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Science from the Poles: Drilling Back to the Future: Live from McMurdo Station, Antarctica (Webcast)
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00:31:49
00:31:49
Exploratorium physicist Paul Doherty chats with Richard Levy, a geologist, and Ross Powell, who’s the co-director of the ANDRILL project. They are drilling beneath the Antarctic seafloor, and pulling up sediment cores. By looking at the layers of the past, they hope to help us predict our future.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: antarctica, mcmurdo, andrill, sediment cores, geologists,
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: antarctica, mcmurdo, andrill, sediment cores, geologists,
| Links: | ANDRILL Homepage |
Science from the Poles: Understanding the Gulf Stream (Webcast)
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00:27:47
00:27:47
Exploratorium biologist Charles Carlson talks about why climate change is causing a crisis with the Gulf Stream.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 1, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: gulf stream, climate change, global warming
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 1, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: gulf stream, climate change, global warming
Science from the Poles: Global Warming 101: More Questions and Answers (Webcast)
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00:09:55
00:09:55
More quick answers to the most frequently asked questions about global warming.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 30, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: global warming, climate change, ice, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 30, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: global warming, climate change, ice, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide
Science from the Poles: Live Chat from McMurdo Station (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:28:33
00:28:33
What do the kids want to know? Join Kirk Bell's fifth grade class (from Children's Day School in San Francisco)as they chat with Holly Troy in Antarctica. Mr. Troy has spent many seasons at McMurdo station working with scientists.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 30, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: antarctica, mcmurdo, penguins, kirk bell, holly troy, ice
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 30, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: antarctica, mcmurdo, penguins, kirk bell, holly troy, ice
| Links: | Holly Troy Website |
Science from the Poles: How Climate Change Impacts Penguins (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:33:33
00:33:33
Join Pamela Schaller from the California Academy of Sciences as she discuss penguins and how climate change impacts them.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 29, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: penguins, climate change, environment, oceans, adelies, emperors, gentoos, chinstraps and macaronis.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 29, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: penguins, climate change, environment, oceans, adelies, emperors, gentoos, chinstraps and macaronis.
Science from the Poles: Penguins in Antarctica (Webcast)
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00:26:39
00:26:39
Penguin researcher David Ainley joins us via telephone from his tent at Cape Royds, Antarctica. Dr. Ainley has been studying Adelie penguins for many seasons from his remote encampment.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 29, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: penguin, antarctica, cape royds, ainley, adelie, climate change, global warming
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 29, 2006
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: penguin, antarctica, cape royds, ainley, adelie, climate change, global warming
| Links: | For more information about penguins |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: Getting There & Starting to Build (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:34:45
00:34:45
After years of preparation, scientists from the University of Chicago are making the long journey to the South Pole to begin construction on the new 10-meter telescope. Join us as we talk to scientists at the pole about their long journey, learn about the pre-building of the telescope in Texas last summer; and find out what challenges they face in constructing a major scientific instrument in freezing conditions.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: south pole, antarctica, telescope
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: south pole, antarctica, telescope
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: Once & Future Climate, Part 1: The Past (Webcast)
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00:31:41
00:31:41
Watch as Exploratorium physicists Paul Doherty and Stephanie Chasteen play around with the leading greenhouse gas: carbon dioxide. What is it? How much is there in our atmosphere? What does it do that is so harmful to the environment?
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, global warming, north pole, south pole, ice, snow, oceans
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, global warming, north pole, south pole, ice, snow, oceans
Transit of Mercury: Transit of Mercury Pre-Program (Webcast)
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00:24:36
00:24:36
Join Exploratorium staff Paul Doherty and Robyn Higdon as they discuss the Transit of Mercury.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy
Keywords: mercury, transit, exosphere, orbit, sun, first contact, eclipse, sunspot, solar flare
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy
Keywords: mercury, transit, exosphere, orbit, sun, first contact, eclipse, sunspot, solar flare
| Real: 225K |
Transit of Mercury: Transit of Mercury (Webcast)
Running Time:
05:12:09
05:12:09
On November 8, 2006, Mercury slowly slid across the face of the sun during a relatively rare event known as a transit. The Exploratorium's Live@ crew was at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona to cover the event. This webcast includes a brief history of Kitt Peak and its 21 telescopes.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy
Keywords: mercury, transit, kitt peak national observatory, exosphere, orbit, sun, first contact, eclipse, sunspot, solar flare
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy
Keywords: mercury, transit, kitt peak national observatory, exosphere, orbit, sun, first contact, eclipse, sunspot, solar flare
| Real: 225K |
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