Living in Complexity
by Josh Bacigalupi • September 26, 2016
Complexity: what is it and why it matters
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Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More
Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.
Oren Ambarchi: Performance
Oren Ambarchi shares his sound-world of deep guitar abstraction and light-as-air textures.
Exploratorium visits the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA
See the JPL "sandbox" where robotic rovers are tested.
Solar Images
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
Solar Images
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
Astronomy in Antarctica
What makes Antarctica inhospitable to life also makes it ideal for astronomy.
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Performance
Fall into a trance with multi-instrumentalist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe.
Film Canister Farming
Experiment with water, temperature, and light to see what makes a seed come out of its shell.
Cardboard Automata
Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.
Fruitful DNA Extraction (pdf)
Think you have a lot in common with a kiwi fruit? Genetically speaking, you do.
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.
Where You Want to Be for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
by Eileen Campbell • August 19, 2016
On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will cross the continental USA. You want to be there to see it!
How Is Technology Changing Ocean Research and Exploration?
Find out how technology is changing ocean research.
X-Ray Simulation
Here's how you can model the use of X rays for medical examinations with some sand and a piece of screen.
Science at Burning Man
Join the Exploratorium on the playa in Black Rock Desert and explore the science of pyrotechnics, flight, dust devils, rainbows, and more.
Swell Swell
Want to understand how to predict when the good waves are coming to your shore? It helps to start with the basics behind the formation of ocean waves.
Plate Tectonics
See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.
Rolling Feet
Your worn shoe soles reveal whether your feet roll excessively from side to side as you walk.
The Scientific Capabilities of the Mars Rover Curiosity
See what's on the Curiosity rover's tool belt.
Diving into the Gene Pool
A multifaceted exhibition that explored genetics and the Human Genome Project from a variety of perspectives from April 8 to September 4, 1995.
Iron Science Teacher
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
San Diego Race Weather Report
Visit the National Weather Service for the lowdown on sailing weather.
Infinity Room: A Temporary Immersive Environment Experiment by Refik Anadol
Where are you in infinity? Try the Infinity Room.
Artist Theo Jansen Prepares Strandbeests at the Exploratorium
Experience the thrill of Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen.
Seasons and Shadows
Why is your shadow longer in winter than in summer? Grab a basketball and some paperclips and find out!
Light Painting
You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera.
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