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Light Color and Seeing

An additive mixture of light makes for some colorful fun.

How to build a shop version of an Exploratorium exhibit for investigating light

Reflect on the deeper significance of Soap Film Painting.

See the light of the exhibit Aurora.

Where are you in infinity? Try the Infinity Room.

Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off.

Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off.

Experience immersion in Refik Anadol's Infinity Room.

When can reading get in the way of speaking?

Change your perception of color by flooding your eyes with colored light.

Quick-changing views create the illusion of motion.

Exhibit Developer Sally Duensing explains the principles and mechanics behind the exhibit Gray Step 4, now known as Shifting Shades of Gray.

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