Il fondatore dell'Exploratorium, Frank Oppenheimer, era un fisico e un educatore spinto dalla missione di cambiare il modo in cui il mondo impara. L'approccio di Oppenheimer implicò la creazione di un museo descritto come "la sala giochi di uno scienziato pazzo, una casa divertente scientifica e un laboratorio sperimentale, tutto in uno". Questa istituzione è stata pioniera nelle mostre partecipative che promuovono l'apprendimento informale. L'Exploratorium è diventato un prototipo globale per i musei che coinvolgono il pubblico nella comprensione della scienza e del mondo che li circonda.
Join the world-famous Exploratorium on a curious and tasty expedition through your kitchen, where you'll learn to flash-freeze ice cream with way-cool dry ice, create dyes with your favorite fruits and veggies, see your food glow in the dark, whip up oobleck, and more-- Page 4 of cover.
Fifty of the worlds most creative people share their stories, their inspirations, and their unique takes on science and education, all inspired by the Exploratorium science museum. What do music visionary Brian Eno, kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen, science writer Mary Roach, Mythbuster Adam Savage, and Pulitzer-winning journalist Thomas Friedman have in common? They are all game-changers: scientists, artists, entertainers, and activists who revolutionized their fields with bold new perspectives and approaches & ;and they all had transformative, course-setting experiences at the Exploratorium. Join them and 45 more brilliant thinkers and doers in a wonderfully playful, insightful, and sometimes incredibly moving journey to see how you, too, can harness your powers of observation, inquiry, and engagement to be the change you want to see in the world & ;regardless of who you are or what you do. Interviewees and Subjects Include: Oscar-WinningSound Designer Walter Murch on observation Laurie Anderson on art as a way of knowing Memory Expert Elizabeth Loftus on how we learn Oliver Sacks on perception Mary Roach on how she learned to ask the right questions Adam Savage on the fun of finding things out Mickey Hart on the art of playing to learn, and learning to play California Governor Gavin Newsomon the importance of science Community activist Randy Carter on finding joy in the worst of places ... and dozens more interviews, insights, and activities suggested by artists, scientists, poets, and politicians, in a book that & ;s guaranteed to make you a more creative person. And maybe just change the world
Ever look at the sky and wonder what makes it so blue? Or watch shadows shrink and grow as the day goes on? Kids can find out the answers to these questions and more with this book that explores color and light and offers fun, dynamic, and mind-blowing activities that help readers understand the physics of light. Full color.