EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

Exploratorium at the Piers: Observatory Construction Timelapse (Clip)

Running Time:
00:01:33

Construction of the Observatory at Piers 15 & 17 from April 12th through April 27th of 2011. Images courtesy of Nibbi Construction. Music by Wayne Grim.

Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All

Date: June 17, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): engineering

Keywords: pier 15, pier 17, observatory

QuickTime: 892K

Driven: The Body Free (Slideshow)

Running Time:
04:10

Butoh masters Hiroko and Koichi Tamano discuss their rich practice of performing, teaching, and living Butoh that has spanned more than 40 years.

Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All

Date: June 16, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art

Keywords: butoh, buto, tamano, harupin-ha

Science in the City: Pigeon Science (Clip)

Running Time:
00:04:15

In this program we meet Elizabeth Young, pigeon rescue expert and head of the pigeon rescue organization MickCoo (http://www.mickacoo.org), for a personal introduction to pigeons-their history, their accomplishments, their contributions to research in animal behavior/memory/learning/and how they navigate long distances-as well as their plight in the city. For more information visit: www.RescueReport.org

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: June 7, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Keywords: pigeons, san franciso, science, city, behavior, biology, navigation, memory

QuickTime: 700K

Color: ColorFest Demonstration: Oaxacan Dyes And Textiles (Clip)

Running Time:
01:00

Join us for a preview of Oaxacan artisans that will be visiting the Exploratorium this summer as part of Colorfest!

Project: Color | Browse All

Date: June 3, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art, chemistry

Keywords: color, colorfest, oaxaca, dye, weaving, yarn, mexico, red

QuickTime: 1000K

Science in the City: Traffic Signal Science (Clip)

Running Time:
00:04:12

Red means stop, green means go—simple enough, right? But traffic lights are just a small part of the sophisticated science of traffic engineering. San Francisco Traffic Engineer Eddie Tsui takes us on a wild ride through his world, from computer simulations to ever-evolving detection technologies.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: May 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): engineering, city planning

Keywords: traffic signal, traffic lights, eddie tsui, engineering

QuickTime: 800K

Miscellaneous: 34th Annual Exploratorium Awards Dinner, Honoree Panel Discussion (Clip)

Running Time:
00:43:00

Intuit Founder Scott Cook, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Ramon Cortines, and Retired Congressman Vernon Ehlers join KQED's Dave Iverson for a lively conversation on the topic of Science for Decision Making. This discussion was recorded at the Exploratorium's 34th Annual Awards Dinner on May 4, 2011.

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: May 25, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: awards dinner, honorees, science, exploratorium, 34th awards dinner,

Educational Outreach Programs: Xtech Webcast: Color (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:04:55

XTech at the Exploratorium empowers high school students through the practical use of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Students develop skills - designing and building, creating media, and facilitating community education events - that will lead them into college and beyond. In this show, we will be investigating color. There are colors all around us. Join us and explore the relationship between color and light. Watch as we create colored shadows and trick your mind with colors.

Project: Educational Outreach Programs | Browse All

Date: May 21, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Keywords: xtech, color, light, shadows, spectrum

Driven: Away (Slideshow)

Running Time:
04:00

In this show we'll explore the EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park, San Francisco's only off-grid building and an inspiring model of sustainable living in an area that has historically been a dumping ground for industrial waste. We are guided through the place and its principles of environmental justice by recent college graduate and EcoCenter worker Jasmine Dow.

Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All

Date: May 20, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, General Science

Keywords: ecocenter, heron's head, driven, green, environmental justice

Try This!: Try This! With Paul Doherty and Friends (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:14:04

Dr. Paul Doherty scours the globe for the world's greatest science demonstrations. Every month Paul introduces us to a science teacher who is famed for teaching some of the best science lessons. Watch the webcast, then try it yourself!

Project: Try This! With Paul Doherty and Friends | Browse All

Date: May 20, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): physics

Keywords:

After Dark: Miwa Matreyek (Clip)

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This magical piece integrates live performance and projected animation. As artist Miwa Matreyek moves behind the screen, her shadow becomes the protagonist in a fantastical world of her own creation.

Project: After Dark | Browse All

Date: May 19, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art

Keywords: miwa matreyek, animation, projection, video


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