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The Mechanical Blog (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Matt Smith made a small edition of these pieces earlier in the year, and a recent look in the stock cupboard revealed that we have one left! The man is calmly resting on the box with his arms folded, in his hand he holds his price ticket when you wind the handle he presents you with [...]
Flavorpill San Francisco Events (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Saturday Nov 21 (9am–2pm) @ Exploratorium Sign up now for our newest Day Camp experience, which takes place on three alternate Saturdays this Fall: October 24, November 7, and November 21! Each Saturday session for 5-6 or 7-10 year-olds features project building, science experiments, art projects, group games, and lunchtime by the Bay, and offers exploration time in the museum before we open...
Flavorpill San Francisco Events (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Friday Nov 20 (10am–5pm) @ Exploratorium In celebration of the Exploratorium’s 40th Anniversary, we’ve been combing through our archives and revisiting our rich history. One gem we discovered is the highly regarded Speaking of Music series, which was co-presented by the Exploratorium, Charles Amirkhanian and KPFA radio, and produced by Mr. Amirkhanian from 1983 to 1991. In the series,...
(what is this?) (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
an 18th century rarekiek or peep show box Piranesi's view of the Piazza del Popolo, and (below) the peepshow illuminated nighttime view I came upon the startling and thoroughly engrossing Early Visual Media a while back. An exploratorium of "Early Vintage Visual Media Archeology" and veritable online cabinet of curiosities, it comprises forays into magic lanterns, optical toys, early cinema,...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
From Wired: The Neuron Chamber, on display at San Francisco's Exploratorium, is an interactive, electro-kinetic sculpture representing the form and function of neurons in the brain. Read more ....
haha.nu (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Wired.com heads to San Francisco’s Exploratorium to see four exhibits that explore the effects of visual illusions and perceptual phenomena.@ haha.nuRelated posts:Brain TricksHow the brain works: IllusionsVinyl Covers IllusionYour Amazing BrainBrain Teasers gamesRelated posts: Brain Tricks How the brain works: Illusions Vinyl Covers Illusion Your Amazing Brain Brain Teasers games
Wired Miscellaneous (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Neuron Chamber, on display at San Francisco's Exploratorium, is an interactive, electro-kinetic sculpture representing the form and function of neurons in the brain.
Information Policy (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The United Nations telecommunications agency announced that it has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to build a new museum that will focus on the impact of information communications technology (ICT) on people's lives. The new museum will...
Efinditnow (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Sporting a stainless steel mesh suit and a Tesla coil capable of producing 200,000 volts, Austin Richards (”Dr. Megavolt”) puts on an electrifying performance at San Francisco’s Exploratorium. By Wired.com Video Department
Flavorpill San Francisco Events (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Saturday Nov 14 (10am–3:30pm) @ Exploratorium Forget those medical shows on TV. Get the true scoop on surgical tools and techniques from members of the Association of periOperative Room Nurses (AORN). Their fascinating demonstrations will be performed without the use of real patients from 10am–3:30pm. Try your hand at a “seedectomy,” where you’ll have a chance to use keyhole...
Curbed SF (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
With a bunch of projects in the works for the Embarcadero, the Board of Supes initiated a study earlier this year to figure out a...
ITREALMS Online (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates have entered a deal for a state-of-the-art Information and Communications Technology (ICT) museum, reports CHARLES OKOH.A press statement made available to ITRealms Online informed that the Secretary-General of ITU, Dr. Hamadoun Touré and Director-General, Telecommunications...
Blog Absolute Point (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
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Faites Simple (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Weekends can be days of rest but not right now. Saturday morning saw me rise early to get to the San Francisco Unified School District Enrollment Fair which seemed like a good place to continue our search for a public school for the girls (that's public in the American sense, not the British). This is an annual event and I don't remember anything quite like it in the UK. A large arena was filled with...
Curbed SF (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
With the Exploratorium gearing up for its move to the Embarcadero (2012's the plan), it's been suggested before that the shell it leaves behind...
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sonupt5@gmail.com | 10/09/2009
NASA's LCROSS Mission Bomb | NASA Kennedy's Coverage of LCROSS Lunar Impact NASA’s LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite) mission is to send a booster rocket traveling at twice the speed of a bullet to blast a hole in the lunar surface near the moon’s South pole looking to see if there is ice mixed in the soil of the crater’s floor. Scientists think there may be billions of gallons of
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