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Total Solar Eclipse: Live From Turkey
Total Solar Eclipse: Live From Turkey

On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred when the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s shadow fell on the eastern tip of Brazil, sped eastward across the Atlantic, through northern Africa, across the Mediterranean, an

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Three Ways to Make a New Plant

Learn how grafting, hybridizing, and transgenics have transformed cultivation.

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Journey to an Organic Egg Farm

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Doctor Atomic: Commentary on an Opera

Explore the scientific, historical, and cultural context behind a new opera about the first atomic bomb test.

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Audio Pong

Close your eyes and listen to tell where the paddle is when you play this all-listening version of the classic game Pong.

Geometry Playground

Geometry Playground will change the way you think about geometry. This exhibition engages your hands, brain, and body in playful investigations of this most visible branch of math.

The Science of Sharing with Shachar Kariv
Which is more important to you: equality or efficiency?
Seymour Papert Lecture
Seymour Papert Lecture

Learn how to bridge the digital generation gap

Angel City

Celebrate musical experimentation with innovator, musician, and composer Roscoe Mitchell.

Frog Chorus
Frog Chorus

Hear audio clips of the ambient sounds of the rain forest at night near Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

The thrill of natural phenomena

by Sebastian • August 16, 2019

Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason
Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason

Visit the Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason to explore the science behind wind, waves, and more.

Visitor at After Dark : Get Surreal sampling an augmented reality Meta Cookie
Meta Cookie: Olfactory and Gustatory Augmented Reality

by Rob Rothfarb • February 11, 2011

Visitors experienced the sights and smells of "Meta Cookie', an augmented reality installation at After Dark: Get Surreal.

Science of Coffee
Science of Coffee

What's in that cup of coffee anyway? Find out about the history and chemistry of coffee.

ColorFest Demonstration: Oaxacan Dyes And Textiles
Take a look at traditional Oaxacan dyeing practices.
The Sun-Eating Dragon: Eclipse Stories, Myths, and Legends
The Sun-Eating Dragon: Eclipse Stories, Myths, and Legends
Subzero Gardening
Subzero Gardening

Tour a hydroponic greenhouse in frozen Antarctica.

Turning Point Activity
Turning Point Activity

When you ride a bike in a straight line, you must make many minor corrections in order to stay upright.

Candy-o-Matic
Candy-o-Matic

Find out how different kinds of candy are made in the Candy-o-matic!

Flat Lens
Flat Lens

A drop of water makes a fine magnifying lens.

The Wheel
The Wheel

Why do road bikes have thin tires, while mountain bikes have fat tires?

Ice Balloons
Ice Balloons

What can you do with a frozen water balloon? Plenty!

Plant Hybrids
Plant Hybrids

If you're a patient gardener, you can grow your own hybrid flowers.

Voting Paradoxes

Explore some ways in which the democratic process can go wrong.

Drives & Gears
Drives & Gears

What is a gear ratio? And how do gears help make the bicycle so efficient?

Braking & Steering
Braking & Steering

How do you stop and steer a bicycle? What forces keep the bicycle from falling over?

Iron Science Teacher
Iron Science Teacher

Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!

If You Rob a Bank, Wear a Wig
If You Rob a Bank, Wear a Wig

Just how do we remember a face?

Modulated LED: Try Our Challenge

Put your mind to tackling these classic engineering problems.

Pájaro en una jaula
Pájaro en una jaula
From Jungle to Lab: The Study of Life's Complexity
From Jungle to Lab: The Study of Life's Complexity

Visit Las Cuevas Research Station in Belize and the Natural History Museum in London to learn about the study of biodiversity.

Color Uncovered App
Color Uncovered App

Explore the surprising side of color.

Balancing Ball 2018

In Balancing Ball, high pressure keeps a beach ball aloft.

2nd Skin
2nd Skin

Imaginative Designs in Digital and Analog Clothing

Why Eclipses Happen
Okkyung Lee Performance

Experience the thrilling improvisations of renowned cellist Okkyung Lee.

Whip Graft
Whip Graft

This is an easy grafting project for beginners.

Origins
Origins

Explore the places, people, tools, and ideas behind the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself.

Ladle Rat Rotten Hut
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut

Listen to the story of Ladle Rat Rotten Hut.

Video: “Eclipse Chasers”
Video: “Eclipse Chasers”
Creating the Campus
Creating the Campus

Explore an interactive map.

Active Zone: Graphics
Active Zone: Graphics

A downloadable series of graphics from our Faultline website gives a snapshot of seismic science.

Magnetic Fruit

Watch a magnet repel a grape and consider different types of magnetism.

Cookie Subduction
Cookie Subduction

Get a taste of how the earth's plates move.

Eames Design Guest Speaker Series
Eames Design Guest Speaker Series

A series of talks celebrating both the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Eames design legacy.

Welcome to the Third Dimension
Welcome to the Third Dimension

These tricky pictures shift and change as you look at them.

Muddy Waters

by Eileen Campbell • February 15, 2017

Winter rains muddy the waters in the Bay.

Investigating Alkali
Unlock the mystery behind corrosive dust of the Black Rock Desert.
Minimizing Handle Forces
Minimizing Handle Forces
Paul Doherty at Disagreeing About Color

Can you believe your eyes?

In The Studio

Go into the studio with some of the automata artists from our Curious Contraptions exhibition.

Sparkling Science: Champagne
Sparkling Science: Champagne

Learn how sparkling wine is made, what makes it different from still wine, and where all those little bubbles come from!

The Lighter Side of Wonder: A Conversation with Lena Herzog

Join curator Marina McDougall for a conversation with photographer Lena Herzog.

Exploratopia
Exploratopia

Kid-friendly explorations and experiments for curious minds.

Afterschool Activities: Sound Sandwich
Afterschool Activities: Sound Sandwich

Make a crowd-pleasing noisemaker called a sound sandwich, which you can adjust to raise or lower its pitch.

Antarctica: Ice Gallery
Antarctica: Ice Gallery

Take an animated tour of Antarctica's variety of ice formations, which give it a beauty unrivaled anywhere on Earth.

Turning Light into Sound with Wayne Grim and the Kronos Quartet

by Liz Ball • July 13, 2017

Join the Kronos Quartet for a performance like no other.

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