Modeling Sediment in San Francisco Bay's Tidal Marshes
by Kevin Boyd • January 22, 2018
A new exhibit in the Exploratorium's outdoor North Gallery lets visitors investigate how sediments build up around plants in a tidal marsh.
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Adaptive Work
by Josh Bacigalupi • February 22, 2017
To learn is a paradox. We must perceive not just many distinct things, but their interrelations, two distinct modes of understanding...
Evaluating Place
by Eileen Campbell • February 14, 2017
Creating an outdoors learning environment starts by evaluating the location. What is the context of the place? Who is the audience? What is the potential raw material for inquiry and investigation? Here are seven questions to ask of any site.
Peter Taylor, what's in your tool belt?
by Steve Gennrich • January 7, 2017
Peter Taylor, Exploratorium Super-Technician, talks about his outdoor installation tools.
Living in Complexity
by Josh Bacigalupi • September 26, 2016
Complexity, like Ambiguity, is an intrinsic attribute of reality. By developing a process to engage it, we intend to leverage it to increasingly expand our impact as a team-based process.
Future Architects at Bret Harte Elementary
by Adam Green • May 23, 2016
Y-PLAN and SFNOMA worked with students at Bret Harte Elementary to help design the new park at Alice Griffith
UN Plaza LIZ Takes Shape
by Eileen Campbell • May 19, 2016
Sound Commons, a new SPS installation, is taking shape in San Francisco's UN Plaza. Opening in June, it will invite passers-by onto winding wood boardwalks to play with a collection of sound-based exhibits: large chimes, xylophones, echo tubes, and more.
Buchanan Mall - Behind the Scenes
by Steve Gennrich • January 1, 2016
The Buchanan Mall Activation opened on November 7, 2015. Designing and building the space with such a talented and dedicated team of organizations, community members, and volunteers was an amazing experience.
Skateboard Science Parklet in South Africa
by Steve Gennrich • December 26, 2015
During a sabbatical, I worked with Skateistan and Sci-Bono to create a mobile Skateboard Science Parklet in Johannesburg based on the parklet at the Exploratorium.
