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Ice Stories: Interview with Glaciologist Mark Fahnestock, Part 3 (Clip)
Running Time:
00:01:55
00:01:55
What controls the speed of Greenland’s big outlet glaciers like the Jakobshavn? How do they interact with the climate system? And most importantly, what does the future hold for the glaciers of Greenland? In this video, glaciologist Mark Fahnestock discusses glacier dynamics and what he hopes to learn through his studies.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: glacier, ice sheet, glaciology, greenland
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 21, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: glacier, ice sheet, glaciology, greenland
| Links: | Dispatch: On Speeding Glaciers and Huge Icebergs, Part 2 |
Evidence: Alfred Wegener's Crazy Idea (Podcast)
Running Time:
00:24:49
00:24:49
An interview with Mel Zucker, Professor of Geology, Skyline College, San Bruno, California.
In the early 1900s, German meteorologist Alfred Wegener suggested that the earth's continents were once a single landmass that had somehow split into pieces, drifting their separate ways. Geologists the world over called his idea preposterous. Decades later, their ridicule shifted to admiration as new tools developed by the military to map the ocean floors revealed the engine that drives the continents' movement. Geology professor Mel Zucker tells the story of this brilliant earth scientist and how, long after his death, science finally caught up with Wegener's crazy idea.
Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: continental drift, plate tectonics
In the early 1900s, German meteorologist Alfred Wegener suggested that the earth's continents were once a single landmass that had somehow split into pieces, drifting their separate ways. Geologists the world over called his idea preposterous. Decades later, their ridicule shifted to admiration as new tools developed by the military to map the ocean floors revealed the engine that drives the continents' movement. Geology professor Mel Zucker tells the story of this brilliant earth scientist and how, long after his death, science finally caught up with Wegener's crazy idea.
Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: continental drift, plate tectonics
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Evidence: Why Do Nutcrackers Work? (Podcast)
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00:11:17
00:11:17
An interview with science historian Richard Carrier.
It's not enough to know that a nutcracker works; a scientist needs to know why. Historian Richard Carrier recounts how, in ancient Greece, pondering the nutcracker led to the physics of levers. He describes how Aristotle and others shaped the beginnings of Western scientific thought: the notion that knowledge of the natural world relies on being able to question, test, reproduce and improve the accuracy of what's believed to be true. He explains why he sees science as a practice rooted in values, how it protects us from our own erroneous tendencies, and why questioning authority helps foster scientific thinking.
Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
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It's not enough to know that a nutcracker works; a scientist needs to know why. Historian Richard Carrier recounts how, in ancient Greece, pondering the nutcracker led to the physics of levers. He describes how Aristotle and others shaped the beginnings of Western scientific thought: the notion that knowledge of the natural world relies on being able to question, test, reproduce and improve the accuracy of what's believed to be true. He explains why he sees science as a practice rooted in values, how it protects us from our own erroneous tendencies, and why questioning authority helps foster scientific thinking.
Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords:
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Evidence: Ancient Astronomy, Modern Knowledge (Podcast)
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00:15:28
00:15:28
An interview with Isabel Hawkins, Co-director/Research Astronomer, UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory; Co-director, NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum.
When astronomer Isabel Hawkins began exploring the astronomical work of Native Americans, their knowledge broadened her view of the night sky. She's since discovered several scientists incorporating the work of native people, both modern and ancient, into their current-day research. Isabel describes how she sees science as a cultural construct, the value of learning from personal experience, and that evidence comes in many forms.
Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: native american, astronomy
When astronomer Isabel Hawkins began exploring the astronomical work of Native Americans, their knowledge broadened her view of the night sky. She's since discovered several scientists incorporating the work of native people, both modern and ancient, into their current-day research. Isabel describes how she sees science as a cultural construct, the value of learning from personal experience, and that evidence comes in many forms.
Project: Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: native american, astronomy
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California State Yo-Yo Championships: 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championship Event Preview (Clip)
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00:00:51
00:00:51
All wound up with nothing to do? Swing by the Exploratorium on September 6th, beginning at 10am, for the 2008 California State Yo-Yo Championships. Meet National and World Yo-Yo Champions, watch daredevil tricks, and learn basic techniques from yo-yo masters. This event is included in the price of admission to the Exploratorium. Registration is open to the public and begins at 10am. Winners will qualify for next year's regional tournament. For more information, go to www.calstateyoyo.com.
Project: California State Yo-Yo Championships at the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: August 17, 2008
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: yo-yo, championships, 2008, tricks, techniques, cal state yo-yo, tournament
Project: California State Yo-Yo Championships at the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: August 17, 2008
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: yo-yo, championships, 2008, tricks, techniques, cal state yo-yo, tournament
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Ice Stories: Interview with Glaciologist Mark Fahnestock, Part 1 (Clip)
Running Time:
00:02:53
00:02:53
The Ice Stories crew caught up with glaciologist Mark Fahnestock on his way back home after a few weeks camping near Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbræ, the most productive and among the fastest-moving glaciers in the world. In this interview, Mark describes some of the physics of this speedy glacier and why so many scientists are interested in studying the dynamics of Jakobshavn.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 12, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: glacier, ice sheet, glaciology, greenland
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 12, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: glacier, ice sheet, glaciology, greenland
| Links: | Dispatch: On Speeding Glaciers and Huge Icebergs |
Solar Eclipse: Live from China (Webcast)
Running Time:
01:13:00
01:13:00
On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse occurred as the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon's umbral shadow fell on parts of Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Exploratorium's eclipse expedition team (our fifth!) Webcast the eclipse live from the remote Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China near the Mongolian border.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, china, totality, sun, moon, earth, path, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, china, totality, sun, moon, earth, path, shadow, penumbra, corona, totality, shadow bands, bailey's beads
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Solar Eclipse: Live from China Totality Highlights (Webcast)
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00:03:45
00:03:45
Watch totality highlights.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords:
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: August 1, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords:
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Solar Eclipse: Live from China Telescope-Only (Webcast)
Running Time:
01:04:45
01:04:45
Watch the telescope-only stream of the total solar eclipse that occurred on August 1, 2008.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: July 31, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, china
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: July 31, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: eclipse, china
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Ice Stories: Diamond Hunters Stole Our Helicopter! (Clip)
Running Time:
00:02:33
00:02:33
In the summer of 2008, the only helicopter in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, was effectively grounded by a diamond company, leaving scientists and logistics coordinators to frantically rearrange their field plans.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: July 24, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: helicopters, logistics, greenland, diamonds, hagglund, lakes, field site
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: July 24, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: helicopters, logistics, greenland, diamonds, hagglund, lakes, field site
| Links: | Dispatch: Diamond Hunters Stole Our Helicopter! |
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