Exploratorium Blogs

Cardboard costumes and a social media photo booth

by Ryoko • August 5, 2017

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Thinking creatively about Marble Machines

by luigi • August 4, 2017

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Small Scale Animation with Cardboard

by Amy • August 2, 2017

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Moon to the Eclipse:
7/30/17 Quarter Moon

by Eileen Campbell • July 29, 2017

Watch the moon pass through its phases as we count down to the total solar eclipse. Today: a quarter moon (waxing).

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Large Scale Stop Motion Animation with Cardboard

by lianna • July 28, 2017

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Moon to the Eclipse:
7/23/17 New Moon

by Eileen Campbell • July 22, 2017

Watch the moon pass through its phases as we count down to the total solar eclipse. Today: a new moon.

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Moon to the Eclipse:
7/22/17 Waning Crescent Moon

by Eileen Campbell • July 22, 2017

Watch the moon pass through its phases as we count down to the total solar eclipse. Today: a waning crescent moon.

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Our Latest MOOC - Motion & Mechanisms

by Karen • July 17, 2017

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Meandering between inspiration, research, and making

by Sebastian • July 17, 2017

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Moon to the Eclipse:
7/16/17 Quarter Moon

by Eileen Campbell • July 16, 2017

Watch the moon pass through its phases as we count down to the total solar eclipse. Tonight: a quarter moon.

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Turning Light into Sound with Wayne Grim and the Kronos Quartet

by Liz Ball • July 13, 2017

With the help of the world-famous Kronos Quartet, Exploratorium composer Wayne Grim will turn the total solar eclipse on August 21 into a musical performance like no other. Find out how they'll pull it off.

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What Is Net Neutrality?

by Eileen Campbell • July 12, 2017

The Internet has become as critical to society as the telephone was in the 20th century, and struggles over how to provide fair and equal access, competition, and business opportunity will rage for some time to come.

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