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Science from the Poles: Global Warming 101: Five Questions in 10 Minutes (Webcast)
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00:16:25
00:16:25
Join Exploratorium staff as they give the quick answers to the most frequently asked questions about global warming: What is a "tipping point"? What are carbon credits? What is carbon neutral? What can I do? What can my kid do?
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Date: December 20, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: global warming, climate change, ice, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, tipping point, carbon neutral, carbon credits
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Date: December 20, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: global warming, climate change, ice, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, tipping point, carbon neutral, carbon credits
Exploratorium at AGU 2006: Why Summer is Early (Podcast)
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00:10:00
00:10:00
Stephanie Chasteen speaks with Zan Stine, a graduate student in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of California at Berkeley, at the annual American Geophysical Union meeting. Mr. Stine tells us about his search for the reasons why summer is coming earlier than it did in the past.
Project: Science from the Poles: Exploratorium at AGU 2006 | Browse All
Date: December 14, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, zan stine, stephanie chasteen, agu, summer
Project: Science from the Poles: Exploratorium at AGU 2006 | Browse All
Date: December 14, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, zan stine, stephanie chasteen, agu, summer
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Exploratorium at AGU 2006: Glaciers and Climate Change (Podcast)
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00:10:00
00:10:00
Stephanie Chasteen speaks with Jerry Osborne of the University of Calgary about his work studying glaciers to understand how the climate is changing in recent years.
Project: Science from the Poles: Exploratorium at AGU 2006 | Browse All
Date: December 14, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: jerry osborne, stephanie chasteen, glaciers, climate change, agu
Project: Science from the Poles: Exploratorium at AGU 2006 | Browse All
Date: December 14, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: jerry osborne, stephanie chasteen, glaciers, climate change, agu
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Science from the Poles: Chris Mooney on the Politics of Climate Change (Webcast)
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00:37:06
00:37:06
Join us as we chat with Chris Mooney, Washington correspondent for Seed Magazine and author of Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming and The Republican War on Science. His blog can be found at http://scienceblogs.com/intersection.
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Date: December 13, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science, Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: climate change, chris mooney, seed magazine, global warming, politics, hurricanes
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Date: December 13, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science, Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: climate change, chris mooney, seed magazine, global warming, politics, hurricanes
| Links: | Chris Mooney Blog |
Science from the Poles: Once & Future Climate, Part 3: The Future (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:27:15
00:27:15
Join Exploratorium physicists Paul Doherty and Stephanie Chasteen as they examine the past, present, and future of climate change. In this show, Paul and Stephanie discuss the future of our climate. Learn more about the oceans, global warming, feedback effects, glacial ice and sea ice, and some things you can to do help.
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Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, global warming, north pole, south pole, ice, snow, oceans
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Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, global warming, north pole, south pole, ice, snow, oceans
Science from the Poles: Life at the Poles: From Phytoplankton to Polar Bears (Webcast)
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00:30:11
00:30:11
Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck will examine how increasing temperatures affect specific organisms at the poles—from phytoplankton to polar bears!
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Date: December 8, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: climate change, global warming, temperatures, north pole, south pole, ice, snow, animals, plants, ecosystems
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Date: December 8, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: climate change, global warming, temperatures, north pole, south pole, ice, snow, animals, plants, ecosystems
Science from the Poles: Life at the Poles: Enzymes and Proteins (Webcast)
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00:24:38
00:24:38
Join Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck as she experiments with enzymes and proteins and shows at what temperatures they function best.
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Date: December 7, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: enzymes, proteins, ice, temperature
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Date: December 7, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: enzymes, proteins, ice, temperature
Science from the Poles: Life at the Poles: Living Organisms and Ecosystems (Webcast)
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00:29:33
00:29:33
Join Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck as she investigates the characteristics of living organisms and ecosystems, and how climate change affects them.
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Date: December 6, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: north pole, south pole, extreme conditions, life, climate change
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Date: December 6, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: north pole, south pole, extreme conditions, life, climate change
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: A Virtual Tour of the Station (Webcast)
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00:28:45
00:28:45
South Pole scientists Tom Crawford and Jeff McMahon take us on a virtual tour of the South Pole Station, then discuss working in the polar environment.
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Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
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Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: Once & Future Climate, Part 2: The Present (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:25:43
00:25:43
Join Exploratorium physicists Paul Doherty and Stephanie Chasteen as they examine the past, present, and future of climate change. Watch as Paul and Stephanie demonstrate how you can look at a slice of climate from the past, what a sediment core might look like, and the secrets hidden in an ice balloon!
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Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, global warming, temperature, atmosphere, tree rings, sediment cores, ice cores, oceans, sedimentation, ice balloon, cake, ping pong balls, sand
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Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, global warming, temperature, atmosphere, tree rings, sediment cores, ice cores, oceans, sedimentation, ice balloon, cake, ping pong balls, sand
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