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PRE-SPACE ERA

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THE FASTEST MAN OFF EARTH:

Joe Kittinger in the stratosphere

FASTER, HARDER, HEAVIER, HIGHER:

Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in the X-1

Dr. John Paul Stapp riding his rocket sled, the Sonic Wind

SPACE

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SPACE ROCKS

LOST IN SPACE

TOUR OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM:
THE SPIN

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NASA'S ATHLETE Rover Busts a Move (on Earth)

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You can help astronomers map the Moon. Start mapping at Moon Zoo!

SPACE HISTORY
April 12

50 YEARS AGO

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Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961

30 YEARS AGO

STS-1, the first space shuttle mission was flown by the shuttle Columbia in 1981.

Commander John Young and Pilot Robert Crippen pose for their official NASA portrait.

PHYSICS

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Water levitated by sound

Tibetan Water Bowls

The Beautiful Side of Physics

Pendulum Waves

Out of synch metronomes synch up on their own.

Synchronizing Metronomes

SCIENCE NEWS

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The only daily science news, nature and technology show on TV:

Daily Planet

1 Minute Science

Actually, The Brain Cafe was first & if it had mega resources, would be like this site

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GAMES, TESTS
& EXPERIMENTS

TESTS:

The BRAIN CAFE'S Flicker Experiments

Selective Attention Test - Count how many times the players wearing white pass the basketball

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PSYCH! SEEING & BELIEVING

Attentional Blindness: Dr. Richard Wiseman
Flash-Beep Experiment

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Hunt for black holes based on their sound

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Optical Illusions

PLANET EARTH

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Back from the Brink:
PEREGRINE FALCONS

Peregrine Falcon Recovery

More from EarthTones: Stories Eva wrote & produced for Discovery Channel CA in 2000. EE is not responsible for the opening anims and music.

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To complement chapter: THE PLASTIC OCEAN

Flotsametrics

Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer's book about tracking yellow rubber duckies and other stuff lost at sea.

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Charles Moore, discoverer of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

NATURE

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GETTING A GRIP ON GECKOS

photo: Kellar Autumn

Pictures & scanning electron microscope images of gecko feet by Dr. Kellar Autumn

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THE ELEPHANT LONG DISTANCE CALLING PLAN

Elephant Voices

A site dedicated to elephants

Other Elephant Sites:

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Elecam: See live elephants streamed from 14 cameras in the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
Meet the girls at the Elephant Sanctuary

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THE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE

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THE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE:

The Earth's hum recreation

SNACK ATTACK: ICE CREAM

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THE MUSICIAN'S BRAIN

Your brain on guitar

Watch the original experiment. Listen as the musicians play a simple duet, and see their brainwaves as they play. The first six lines are the brainwaves of the guitarist on the right. The next six line are the brainwaves of the guitarist on the left. The bottom two lines are the frequencies from the first and second guitar.

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Kilauea: the volcano's song