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Science in the City: Electric Guitar (Clip)
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There’s no mistaking the distinct voice—whether throbbing, singing, or screaming—of an electric guitar. How does one instrument produce so many different sounds? We visit with Bay Area electric guitarists Ava Mendoza and Henry Kaiser, plus Subway Guitars’ very own Fat Dog, to explore the components of this versatile instrument, getting down to pick-ups, “pots,” and pedals that make it sing.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: May 8, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: science, exploratorium, city, san francisco, guitar, electric guitar, music, ava mendoza, henry kaiser, fat dog, subway guitars, body, pickup, dynamics, tones, distortion
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: May 8, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: science, exploratorium, city, san francisco, guitar, electric guitar, music, ava mendoza, henry kaiser, fat dog, subway guitars, body, pickup, dynamics, tones, distortion
Transit of Venus: Transit of Venus: Sonification (Clip)
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Exploratorium composer Wayne Grim used the video of the transit to create a sound composition in real time. As the video signal was received by Wayne's computer, a program he wrote converted the signal into a unique aural experience. http://www.waynegrim.com
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 12, 2012
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art Astronomy
Keywords: transit of venus sonification music audio wayne grim
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 12, 2012
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art Astronomy
Keywords: transit of venus sonification music audio wayne grim
Transit of Venus: Transit of Venus 2012: 1st and 2nd Contact (Clip)
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Watch the beginning of Venus’s transit across the disk of the sun, one of the rarest astronomical events.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 5, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, astronomy, space, science, live, webcast, sun-viewer, telescopes, hawaii, mauna loa,
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 5, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, astronomy, space, science, live, webcast, sun-viewer, telescopes, hawaii, mauna loa,
Transit of Venus: Transit of Venus 2012: 3rd and 4th Contact (Clip)
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Watch the conclusion of Venus’s 6.5-hour journey across the disk of the sun, one of the rarest astronomical events.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 5, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, astronomy, space, science, live, webcast, sun-viewer, telescopes, hawaii, mauna loa,
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 5, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, astronomy, space, science, live, webcast, sun-viewer, telescopes, hawaii, mauna loa,
Transit of Venus: Mauna Loa Observatory (Clip)
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Learn about NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii, the location of the Exploratorium’s June 5, 2012, webcast of the transit of Venus. A leading atmospheric research facility, the observatory has been collecting and monitoring data relating to atmospheric change since the 1950s. Dr John Barnes, the Station Chief for the observatory, describes the functions of the MLO, which provides valuable long-term and continuous recording of data.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 1, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: transit of venus, mauna loa observatory
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 1, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: transit of venus, mauna loa observatory
Transit of Venus: A Short History of the Keeling Curve (Clip)
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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
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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Miscellaneous: How to Build a Sun Viewer (Clip)
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Senior Exploratorium Scientist, Paul Doherty demonstrates how you can make your own sun viewer. You can safely view sunspots, eclipses and transits with this equipment that you may have laying around the house!
To learn more about the upcoming Transit of Venus visit: http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/question3.html
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: February 16, 2012
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, do-it-yourself sun viewer,
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: February 16, 2012
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, do-it-yourself sun viewer,
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After Dark: Blue (Clip)
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On August 4, 2011 After Dark Blue delved into the color of cool with explorations of indigo, underwater vision, color photography, and blues performances by Lady Bianca, Bobbie Webb, and Fillmore Slim.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: August 22, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art
Keywords: blue, after dark, event, music, performance, bobbie webb, lady bianca, exploratorium, color
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: August 22, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art
Keywords: blue, after dark, event, music, performance, bobbie webb, lady bianca, exploratorium, color
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Driven: Vulnerable, Exuberant (Slideshow)
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Thao Nguyen is a prolific San Francisco-based musician and songwriter who has recorded four albums already in her young career. In this candid reflection on her songwriting practice, she describes her process of shaping her emotional struggles and introspection into words, music, and then into exuberant performance. At the core of her practice is a drive to mine her personal experiences to provide empathy and camaraderie for others going through life’s darker moments.
Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All
Date: April 16, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: thao, thao nguyen, inspiration, songwriting, music
Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All
Date: April 16, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: thao, thao nguyen, inspiration, songwriting, music
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