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Virtually Speaking Science April 24

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

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Virtually Speaking Science, Interviews in Second Life

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

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Exploratorium Saturday Science Presentations

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

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Exploratorium Saturday Science: The Higgs Boson, April 6, 2013

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

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Pi Day March 14, 2013 in SL

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

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The Rarest Eclipse Viewed in SL

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

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Transit of Venus: June 5, 2012 in SL

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

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Pi Day March 14, 2012 in Second Life

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

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Yuri’s Night April 12, 2012 in Second Life: Celebration of Human Spaceflight

What Is Yuri’s Night? Yuri’s Night is a global celebration of humanity’s past, present, and future in space. In Second Life, Yuri’s Night is sponsored by the International Spaceflight Museum, the National Space Society, and the Exploratorium–the museum of science, … Continue reading

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Nonprofit Commons presentation

On friday 20, January 2011, at 8:40 AM to 8:55 AM PST, Patio Plasma will be a guest of the weekly non-profit commons meeting to tell the story of the Exploratorium in Second Life. The Meeting will be held in … Continue reading

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