
Living in Complexity
by Josh Bacigalupi • September 26, 2016
Complexity: what is it and why it matters
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Oren Ambarchi shares his sound-world of deep guitar abstraction and light-as-air textures.
See the JPL "sandbox" where robotic rovers are tested.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
What makes Antarctica inhospitable to life also makes it ideal for astronomy.
Fall into a trance with multi-instrumentalist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe.
Experiment with water, temperature, and light to see what makes a seed come out of its shell.
Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.
Think you have a lot in common with a kiwi fruit? Genetically speaking, you do.
by Josh Bacigalupi • September 26, 2016
Complexity: what is it and why it matters
Visit Las Cuevas Research Station in Belize and the Natural History Museum in London to learn about the study of biodiversity.
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!
Here's how you can model the use of X rays for medical examinations with some sand and a piece of screen.
Join the Exploratorium on the playa in Black Rock Desert and explore the science of pyrotechnics, flight, dust devils, rainbows, and more.
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.
See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.
Your worn shoe soles reveal whether your feet roll excessively from side to side as you walk.
See what's on the Curiosity rover's tool belt.
A multifaceted exhibition that explored genetics and the Human Genome Project from a variety of perspectives from April 8 to September 4, 1995.
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
Where are you in infinity? Try the Infinity Room.
Why is your shadow longer in winter than in summer? Grab a basketball and some paperclips and find out!
You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera.