Learning * Education * Technology

It has certainly been a radically different December than last. Last year, I was riding my bike every day, warm, bundled up, but still riding. Our electric bill informed us that this year’s december ‘degree day’ was ten degrees colder than last’s. Maybe we should all consider a list desktop adventure-seeking. Our friends at ISTE have a wonderful suggestion.

How about the Exploratorium, the museum of science, art and human perception at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA? In particular, consider ‘Ice Stories’. ‘Ice Stories: Dispatches from Scientists in the Antarctica’is described on the Website thusly:

“Welcome to Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists, where you’ll meet penguin biologists, glaciologists, cosmologists, geologists, and marine scientists working in Antarctica and the Arctic. We’ve given them cameras and asked them to document their adventures, in real time, so you can follow their research, ask questions, and share in their discoveries as they occur. This experiment, in celebration of the International Polar Year (2007-08), gives you an up-close-and-personal look at research in extreme environments through the thoughts and experiences of the scientists working there. We’ll post their photos, videos, and blogs on this site.”

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