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Three Things to Know About the New Exploratorium

April 16, 2013, 5:12 pm • Posted by Molly Samuel
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The Exploratorium is opening on Wednesday at Pier 15. The new $300 million location, a restored pier, is three times the size of the old one, and it's a state-of-the-art green building, outfitted with solar panels and a heating and cooling … Continue reading »

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Pi Day? Here Are 3.14159265359 Reasons to Celebrate in San Francisco

March 13, 2013, 11:24 am • Posted by Molly Samuel
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By Sean Greene The biggest math- and pastry-themed party in San Francisco is Pi Day at the Exploratorium. They'll have the Pi Procession around the Pi Shrine, pi lectures — and actual pie. Ron Hipschman of the Exploratorium said Pi Day … Continue reading »

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Exploratorium Counting Down Final Days at Palace of Fine Arts Before April Move

December 24, 2012, 8:37 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) After decades of educating students, tourists and Bay Area residents about the wacky ways of biology, physics, chemistry and more, the Exploratorium will be closing its doors at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco at … Continue reading »

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Video: San Francisco Made Out of 100,000+ Toothpicks

April 25, 2011, 11:17 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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If you've never seen ping pong balls rolling through a miniature San Francisco made out of 100,000 toothpicks, you're about to… Scott Weaver's Rolling through the Bay from Learning Studio on Vimeo. More on the sculpture and artist Scott Weaver … Continue reading »

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