EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

Running Time:
00:22:40

They say that love makes the world go around--but love can make you loco, too. This compelling audio documentary weaves together obsessions, confessions, and reflections to explore the universal madness of love.

Project: Mind | Browse All

Date: December 9, 2008
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Mind: Dr. Temple Grandin Lectures on Autism and the Animal Mind (podcast)

Running Time:
00:18:23

Author and animal scientist Dr. Grandin shares her insights on ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), visual thinking, and human and animal minds. Dr. Grandin, herself autistic, believes the autistic person's capacity to "see the actual things themselves" places autistic individuals in a unique position to understand the ways animals think.

Project: Mind | Browse All

Date: December 9, 2008
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology

Ice Stories: Imaging Antarctica's Climate History: The Scientific Process (clip)

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00:04:16

Dr. Marvin Speece, professor of geophysical engineering at Montana Tech and co-Principal Investigator of the Offshore New Harbor Project, discusses how their expedition collects scientific data.

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

Date: December 9, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Arriving on the Southernmost Continent (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:28

Five hours after boarding our flight in Christchurch, New Zealand, the intrepid Exploratorium crew arrives on the southern-most continent.

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

Date: December 8, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
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Ice Stories: Hidden Mountains (webcast)

Running Time:
00:21:19

We speak to Robin Bell from the AGAP (Antarctic Gamburtsev Province) expedition. This is the first systematic study of our planet's last unexplored mountain range. This webcast was our first this season, and we had some technical difficulties.

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

Date: December 7, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science, Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: Why We Install GPS Systems (podcast)

Running Time:
00:03:19

The POLENET project installed their newest high-precision GPS system on Deverall Island, Antarctica. These GPS systems tell scientists how much the ground underneath the ice sheet is moving upward. This has important implications on the movement of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its interplay with the rock below. Learn more about it in this audio report from correspondent Kelly Carroll.

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

Date: December 7, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Holiday Weather in McMurdo (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:16

Thanksgiving Day weather at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, turned out to be pretty interesting, as weather always can change quickly here. Our holiday weekend greeted us with 50 mph winds, but it didn’t affect the great feast we had in the dining hall.

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

Date: December 2, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Ice Stories: Adélie Penguins Feeding (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:24

Adélie penguins feeding chicks at Cape Royds, Antarctica.

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

Date: December 2, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: Adélie Penguins Walking across Sea Ice (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:37

Adélie penguins walking across ice on the Ross Sea, Antarctica.

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

Date: December 2, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Ice Stories: Adélie Penguins Tending the Nest (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:11

Adélie penguins sitting on eggs in their nests at Cape Royds, Antarctica.

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

Date: December 2, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology