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

Fabricated Realities: Exploratorium in Second Life (Clip)

Running Time:
00:13:35

Made by the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute, this "machinima"--a film made entirely in a virtual world, highlights the exhibits and recent events in Second Life on the Exploratorium Island and 'Sploland sims.

Project: Fabricated Realities: Virtual Worlds, Mixed and Augmented Reality | Browse All

Date: March 17, 2011
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, Astronomy/Space Science, Chemistry, Physics

Keywords: second life, machinima virtual worlds

Exploratorium at the Piers: Piles at the Piers (Clip)

Running Time:
00:03:16

In January and February of 2011, the first of the large 72" in diameter piles were driven 160 feet in to the sea floor at Piers 15 and 17 in San Francisco, the new home of the Exploratorium. These new piles were installed between the two piers and along the south apron of Pier 15. In early March, the steel casings were filled with concrete.

Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All

Date: March 16, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: san francisco, exploratorium, construction, piles, pilings, piers 15 and 17, port of san francisco

QuickTime: 824K

Miscellaneous: Cardburg! (Clip)

Running Time:
02:50

Josh Short from the Cardboard Institute of Technology walks us through their latest installation, Subterrain, on the Exploratorium floor!

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: March 16, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art

Keywords: cardburg, cardboard, cardboard institute of technology, subterrain, exploratorium learning studio, cit, making, materials, building, group build, tinkering studio, installation

Links:	CIT website

After Dark: While You Were Sleeping (Clip)

Running Time:
00:01:10

This After Dark event was devoted to the ever-mysterious and otherworldly dimensions of sleep, darkness, and night.

Project: After Dark | Browse All

Date: March 15, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: afterdark, exploratorium, sleep, science, event

Science in the City: World on a String (Clip)

Running Time:
00:03:14

The original multimedia storytelling device, puppetry dates back many thousands of years and spans cultures worldwide. Join us for a back-stage look at an artistic collaboration that brings together a composer, musicians, puppeteers, and, of course, puppets to bring a story to life.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: March 9, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art

Keywords: puppetry, science, science in the city, music

Links:

Niki Ulehla's website

QuickTime: 700K

Miscellaneous: Planning Your Field Trip Visit (Clip)

Running Time:
00:04:05

Check out this video made by the Field Trip Explainers, and get a sense of what to expect during your Exploratorium field trip.

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: February 25, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):

Keywords: field trips, explainers, visit, orientation

QuickTime: 850K

Miscellaneous: Chaotic Pendulum (Clip)

Running Time:
00:05:00

A short video created about an iconic exhibit at the Exploratorium, Ned Kahn's Chaotic Pendulum. An apparently simple set of pendulums is given an initial twist. Intuition says that the resulting motion of this simple system should be, if not simple, at least predictable. Intuition doesn't work with this device though, and its motion is an extremely complicated, and somewhat whimsical, twisting and turning that defies the predictive powers of physics.

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: February 24, 2011
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Keywords: chaotic pendulum, ned kahn, exploratorium, science, art

Science in the City: Bat Speak (Clip)

Running Time:
00:05:20

Every night at Fort Funston, after all the people and dogs have left for the day, the bats come out to play. Dr. Gary Fellers of the U.S. Geological Survey tells us about bat vocalizations, the audio recordings he uses to monitor their travels, and the various species of bats that frequent this Golden Gate National Park.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: February 23, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): biology

Keywords: gary fellers, fort funston, bats, echolocation, science, vocalization

Links:

USGS Western Ecological Research Center

QuickTime: 850K

MAKE at the Exploratorium: Open Make: Meet the Makers/Cardboard (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:58:48

**Please Note-First 2 minutes of program has low audio**Open Make is a monthly program at the Exploratorium, in collaboration with Make Magazine and Pixar Animation Studios, to highlight the tools, techniques, and ingenuity of local makers. As part of this program, makers from the Bay Area will be highlighted to share their work with the public, and Dale Dougherty, founder and editor of Make Magazine will interview Featured Makers in the McBean theater. Join us for live webcasts of the interviews to see what these makers are up to!

Project: MAKE at the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: February 19, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: make, makers, tools, techniques, make magazine, dale dougherty, webcast, interview

Science in the City: Urban Treasure (Clip)

Running Time:
00:05:00

Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. We take a trip around San Francisco and examine what treasures are hidden in plain sight and talk to a few geocachers to find out what all this means.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: February 9, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):

Keywords: geocaching, gps, treasure hunt

Links:

Geocaching.com Website

QuickTime: 600K


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