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Mission Science Workshop

Posted in exploratorium on December 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Just came across this article about the Mission Science Workshop.  I had never heard of this group before.  Seems interesting.  Has anyone checked them out yet?
Link to SF Gate article: 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/27/MNSQ14ODSG.DTL
Link to Mission Science Workshop homepage: http://www.scienceworkshops.org/site/sf/

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Roaming the airpOratorium

Posted in exploratorium on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

So I’m now approaching hour 19 of chilling in SFO, interrupted only by a brief visit to the Airport Marriot to sleep for a bit.  My roommate is gone, my cell and ipod are dead, I read the copy of Science that Ryan/Santa gave me in my vest pocket cover to cover,  there’s too much stimulation for [...]

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How I Spent My Winter Brain-cation

Posted in exploratorium on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

A week or so ago the Explainers had a wonderful training with Charlie’s friend Peter O’Hara from USF where we watched a human brain dissection. There was so much information to get from the fabulous presentation. It’s always interesting to see what each Explainer focuses on. We wrote down a list of what each of [...]

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And you may find yourself…

Posted in exploratorium on December 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »

wearing a mylar outfit.
And you may find yourself,
in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself,
awkwardly slow dancing with the sun.
And you may find yourself,
in a beautiful museum, 
with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself,
well…how did I get here?

 
Marcus and Ryan, you did a really great job editing this video, [...]

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Sun Painting Premiere

Posted in exploratorium on December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Last Friday, Amisha and Lianna hosted a training focusing on the Sun Painting exhibit. Ann B. dressed in Mylar and Aiona and Manpreet dressed in white. Watch them show off their moves.
Watch the Sun Painting Premiere!

Sun Painting

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Great Balls of Lightning

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

Here’s engraving that Paul D. assigned us to find for a homework assignment. 
It shows Richmanns and the engraver getting rocked by a ball of lightning. 
Wikipedia says…
He was electrocuted in St. Petersburg ”while trying to quantify the response of an insulated rod to a nearby storm.” He was attending a meeting of the Academy of Sciences, when [...]

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Same As It Ever Was…

Posted in exploratorium on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »

So last week Marcus and Antoine did this sweet study group focused on the exhibit Hoop Nightmares.  For anyone who doesn’t know, this exhibit allows you to try and shoot baskets with and without these glasses that make things in front of you look like they are over to the side.  After shooting several baskets [...]

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excited mind, thoughts, and connections

Posted in exploratorium on December 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Having facilitated the Philosophy demonstration several times now I am feeling inspired to revisit some of my own favorite philosophical ideas. Lin Yutang’s The Importance of Living is one philosophical work that has had a profound impact on my thinking. The Importance of Living was Lin Yutang’s attempt to present his take on [...]

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DNA Haiku

Posted in exploratorium on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Haikus are a great way to explain the way we experience something…anything, by distilling our thoughts into a few select and simple words. A few weeks back in training we created haikus about DNA. They are really delightful!
Trillions clump; it’s me
Invisible bio blend
Sex chain extraction
Life chain mutates you
Sex strings trillions tiny gene
Invisible clump
Invisible code
Rise [...]

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