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

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Penguins and Sprytes (webcast)

Running Time:
0:38:57

Do you know what a 'Spryte' is? Watch this webcast to learn more and see footage from the Penguin Ranch in Antarctica!

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 16, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Dive with Penguins (webcast)

Running Time:
0:24:05

Visit the Penguin Ranch and learn more about these fascinating creatures.

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 15, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science, Biology

Origins: Antarctica: Dive with Penguins (webcast)

Running Time:
0:24:05

Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 15, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology

Iron Science Teacher: Antarctica Edition (webcast)

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0:41:27

In this special "holiday" edition of Iron Science Teacher, Paul Doherty joins our competition in the webcast studio live from Antarctica. Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week's "secret" ingredient: ice!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: December 14, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica Fractals with Benoit Mandelbrot (webcast)

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0:46:48

In 1963 Benoit Mandelbrot introduced the fractal concept. Fractals are shapes or behaviors that have similar properties at all levels of magnification. Just as the sphere is a concept that unites raindrops, basketballs and Mars, so fractal is a concept that unites clouds, coastlines, plants and strange attractors. Dr. Mandelbrot dropped in for a visit during our 2001 series of webcasts about Antarctica. We took some time out from the freezing cold to interview him.

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 14, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Mathematics

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Life at Extremes with Karen Kalumuk (webcast)

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0:23:30

In the Exploratorium Live@ studio, we welcome Dr. Karen Kalumuk, who will talk about life in extreme conditions.

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 13, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Extreme Life at McMurdo with Mary Miller and Craig Dunne (webcast)

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0:21:57

Exploratorium staff member Mary Miller is joined by Craig Dunne, a technician at McMurdo Station, to talk about extreme conditions.

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 13, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Mt. Erebus 4 (webcast)

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0:35:49

Noel and Paul spent several days at an active volcano, called Mt. Erebus. Join them for more stories about their trip and what the scientists are doing there.

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 12, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Mt. Erebus 3 (webcast)

Running Time:
0:36:12

Exploratorium staff members Paul Doherty and Noel Wanner describe more of their experiences on Mt. Erebus, and active volcano in Antarctica

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 11, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Penguin Day: Author Sophie Web (webcast)

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0:25:33

In this segment, author Sophie Webb joins us in our Webcast studio to talk about her work with penguins and answer audience questions.

Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All

Date: December 9, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology