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

NOAA's Okeanos Explorer: ROV Highlights, July 2, 2010 (clip)

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00:02:14

View some of the spectacular underwater footage captured by the Little Hercules ROV on July 2 during the Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration Expedition.

Project: Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer | Browse All

Date: July 2, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

NOAA's Okeanos Explorer: ROV Highlights, July 1, 2010 (clip)

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00:01:57

View some of the spectacular underwater footage captured by the Little Hercules ROV on July 1 during the Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration Expedition.

Project: Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer | Browse All

Date: July 1, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

NOAA's Okeanos Explorer: Kawio Barat Submarine Volcano (clip)

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00:03:06

This video shows some of the stunning imagery captured by the high definition cameras on the Little Hercules ROV on June 30, 2010 during the vehicles second dive down to Kawio Barat volcano.

Project: Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer | Browse All

Date: June 30, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science

Iron Science Teacher: Oil Redux (webcast)

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00:37:00

Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off. Teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the revered title, "Iron Science Teacher." The Exploratorium's Iron Science Teacher competition showcases science teachers as they devise demonstrations around a particular "secret" ingredient—and today's secret ingredient was oil!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: June 25, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics, General Science, Chemistry, Life Science/Biology

Speaking of Music Rewind: Ali Akbar Khan part 1 (podcast)

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01:03:00

This presentation, originally recorded in 1992, is a meditation on a lifetime dedicated to music. The renowned Hindustani classical music master Ali Akbar Khan recounts the earliest days of his musical study with his father (including his 18-hour practice days); how he chose to play and master his instrument, the sarod (maybe it chose him); and how music can be a healing force. He plays the instrument and explains how it works and how it’s different from the more well-known sitar. Khan also discusses the founding of his music school in San Rafael, California, a manifestation of his philosophy that knowledge of music should be shared with others.

Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All

Date: June 18, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art

Speaking of Music Rewind: Ali Akbar Khan part 2 (podcast)

Running Time:
01:03:00

A concert performed by the renowned Hindustani classical music master Ali Akbar Khan on sarod, recorded in 1992.

Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All

Date: June 18, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art

NOAA's Okeanos Explorer: Live from the Ship (webcast)

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Join the Exploratorium as we connect live for the first time with NOAA's newest ship, the Okeanos Explorer. The Okeanos is on its maiden voyage, traveling from Hawaii to Indonesia. We will talk with scientists on the ship and discover what kind of research they are conducting.

Project: Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer | Browse All

Date: June 17, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

NOAA's Okeanos Explorer: Introduction to the Okeanos Explorer (clip)

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00:02:20

NOAA Chief Scientist Steve Hammond and Okeanos Commander Joe Pica introduce us to the capabilities of the new NOAA research vessel, the Okeanos Explorer, as it sets out on its maiden voyage to Indonesia. ROV footage and maps courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.

Project: Voyages of Discovery: NOAA's Okeanos Explorer | Browse All

Date: June 15, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

After Dark: Time (clip)

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00:02:15

This After Dark event examined time's many faces through activities and presentations featuring honeybees, jump-shot photography, antique timepieces, and a performance by Gamelan Sari Raras.

Project: After Dark | Browse All

Date: June 10, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, General Science

Science of Gardening: Any Little Patch of Dirt (clip)

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00:05:08

Annette Young Smith, along with her neighbors, transformed a littered patch of grass and weeds on a median strip in San Francisco's Bayview District into a lush neighborhood garden full of decorative and edible plants.

Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All

Date: June 8, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science