Seismic Climate Change
Seismic records from ocean wave patterns and iceberg behavior around the world are being analyzed for the first time. Geophysicist Rick Aster describes what his data can tell us about [...]
Clean Technology in New York State
Over the past two years, in collaboration with the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), [...]
Go Fly a Kite
Check out FlyNY, one of New York’s kite flying showdowns, and the science, design, and history behind our earliest flying machines.
Zero Net Energy Buildings: Reality or Fiction?
U.S. energy consumption in buildings outpaces usage in transportation and by industry. Reducing energy consumption by buildings, or replacing it with non-emitting, renewably generated energy, has therefore been identified as [...]
From Planets to Plutoids: Our New Solar System
Six leading planetary scientists debate whether Pluto is a planet in a broadcast of the Hayden Planetarium’s 2009 Isaac Asimov lecture.
Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist
A look at Carole and Richard Rifkind’s latest documentary film on life in a crystallography lab. Learn the science and meet the characters.
Carl Sagan’s Search for God: Ann Druyan, Steve Soter, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Hayden Planetarium director Tyson, Carl Sagan’s widow, and Sagan’s former colleague discuss the astrobiologist’s perspective on science, the spiritual experience, and the search for God.
The LHC: Physics’ New Golden Age
Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek explains the Large Hadron Collider and its potential to revolutionize the field of physics at an S&C Fall event.
The Science Barge: Jen Nelkin, Zak Adams
Check out New York Sun Works’ floating sustainable greenhouse, The Science Barge, and learn some ecological science and energy solutions for growing green in a concrete city.
One Bryant Park: Bob Fox, Scott Frank, Tobias Holler
Take a tour of the new Bank of America building at One Bryant Park – now the greenest office tower in New York City, with a Platinum LEED ranking. The [...]
