Iron Science Teacher: Bi-Coastal Challenge
December 1, 2001
Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. This special edition will pit east coast teachers from Columbia University against teachers from the Exploratorium's Teacher's Institute. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity from a "secret" ingrediant.

Reports from the Young Women's Health Conference
November 14, 2001
Young women from various Bay Area high schools attended the second annual Young Women's Health Conference at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The conference aimed to educate and inform Bay Area girls about their health and other issues important to their development. A group of Exploratorium Explainers attended the conference and reported back with articles and video.

Antarctica: Scientific Journeys
December 1, 2001: Website launches
Join the Origins team as they travel to the bottom of the Earth! Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole, watch as penguins dive through the ice, and listen to daily dispatches from Terra Australis Incognita!

Stump the Scientist
October 27, 2001 (RealVideo)
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize, the Exploratorium is hosting an all-day symposium with California Nobel Laureates on October 26. But for a more casual, dare we say fun, program tune in to "Stump the Scientist". Exploratorium physicist Thomas Humphrey will invite Nobel prize-winning scientists to explore the science behind some intriguing Exploratorium exhibits. Come see great minds working on the mysteries of physics, natural phenomena, and the process of scientific problem solving.

Iron Science Teacher: Celebrity Edition
October 12, 2001 (RealVideo)
For science fair competition taken to the third power, watch two veteran scientists as they battle head to head to determine who is the Iron Scientist. Home-town favorite, Exploratorium physicist, Dr. Dr. Paul Doherty will square off against heavy-weight contender, visiting Exploratorium Osher Fellow and Boston University astrophysicist Professor Kenneth Brecher.

Robot Races
September 30, 2001 (RealVideo)
Our annual tradition of robot races and wrestling with a high tech twist, the Robot Races are produced in conjunction with the San Francisco Robotics Society. Watch the 'bots battle it out with hosts Leo Laporte and SFRSA President David Calkins.

Eclipse!
June 21, 2001 (RealVideo)
We have our crew in Zambia to bring you images of the total solar eclipse as it happens. The three minutes of totality are a mysterious and spectacular experience, and they provide a precious opportunity to learn more about the star that warms our planet-- the sun. Do astronauts get sunburns? Is the sun getting hotter, or cooler? What it the sun's corona? Find the answers to these and other questions, as the Exploratorium delves into the mystery of the Eclipse.

Hubble: a View to the Edge of Space
April 19-24, 2001 (RealVideo)
We'll take you on a virtual tour of theSpace Telescope Science Institute and Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, where scientific and operational activities extend our vision of space and time. Find out how the telescope sees, who gets to point it , and at what. Discover what the telescope tells us about the Universe, its past and its future.

Chain Reaction
April 11, 2001 (Real Video)
Ever see a burning udder? Or a cement block crush a fax machine? Mechanical artistry took new forms of whimsy this year as noted MIT sculptor/inventor Arthur Ganson returned to create tense moments of anticipation in Chain Reaction at the Exploratorium's 2nd Wednesdays Art Café series

The World Reports
The Glow Show: Saturday, March 3, 2001 (RealVideo)
Exploring Energy: Saturday, March 10, 2001 (RealVideo)
Me Myself, and Eye:Tuesday, July 24, 2001 (RealVideo)This is a series of Webcasts produced in conjunction with Public Radio International's "The World." A group of middle school students from the Aim High program produced Webcasts that report on current developments in science and technology. Check out these webcasts with kids at the controls!