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Publisher: The Exploratorium Science of Music: Accidental Scientist 
 "What is music? Is birdsong music? How about the tap-tap-tap of a hammer, or the wail of a creaking door? Is playing a garbage can different than playing a drum? Explore the science of music with us, through these online exhibits, movies, and questions. Along the way, you can compose, mix, dance, drum, experiment, and above all ... listen." From the Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Birds, Music, Philosophy Last updated Apr 25, 2005 Global Climate Change
"At this Web site, you can explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, the oceans, the areas covered by ice and snow, and the living organisms in all these domains. You'll also get a sense of how scientists study natural phenomena--how researchers gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions." http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/ Topics: Environment, Pollution, Weather Last updated Dec 23, 2002 Ideas: The Higgs Boson
"What determines your mass ... [is] one of the most-asked, most-hotly pursued questions in physics today." This site provides background information about this question and an overview of the Higgs boson, "a particle, or set of particles, that might give others mass." Includes illustrations and links to research on the Higgs boson. From the Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/cern/ideas/higgs.html Topics: Physics Last updated Mar 16, 2004 The Heart of the Matter: Inside CERN, the World's Largest Particle Accelerator
"CERN (The European Center for Nuclear Research) is the world's largest particle physics research center." This site explores "the history, people, and landscape of this research facility and the scientific and cultural ideas that emerge." Topics addressed include the Big Bang theory and subatomic particles. Includes video clips and interactive features. From the Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/cern/ Topics: Physics Last updated Oct 14, 2004 CompLexicon
"A cross-referenced guide to the concepts, terminology, and key figures of modern dynamics -- the main tools used to investigate complexity in nature." Topics include Alan Turing (English mathematician and founder of modern computer science), Jules Henri Poincaré (French mathematician and founder of qualitative dynamics), and Edward Lorenz (MIT meteorologist and developer of the chaos theory). Note: Linked article is not available. Part of the Complexity website from the Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/complexity/CompLexicon.html Topics: Physics Last updated Apr 30, 2008 |
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