“Wonder Funday is more than an afternoon of play and discovery—it’s an investment in the next generation of explorers,” said Sydney McDowell, Co-Chair of the Family Host Committee. “When you join us, ...

Bilingual, family-friendly event on Saturday, September 27, showcases hands-on activities, inspiring talks, live music, and ...

The Exploratorium has been sparking curiosity for more than 50 years, inspiring learners of all ages through hands-on science ...

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Observe the behavior of the brine shrimp under the ambient light in the room. What do you notice? Turn off the lights in the room. To maximize darkness, you can also put the container in a cardboard ...

-Sportscaster Joe Garagiola describing the first documented appearance of a "stadium wave" at the Oakland Alameda Coliseum on October 15, 1981. Consider the stadium wave: a spontaneous group behavior ...

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Before you take the next photo, make sure that you slide down the dot on the slider bar on the left. This gives you an onion skin (a faint ghost of the previous image that you captured) to help you ...

Can you smell time? Your dog can. On a very basic level, so can you: When you crack the lid on that old quart of milk, tentatively sniff and—peeyouu!—promptly dump that foul stuff down the sink, you ...

Over the past several years of doing automata, we've developed some "classic" motion examples for participants to check out as they are starting to design their creations. On the old PIE pdf for ...