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Art + Science | After Dark Online

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Shifting Spring | After Dark Online

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Second Nature | After Dark Online

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The Universe | After Dark Online

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Representation Through Visualization | After Dark Online

Published:   February 9, 2021
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Shaping Landscapes | After Dark Online

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Houseplants | After Dark Online

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After Dark Online: Vaccines

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Fungi | After Dark Online

Published:   January 5, 2021
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Winter Solstice | After Dark Online

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Solar Eclipse | After Dark Online

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Rising Tides | After Dark Online

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Contemplating Creativity | After Dark Online

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Animal Intelligence | After Dark Online

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Home Movies | After Dark Online

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Cemetery of Dead Science | After Dark Online

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Under the Bay | After Dark Online

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All That Remains | After Dark Online

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Dust to Dust | After Dark Online

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Wildfires | After Dark Online

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Mediated Messaging | After Dark Online

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Compliance | After Dark Online

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Voting, Unraveled | After Dark Online

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Understanding Uncertainty | After Dark Online

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Breathe Deep | After Dark Online

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Environmental Justice | After Dark Online

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Published:   July 21, 2020
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Race and COVID-19 | After Dark Online

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Racism in Science | After Dark Online

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Total Running Time:   00:49:18
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BioFutures | Alysson Muotri | Growing Brain Organoids in the Lab

Published:   February 10, 2020
Total Running Time:   00:55:38
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Winter Holidays at the Exploratorium: 2019

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Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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The Climate Music Project

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The Climate Music Project

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Total Running Time:   00:29:00
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Total Running Time:   00:35:00
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Germanium | Ron Hipschman

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Total Running Time:   00:40:00
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Total Running Time:   00:23:00
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Total Running Time:   00:42:23
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Total Running Time:   00:27:02
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Total Running Time:   00:01:41
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Total Running Time:   00:02:22
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Total Running Time:   00:06:44
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Illusions: Brad Barton: Dream Job

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Total Running Time:   00:04:16
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Extended Cinemas 2015

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Total Running Time:   00:02:41
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Total Running Time:   00:19:50
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Photography: Robots Take Pictures Too

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Total Running Time:   00:31:21
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Photography: Photographing the Universe with Hubble

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Total Running Time:   00:31:31
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Search for Ghost Particles at the South Pole

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Total Running Time:   00:30:28
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Total Running Time:   00:01:07
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Total Running Time:   00:02:12
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Extended Cinemas

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Total Running Time:   00:02:08
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Sexplorations: Live Sea Urchin Egg Fertilization

Published:   February 12, 2014
Total Running Time:   00:14:00
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First Thursdays of the Month

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Total Running Time:   00:01:07
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Mars

Published:   August 24, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:01:56
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The Tibetan View of the Mind with Venerable Geshe Lhakdor

Published:   May 9, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:32:46
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This is Your Brain on Meditation with Dr. Emiliana Simon-Thomas

Published:   May 8, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:37:04
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Total Running Time:   00:03:06
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Rock Paper Scissors Tournament

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Total Running Time:   00:00:40
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Again and Again

Published:   October 10, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:02:22
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Red

Published:   July 14, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:02:00
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Extended Cinemas

Published:   May 17, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:02:25
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Skateboard Science

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Total Running Time:   00:03:06
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While You Were Sleeping

Published:   March 15, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:01:10
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Get Surreal

Published:   February 6, 2011
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Chill: Joe Mangrum’s Sand Mandala

Published:   January 20, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:03:21
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Sugar

Published:   December 10, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:01:40
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Fear

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Total Running Time:   00:02:07
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Sol System

Published:   October 13, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:03:05
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Nomadic Communities

Published:   August 8, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:02:43
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Geometry Playground: TrapezeWorld

Published:   July 8, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:05:27
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Time

Published:   June 10, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:02:15
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Risk Everything

Published:   April 7, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:03:20
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Published:   March 4, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:01:49
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Sexplorations: Biologist Kristina Yu

Published:   February 4, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:01:54
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Resolution: Mark Lottor's Cubatron

Published:   January 20, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:01:54
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Resolution:Media Artist Ken Murphy

Published:   January 7, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:04:23
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Fire and Ice: Magnesium Burning in Dry Ice

Published:   December 3, 2009
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Fire and Ice: Flaming Ice in Slow Motion

Published:   December 3, 2009
Total Running Time:   00:00:36
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Fire and Ice: The Cauldron in Slow Motion

Published:   December 3, 2009
Total Running Time:   00:00:34
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Fire and Ice: Pyrograph in Slow Motion

Published:   December 3, 2009
Total Running Time:   00:00:52
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Dr. Megavolt under the Palace of Fine Arts Rotunda

Published:   November 18, 2009
Total Running Time:   00:02:54
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Electrifying Science with Dr. Megavolt®

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Total Running Time:   00:00:38

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