Sketching Below the Skin
by Jackie Clay • June 25, 2015
Artist and students use drawing as a way of knowing and learning human anatomy.
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Igniting curiosity and inspiring conversation, Spectrum brings you the latest news and perspectives from across the Exploratorium.
Curator's Corner: What I Learned Along the Way
by Pamela Winfrey • June 22, 2015
Curator Pamela Winfrey dives into what she learned while creating the Exploratorium's newest exhibition, The Really Big Questions. Winfrey's team explored the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of what makes us human in order to create a thought-provoking experience for visitors.
What We're Reading
by • June 19, 2015
From DNA analysis of the Kennewick Man to the first dispatch from Philae in seven months, here are some juicy science stories we've read this week.
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Whale Tales, part 2
by Mary Miller • May 31, 2007
It looks like the wayward whales found their way through the Golden Gate and back home to the Pacific without so much as a tail wave goodbye.
How Do We Know What We Know: Evidence and Belief
by Mary Miller • May 30, 2007
Scientific concepts that are complex or that go against common sense are difficult to dislodge. We hope to give folks a different way of answering the question: how do we know what we know?
Mini Ice Ages and the Evolving Nature of Science
by Mary Miller • May 18, 2007
The process of science is a provisional and a cumulative one, which makes it self-correcting over time. Climate science is no exception.
Climate Change & Kids: Advancing the Agenda
by Mary Miller • May 15, 2007
Formal and informal educational institutions can fill in the gap in explaining the uncertainties and complexities of climate science.
Radical Science Teaching
by Mary Miller • May 11, 2007
In physicist Eric Mazur's model of inquiry learning, the students’ role is to think and discuss problems; the teacher’s role is to guide a deeper understanding of the underlying principles.
Beach weather... in San Francisco?
by Mary Miller • May 8, 2007
We’re in the grips of a weird weather pattern known in Southern California as Santa Ana conditions, which translates into beach weather in San Francisco.
Science of Hockey
by Mary Miller • May 7, 2007
I wandered next door to the office of one of the Exploratorium’s senior scientists Thomas Humphrey, a physicist, hockey player and all around walking encyclopedia, to chat about the sport.
Exploratorium in the blogosphere: a peek behind the curtain
by Mary Miller • May 4, 2007
Some of us at the Exploratorium have been mulling it over and we decided to launch our own blogging experiment. I’m the first out of the blocks.
Two Cultures of Physics Theorists vs. Experimentalists
by Mary Miller • April 25, 2007
I had a fascinating breakfast meeting with astrophysicist Rocky Kolb, where we discussed the dual personality of physics.
Diving Under Ice
by Mary Miller • April 25, 2007
I persuaded the National Science Foundation to let me dive under the ice and it was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life.
The Science and Art of the A-BombDoctor Atomic Opera in Chicago
by Mary Miller • April 25, 2007
Rocky Kolb is an opera buff, so one of the things we talked about during our recent breakfast was the upcoming production of Doctor Atomic in Chicago.
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Iron Science Teacher Excites Audiences, Celebrates Teaching
by Shannon Eliot • June 18, 2015
For more than 18 years, the Exploratorium has been thrilling the public by showing the world how science exists all around us through its science demo competition show Iron Science Teacher.
Exploratorium Artist-in-Residence Played The Waiting Game
by Jackie Clay • June 16, 2015
Exploratorium Artist-In-Residence Nina Katchadourian's participation in the well-known "marshmallow test" study may inform her contemporary art practice.
Poetry, Plankton, and Play: Juan Felipe Herrera
by Exploratorium Staff • June 15, 2015
When we first met him, Juan Felipe Herrera was the poet laureate of California. The Library of Congress has announced a promotion of sorts: He has been tapped as the next poet laureate of the United States.
Reading Roundup
by Exploratorium Staff • June 12, 2015
Some recommended online reading gleaned from the screens of Exploratorium staff.
Every Good Explorer Needs a Good Map
by Exploratorium Staff • June 11, 2015
The Okeanos Explorer docked at our pier May 30 through June 3 giving Exploratorium staff the opportunity to tour the boat and chat with a few of the scientists on board about mapping expeditions.
Artist-in-Residence Zarouhie Abdalian on "The Art Assignment"
by Exploratorium Staff • June 11, 2015
PBS Digitial Studios' latest episode of The Art Assignment profiles Oakland-based artist Zarouhie Abdalian, an Exploratorium Artist-in-Residence and one of the most talented young artists in the Bay Area.
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