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Speaking of Music Rewind: Trimpin (Podcast)
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In this gem from 1990, we get a brief peek into the flourishing mind of German-born composer/sculptor Trimpin, a MacArthur "genius" award winner and the subject of a recent feature documentary. He chronicles his unique adventures through sound and music making, takes audience questions, and stages modified versions of his musical installations in front of the live audience.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: February 19, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: speaking of music, rewind, trimpin, music, composer, art, sound, inventor
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: February 19, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: speaking of music, rewind, trimpin, music, composer, art, sound, inventor
| Links: | Trimpin documentary |
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Science Teaching Tips: Whirled Music (Podcast)
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Geeks have strange hobbies. Staff physicist Paul Doherty plays the corrugated plastic tube, also known as a “whirly,” and explains the surprising science behind the sound.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: whirly, sound, music
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: whirly, sound, music
| Links: | The science of whirlies | Sounds like fun |
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Ice Stories: Science at the South Pole (Clip)
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As a special event in conjunction with the 2009 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, we connected a live audience at the Exploratorium with scientists at the South Pole. Learn about atmospheric research at the South Pole from NOAA's Nick Morgan, the IceCube neutrino detector from Mark Krasberg and Laura Gladstone, and the South Pole Telescope from Bill Holzapfel.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 17, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: icecube, neutrinos, telescope, atmosphere, south pole, dark matter, dark energy, antarctica
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 17, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: icecube, neutrinos, telescope, atmosphere, south pole, dark matter, dark energy, antarctica
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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Science Teaching Tips: Sound Bytes (Part 2) (Podcast)
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Our host, Stephanie Chasteen, shares some more fun facts and activities having to do with the science of sound.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: October 7, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: sound, science, activities
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: October 7, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: sound, science, activities
| Links: | Stephanie Chasteen’s Web site |
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AfterSchool Activities: Cup Speaker Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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An introduction to how to make your own simple speaker, which transmits sound from a radio or MP3 player and demonstrates the principles of electromagnetism and vibration.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Cup Speaker Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
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A detailed demonstration of how to make a cup speaker, including a discussion of materials needed.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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