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Wonder Funday: Launch future scientists

Published:   August 28, 2020
Total Running Time:   00:00:30
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Published:   July 15, 2020
Total Running Time:   00:00:30
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Published:   May 4, 2020
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Published:   October 15, 2019
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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Glow: Festival of Lights

Published:   October 10, 2019
Total Running Time:   00:30:00
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The Day After Trinity: Frank Oppenheimer: Throwback

Published:   February 4, 2019
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Throwback: Monitoring Climate Change

Published:   February 4, 2019
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Published:   January 21, 2019
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Published:   January 7, 2019
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Exploratorium Throwback: Explainers in 1982

Published:   December 18, 2018
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Published:   August 24, 2018
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Ocean Discovery Talk | Summer Fog Explained

Published:   August 17, 2018
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Ocean Discovery Talk | Whale Rescue

Published:   August 13, 2018
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Published:   May 16, 2018
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Made for Movies: Star Wars I, II, and III

Published:   April 20, 2018
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Made for Movies: Star Wars IV, V, and VI

Published:   April 20, 2018
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Made for Movies: Indiana Jones

Published:   April 20, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:01:08
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Throwback Thursday | Reggie Watts Riffing on Mars

Published:   March 19, 2018
Total Running Time:   00:03:30
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Published:   February 12, 2018
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Made for Movies: Star Wars IV, V, and VI

Published:   December 21, 2017
Total Running Time:   01:21:34
History of the Exploratorium, Miscellaneous

Paul Doherty on The Late Show with David Letterman (1996)

Published:   September 14, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:05:00
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Science and Art in 2017

Published:   April 20, 2017
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Ask Questions, Question Answers

Published:   April 20, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:00:31
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Wired Pier Data Explorer Tutorial

Published:   March 6, 2017
Total Running Time:   00:05:30
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Voting Paradoxes

Published:   December 28, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:09:29
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Duendes Performance

Published:   April 22, 2016
Total Running Time:   00:14:00
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Changing the Way the World Learns: Girls and Science

Published:   December 2, 2015
Total Running Time:   01:15:32
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State of the Exploratorium 2015

Published:   October 20, 2015
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FACTS: French Ameri-Can Climate Talks

Published:   September 18, 2015
Total Running Time:   03:30:00
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Future of Medicine

Published:   June 5, 2015
Total Running Time:   01:27:40
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You Make It Happen with Ken Finn (Sweater)

Published:   April 22, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:02:12
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You Make It Happen with Ken Finn (Loop de loop)

Published:   April 22, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:03:23
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Science of Cocktails 2015 Event Recap

Published:   March 21, 2015
Total Running Time:   00:01:37
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Happy Holidays

Published:   December 16, 2014
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Happy Holidays

Published:   December 16, 2014
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Future of Education-Changing the Way the World Learns

Published:   November 26, 2014
Total Running Time:   01:19:30
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You Make It Happen with Ken Finn (Buzz Like A Bee)

Published:   November 14, 2014
Total Running Time:   00:02:25
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Science of Cocktails 2015

Published:   November 14, 2014
Total Running Time:   00:00:40
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Understanding the Ebola Outbreak

Published:   November 7, 2014
Total Running Time:   00:47:00
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Market Days: A Breed Apart

Published:   September 8, 2014
Total Running Time:   00:02:00
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You Make It Happen with Ken Finn

Published:   May 14, 2014
Total Running Time:   00:02:39
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Fathom: Self-Assembling Music

Published:   February 25, 2014
Total Running Time:   00:28:54
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Science of Cocktails 2014 Event with Zane Lamprey

Published:   February 13, 2014
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Science of Cocktails 2014 Event

Published:   February 4, 2014
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Exploratorium Science of Cocktails Preview 2014

Published:   December 5, 2013
Total Running Time:   00:00:41
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Published:   September 25, 2013
Total Running Time:   00:01:50
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Higgs: The Theory, the Discovery, and the Fate of the Universe

Published:   July 2, 2013
Total Running Time:   01:00:00
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Interference and Beats

Published:   January 10, 2013
Total Running Time:   00:20:00
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Thomas Dolby: She Blinded Me With Science

Published:   October 24, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:04:50
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Floating: On Board the Airship Eureka

Published:   August 8, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:20:00
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Mickey Hart Performs at the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Celebration

Published:   June 28, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:05:14
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The Crucible of Innovation

Published:   June 14, 2012
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Master Painter Jampa Choedak

Published:   May 23, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:02:13
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Science of Cocktails 2012

Published:   February 8, 2012
Total Running Time:   00:01:48
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Bicycle Ride

Published:   December 16, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:01:30
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It Gets Better: Trevor Project

Published:   October 1, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:06:00
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Marina Harbor Dredge

Published:   August 16, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:01:47
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34th Annual Exploratorium Awards Dinner

Published:   May 25, 2011
Total Running Time:   00:43:00
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Squid Program

Published:   July 8, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:03:30
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Live from the Lab: Living Systems Warm Room

Published:   March 9, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:23:38
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Published:   February 18, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:03:57
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Published:   January 28, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:10:24
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Pendulum Camera

Published:   January 27, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:03:19
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A Close Look at Clouds

Published:   January 16, 2010
Total Running Time:   00:25:13
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Shoot the Moon! A Moon-Shaking, Crash-Landing Search for Water

Published:   October 9, 2009
Total Running Time:   00:33:08
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Egg Science: An Ova-view of Eggs

Published:   April 12, 2009
Total Running Time:   00:32:49
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Physics of the Impossible with Dr. Michio Kaku

Published:   March 29, 2008
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