Dr. Carlson's Science Theater

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Making Clouds - Episode 33 Feb 03, 2008

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How to make a cloud in a bottle in four easy steps. Dr. Carlson takes on a giant glass ball of green liquid in an attempt to eplain how clouds are formed. In a never-before seen feature, this episode even includes Director's Commentary for the first segment. Yes, it's a feature, not a bug.
Science Theater Episode 33: Making Clouds
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Note, technically this episode is 33b, as it takes the place of The Sweet Spot - Episode 33, removed due to a few mistakes in the science of hitting balls with bats.

Fluorescence - Episode 32 Nov 27, 2007

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Fluorescence, it's almost as hard to explain as it is to spell. Dr. Carlson explains how his favorite color (neon) is such a shiny glowy thing and how detergents can get your clothes "whiter than white!"
Science Theater Episode 32: Fluorescence
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Liquid Air - Episode 31 Nov 07, 2007

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Liquid air? Once Nitrogen gas becomes really, really cold it becomes a liquid. Once you have really, a really cold liquid, you can use it to make other things cold. Really, really cold things behave differently. Join Dr. Carlson to find out how cold things behave in...
Science Theater Episode 31: Liquid Air
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States of Matter - Episode 30 Oct 23, 2007

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Sure, gas-liquid-solid... you've seen it all before, but have you seen air as a gas, air as a liquid, and air as a solid? Dr. Carlson explains the three most common states of matter and shows off how to make a snowcone out of Nitrogen gas.
Science Theater Episode 30: States of Matter
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Interview with a Scientist - Marc Caffee (Part 2) Oct 03, 2007

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We're back at PRIME lab to take a look at the giant particle accelerator. Learn the process of taking a glacier rock, pounding it to smithereens, and then shooting it down a beam at hundreds of miles an hour, just to count how many atoms of Beryllium are inside the rock! A little bit of science for everyone: Chemistry, Physics, and Geology!
Science Theater Interview 06: Marc Caffee (Part 2)

Science Theater Interviews: Real Scientists, Real Science

Interview with a Scientist - Marc Caffee Sep 19, 2007

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There's nothing like taking tiny little bits of rock and smashing them with Cesium to send them on an electrical journey at ultra high speeds. That's just what happens in the particle accelerator at Purdue's PRIME Lab. In our most recent Interview with a Scientist episode, Prof. Marc Caffee explains how he can find the age of asteroid rocks from outer space or determine how long ago rocks were exposed from glacier movement.
Science Theater Interview 05: Marc Caffee (Part 1)
Science Theater Interviews: Real Scientists, Real Science

Center of Mass - Episode 29 Sep 06, 2007

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When does a tower tip and fall? When its center of mass is no longer over its base. Dr. Carlson plays with blocks and walks the plank in order to illustrate the power of center of mass.
Science Theater Episode 29: Center of Mass
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Interview with a Scientist - Ken Ritchie Aug 22, 2007

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Lasers and bacterial cells - they go together like peanut butter and jelly. Prof. Ken Ritchie, Professor of Physics at Purdue uses lasers to "light up" individual molecules on the surface of cells. By taking pictures and videos of these cells he can study cellular processes that help single cell organisms build their membranes and orient themselves in their environment.
Science Theater Interview 04: Ken Ritchie

Mirrors and Images - Episode 28 Aug 08, 2007

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Mirrors don't let you see things that aren't there, they let you see things from an entirely different position! Your image in a mirror is what someone else would see if they were standing behind the mirror. It's all a matter of tracing the path of light from your eye to an object, or from the object to your eye.
Science Theater Episode 28:Mirrors and Images
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The Doppler Effect - Episode 27 Jul 22, 2007

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When cars go screeching by your ear, their pitch changes due to the Doppler Effect. See and hear the Doppler Effect explained before your very eyes! Learn how the Doppler Effect even helps astronomers look at stars.
Science Theater Episode 27:Doppler Effect
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