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A Sip of Conflict
Would you, could you, will you drink from a water fountain fashioned from an actual—but unused—toilet? Porcelain is just porcelain . . . right?
Where: Crossroads: Getting Started
Collaborative Shapes
Work together to make a shape–with your eyes closed.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Color Conflicts
When can reading get in the way of speaking?
Freeloader
Your dilemma: Play for yourself—or for the group?
Human Phenomena Explainer Station
Explainers do social interaction demonstrations.
Making Meaning
Discuss your interpretations of these words and images.
Mood Lighting
Sit down in a cozy chair and bathe your brain in a bubble of color of your choosing, dialing up anything from amber to violet. As you spend a few moments with each color, you may feel a shift in your own emotional hue.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Pulling Together
Do you work your hardest when you’re working with others? Does it make a difference if other people can see how hard you’re working? Grab a rope, get ready to pull, and experience the phenomenon of social loafing firsthand.
Where: Middle Ground, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Red Phone
Want to see what's inside? You'll need help!
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
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