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Spectrum: Community & Collaborations
Igniting curiosity and inspiring conversation, Spectrum brings you the latest news and perspectives from across the Exploratorium.
Modeling Sediment in San Francisco Bay's Tidal Marshes
by Kevin Boyd • January 22, 2018
A new exhibit in the Exploratorium's outdoor North Gallery lets visitors investigate how sediments build up around plants in a tidal marsh.
Writer Mary Roach Reveals How to Read a Cardboard Box
by Mary Roach • May 24, 2017
Box tattoos and bees? Writer Mary Roach spent time with our Welcome to WildCard exhibition team then made some surprising discoveries about cardboard boxes.
Feeling Through Our First Tactile Map
by Exploratorium Staff • August 23, 2016
The Exploratorium recently worked with the San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired to develop a tactile and Braille-based map of our campus.
A Winning Combination: Hands-on Science and Healthcare
by Danielle Wong • July 1, 2015
The Exploratorium’s Global Collaborations division recently created 16 exhibits for the new UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco. Along the way, we learned a lot about what it means to bring hands-on science to a hospital.
Behind the Scenes: Working and Playing in Izmit, Turkey
by Kevin Boyd • June 8, 2015
The Exploratorium’s Dave Johnson talks about what it was like to get the Koaceli Science Center ready for its April 2015 opening. Johnson was part of the Exploratorium team that spent four months working onsite in Turkey.
