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Outdoor Exploratorium:  Outdoor Exhibits (Clip)
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00:57:27
View a selection of video clips from four exhibits that are part of the new Outdoor Exploratorium collection at Fort Mason.

Project: Outdoor Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: January 13, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: outdoor, exhibits, fort mason, wind, waves, oscillations

Links: Outdoor Exploratorium Press Kit

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Ice Stories:  Adelie Penguins (Webcast)
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00:46:44
We speak with biologist David Ainley, who has been studying Adelie penguins in Antarctica for more than 25 years

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: January 4, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology

Keywords: penguins, adelie, ainley, population, ross sea


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Ice Stories:  POLENET (Polar Earth Observing Network) (Webcast)
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00:07:06
Our Exploratorium team talks to scientists from POLENET (Polar Earth Observing Network).

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: January 2, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: glaciers, dry, desert, snow, mcmurdo, antarctica, ecology


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Ice Stories:  Tour of the South Pole Telescope (Webcast)
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00:15:33
UC Berkeley astrophysicist Bill Holzapfel takes us on a tour of the South Pole Telescope and explains how it is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: antarctica, south pole telescope, astronomy, space, south pole, universe, astrophysics


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Ice Stories:  NOAA South Pole Atmospheric Research Observatory (Webcast)
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00:10:47
We tour the NOAA Atmospheric Research Observatory at the South Pole where scientists are monitoring carbon dioxide levels, CFCs, solar radiation, and the ozone hole.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: noaa, atmospheric research observatory, south pole, solar radiation, cfc's, carbon dioxide, climate change, ozone hole


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International Rubik's Cube Competition:  International Rubik's Cube Competition 2009 (Clip)
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00:01:47
Watch a few highlights from last year's Rubik's Cube Competition, and get ready to join us here at The Exploratorium on January 18, 2009, from 10am-4:30pm!

Project: International Rubik's Cube Competition | Browse All

Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s):

Keywords: international rubik's cube competition


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Ice Stories:  Visit to Shackleton's Hut (Webcast)
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00:49:29
Our intrepid Exploratorium team shares experiences from their visit to Shackleton's hut. This hut is at Cape Royds, where Shackleton mounted an expedition to the South Pole and made a first ascent of Mt. Erebus.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 28, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science, History

Keywords: historic, discovery, hut, mcmurdo, exploration


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Ice Stories:  Tour of Black Island (Webcast)
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00:20.15
We take a tour of Black Island, and speak with Tony Marchetti who for the last 13 years has been running this vital communications station for the U.S. Antarctic operations.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 26, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: black island, antarctica, telecommunications, station


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Ice Stories:  Meteorite Hunting in Antarctica (Webcast)
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00:26:23
In this program, learn about meteorite hunting in Antarctica with Ralph Harvey who leads the Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET).

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 23, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: meteorite, antarctica, ralph harvey, ice stories, ansmet


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Mind:  Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Lectures on The Creative Person and The Creative Context (Podcast)
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00:23:04
Join Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, an authority on positive psychology and flow, for a lecture on creativity. Dr. Csikszentmihalyi reviews the common traits of creative people and describe the environments that foster innovation.

Project: Mind | Browse All

Date: December 22, 2008
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Keywords: mind, creativity, flow, invention, imagination, psychology, innovation


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