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In this interactive presentation with Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck, find out how flowers entice bees, what bees see in a flower, and the importance of bees to agriculture. Also learn about Colony Collapse Disorder, which is causing once-thriving honeybee colonies to disappear.
Project: Bees | Browse All
Date: June 29, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology The Jakobshavn Isbrae is among the fastest-moving glaciers in the world. The Jakobshavn is an outlet glacier, one of the few places where the giant Greenland ice sheet can shed ice in the form of gigantic icebergs. This timelapse video by Jason Amundson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks shows one of these massive calving events. Notice the dark blue ice that surfaces when the iceberg flips over in the ice-choked Ilulissat icefjord.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: June 5, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Dr. Tejal Desai of UCSF talks about the intersection of nanotechnology and medicine, an area of research that has dramatic implications for the future. It could lead to artificially engineered tissues, or more effective drug delivery. It could also result in new kinds of health monitoring devices, as Dr. Thomas Murray, from the Hastings Center, explains.
Project: NISE: SmallTalk | Browse All
Date: May 22, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology, Medicine The Teacher Institute's own food and entertainment maven takes us on a whirlwind tour of our golden city. Find out about the cheapest eats, the best place to see Art Deco or to go kayaking, and where to get insulted while you get your sandwich. These are Modesto's opinions; they don't represent the Exploratorium or its funders.
Project: Teacher Institute Summer Institute | Browse All
Date: April 25, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Want to get off the grid but think it’s just too expensive? UCB's Dr. Jeff Grossman explains how nanotechnology may be used to make solar panels cheaper. We’ll also hear from philosopher Patrick Lin of the Nanoethics Group about ethical dilemmas that crop up when we try to improve our lives through nanotechnology.
Project: NISE: SmallTalk | Browse All
Date: April 16, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Physics, Chemistry
