Virtually Speaking Live Wednesday April 24, 2013 2pm PST - Tom Levenson – filmmaker and Prof of Science Writing at MIT – hostsMaryn McKenna. The topic is looming antibiotic disaster. Journalist and author Maryn McKenna specializes in public health, global health and … Continue reading →
Virtually Speaking Science. Lively, informed and informal conversations hosted by science writers Alan Boyle, Tom Levenson and Jennifer Ouellette, who explore the often-volatile landscape of science, politics and policy, the history and economics of science, science deniers and its relationship to … Continue reading →
Science presentations return to Second Life! Come and join us as the best presenters in Second Life bring cutting edge science to life using images, videos, and 3D interactive models. The Exploratorium sim will host science presentations many Saturday mornings … Continue reading →
Science at the Exploratorium Science presentations return to Second Life, following the great series of science lectures at MICA. Come and join us as the best presenters in Second Life bring cutting edge science to life. Saturday, April 6, 2013 … Continue reading →
I recently had a chance to chat with a Second Life community member and Exploratorium volunteer, Opal Lei, who has collaborated with the Exploratorium’s avatar-scientist Patio Plasma to create a series of machinima–videos made entirely in a virtual world, which … Continue reading →
Join us on Exploratorium Island in the afternoon and evening of March 14, 2013 as we celebrate our favorite irrational number! And check out our Pi-related exhibits, which will be featured throughout the month of March. Grab a hover-pie and … Continue reading →
Join us for exhibits about Mars as we follow NASA’s MSL mission and the Curiosity rover on the red planet. We’ll have related exhibits and info by the Exploratorium’s avatar scientist Patio Plasma. Date & Time: TBD
On June 5th 2012, avatars visited Exploratorium Island to watch the Exploratorium’s Transit of Venus webcast. Avatar-scientist Patio Plasma answered questions about the rare eclipse, sunspots, and the solar prominences observed through telescopes at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. … Continue reading →
Join us for a mixed-reality webcast as we stream live images of the rarest eclipse, the transit of Venus across the face of the sun into Second Life. Read more about transits of Venus on our website The Rarest Eclipse: … Continue reading →
The Exploratorium will have a Pi Day dance party Wednesday March 14 from 7:00 PM to 10:15 PM (PDT and SLT) in our new Pi-arama Space dome. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Exploratorium/89/129/2546 7 PM DJ Emileigh Starbrook 8 PM Live Cypress Rosewood 9 … Continue reading →