In the 1974 Academy Award-nominated documentary “Exploratorium,” the camera zooms in on a hypnotic spiraling “Depth Spinner,” an exhibit designed to show how the eye and brain process motion (and make ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Exploratorium's Studio for Public Spaces celebrates the beauty of community spaces by building inclusive experiences rooted in service and education. "For me, the ...

Kwan Liu Ma, director of the UC Davis Center for Visualization, co-developed an interactive exhibit that uses data visualizations and touch interactions to allow users to explore plankton populations ...

CENTER STAGE. KATIE KWAN HAS ALWAYS LOVED DANCE AND MATH, AND I FELT LIKE I LIVED IN THESE TWO VERY DIFFERENT WORLDS, AND THE DANCE, THEATER AND ART WORLD AND THE TECHNOLOGY WORLD. EVENTUALLY SHE ...

It was 41 years ago that a former Berkeley physicist named Frank Oppenheimer came back to the Bay Area from his Colorado ranch to transform his dream into a reality he would call the Exploratorium. It ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- From now through November 30, 2022, people of all ages are invited to pull up a chair and find Middle Ground at the Exploratorium. "Our world right now is very polarized, it's ...

San Francisco's Exploratorium has long been a popular destination for children as well as adults to learn about science and the broader world through hands-on exhibits. I've been there on many trips ...

For more than 40 years, San Francisco’s Exploratorium has done a great job getting kids pumped about science. The museum employs a show-not-tell philosophy, where clever machines and hands-on ...