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Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Reflections
Experiment with light and vision, sound, and hearing.
Our eyes and ears respond to light and sound waves, but these are just the first steps in perceiving the world. Playing with light and sound is the best way to learn how they work. Investigating real phenomena can also give you a deeper understanding of the scientific process.
Adapting to Color
Change your perception of color by flooding your eyes with colored light.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Ames Chairs
What we see can depend on what we expect to see.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Animation Station
A stop-motion animation is made of many pictures, each slightly different from the last.
Aurora
A reflector stretches light from colored tiles into long bright ribbons.
Balancing Ball
Levitating on an invisible stream of air, a beach ball seems to defy gravity. If you try to pull the ball out, you can feel a force pulling it back in—the same force that keeps an airplane in flight.
Bird in a Cage
Stare at a bird’s eye for 30 seconds, then look into the empty cage. You’ll see a ghostly bird—of a very different color—inside the cage
Bright Black
At this exhibit, find out how subjective brightness can be as you struggle—and fail—to correctly decide whether the squares you see are black or white.
The Enchanted Tree (El árbol encantado)
Echa un vistazo a la historia del arte electrónico. Esta preciada obra, una proeza de la ingeniería en 1971, sigue siendo una expresión sutil de la destreza y la visión de un experimentador.
Entangled Attraction (Atracción entrelazada)
Contempla un conjunto de 100 luces en espiral. A la distancia, cada luz parece estar en órbita alrededor de otra. No obstante, cuando se ven desde abajo, las luces se transforman en patrones 3D imprevisibles que danzan por encima de nuestras cabezas.
Museum of the Moon (Museo de la Luna)
Nuestra luna actúa como un espejo cultural que no solo refleja la luz del Sol, sino las historias y creencias de los pueblos de todo el mundo. Creado con imágenes de la NASA, Museum of the Moon muestra todos los acantilados y cráteres con detalles de alta resolución.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
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