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Sun Dog Pics

Posted in exploratorium on June 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Check out these awesome pictures of Sun Dogs (or Parahelions) taken in Mendocino.

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Does That Make You Crazy?

Posted in exploratorium on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last week I was hanging out the in learning studio (otherwise known as…cough cough…roam all) and got to check out some of the latest projects by sound artist Ranjit Bhatnagar who just happened to be hanging with the PIEL crew. They showed me some amplifiers made with magnetic wires spun around sewing wheels. Those rocked [...]

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Celebrity Sighting!!!

Posted in exploratorium, tagged on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was watching the 5 o’clock, Channel 2 News, and who did I see?!?!
Our very own Sarah, looking absolutely charming in her orange vest, opening a clear lid for a visitor while Explaining away.  The clip was on the the new Mind exhibition on superstition – which, by the way, Sam and I have very little [...]

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Iron Explainers

Posted in exploratorium on June 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And desperate times calls for desperate measures. Like paper towel tubes and pepper eating. And a desperate competition based on the greatest television show of all time that’s not named American Gladiators.
“Cui-san, what’s in the McBean Auditorium?”
Explainers competing to the death…and the secret [...]

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Garden Pt. 3 w/ Avogadro the Avocado

Posted in exploratorium on June 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Check out these awesome photos of the garden! It’s been about three months since first planting and things have been looking amazing back there. The peas have been tasty treats and the tomatoes and squash finally have flowers and even the beginnings of fruits. I’ve also included a picture of an avocado seed first sprouted [...]

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The Anti-Rainbow!

Posted in exploratorium on June 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »

A little while ago we had a training with Richard Brown about the anti-rainbow (a band of the reverse colors of the usual ROY G. BIV). The main colors on an anti-rainbow are cyan, blue yellow, and magenta which are the opposites of blue, red, and green. Think of it as a blending of the [...]

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Put a Little Science in Your Life

Posted in exploratorium on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Earlier this year, Ryan and I both happened to start reading different books by Brian Greene, a physicist and professor at Columbia.  Yesterday he wrote an Op-Ed article in the Times about science and education.  His eloquently written thoughts really resonated with me and I wanted to share the article below with you guys-
Put a Little Science in Your Life
“Science is the greatest [...]

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