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Anatomy and Physiology
Design a Circulatory System

Design, build, test, and improve a human circulatory system.

Millions of people around the world struggle to live with corneal blindness——the loss of sight caused by damage to...
Restoring Sight

Millions of people around the world struggle to live with corneal blindness——the loss of sight caused by damage to the surface of the eye. It's a treatable condition with a clear solution: a corneal transplant. This Science in the City episode highlights the work SightLife is doing to help end corneal blindness by making transplants possible.

Science activity that demonstrates a visual illusion
Overlapping Spots

Make a bright spot brighter.

Science activity that demonstrates an optical illusion
Hole in Your Hand

What happened to your whole hand?

What We're Reading

by Shannon Eliot • June 26, 2015

An Exploratorium press officer offers up some of her favorite science reads for the week.

Sketching Below the Skin

by Jackie Clay • June 25, 2015

Artist and students use drawing as a way of knowing and learning human anatomy.
Science in the City: Tofu

See how tofu gets from bean to table.

Science activity that transmits sounds through your body instead of the air
Radiohead

Listen to the radio in an unconventional way.

Science activity that demonstrates sound localization
Stereo Sound

Locating the source of a sound is mostly a matter of timing.

Science activity to play music by wrapping a string around your head
Head Harp

Wrap a string around your head and pluck to play music.

Science activity that demonstrates how differently shaped ears affect your hearing
Designer Ears

See how differently shaped ears affect your hearing.

Science activity that demonstrates smell's effect on taste
Your Sense of Taste

Discover the real taste of candy.

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