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Recycling Rare Earth Metals

Rare earth metals are essential for manufacturing our electronics, but is there a way to mine them without harming the environment? In this video, Maynard Okereke explains how Phoenix Tailings works to reduce waste from rare earth metal mining.
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Dangers of Space Junk

What are the risks associated with space junk? In this video, we explore low Earth orbit, where there are thousands of objects, many of which are no longer functional.
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NASA Hubble Is The Reason We Have Digital Cameras

Did you know that digital cameras were originally developed for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope? In this video, Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer, challenges the notion that studying space can’t have an impact on our daily lives.
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Did NASA Find Proof of Past Life on Mars? Latest Findings Explained

Are we one step closer to proving the existence of past life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover recently found possible leopard spots on a Martian rock. On Earth, leopard spots are a sign of microbes causing a chemical reaction on a rock.
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Mom Advocates for her Deaf Son

Inclusion and accessibility advocate Beth Leipholtz describes the tools she uses to support her son Cooper.
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Mom Uses Microphone to Communicate with Deaf Son

Beth Leipholtz of Beth & Coop, uses technology to communicate with her Deaf son Cooper. Beth’s microphone connects directly to Cooper’s cochlear implant via Bluetooth, allowing her to talk directly to him.
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Engineering Design Workshop, Powered by MathWorks

Design, build, and test solutions! Discover the many ways engineers approach problem solving in surprising areas of our everyday lives.
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Take a Closer Look

Explore the world around you using your powers of perception.

Data Science and AI Kahoots

Explore topics such as data analysis, machine learning, and the application of AI in the world around you. Challenge your students to learn more about the concepts and real-world scenarios behind AI, fostering their understanding of these cutting-edge...
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Arctic Adventure: Exploring with Technology

Fly a virtual drone to find an Arctic fox, traverse a glacier using ground-penetrating radar, and more in this immersive experience.
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What Counts as Artificial Intelligence?

With so many stories in the news about the new capabilities of artificial intelligence, Emily from the Museum's programs team explains what that term means and how AI works.
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Cybersecurity: Working with Puzzles

Scientists come in a variety of fields. Explore careers in cybersecurity that are perfect for people interested in technology, helping keep people safe, and problem solving.
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How Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us Learn?

We ask Dr. Sidney D'Mello, a cognitive and computer scientist, about his AI-assisted research on the connection between our emotions and how we learn, in this Pulsar podcast brought to you by #MOSatHome.
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Why Is Our Lightning Purple?

The indoor sparks we create in our Theater of Electricity are purple, and visitors often ask what causes the color. We explore the reasons behind different shades of lightning, including atmospheric composition, humidity, and temperature.
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What Do You Do When Your Space Station Careens Out of Control?

What happened when inadvertent thruster firing caused the International Space Station to spin completely around? Though the situation was rapidly brought under control, it was a harrowing day for those on the station as well as the ground controllers...