The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
About this original series
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a natural history and research institution. In addition to the public museum, the Academy presents public and policy programming for environmental issues (our Town Square and Urban Sustainability Forum series) and conducts research in biodiversity and aquatic environmental science.
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Rating
TV-G
Episodes of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
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Behind the Scenes Tour of the Mineralogy Collect...
Dr. Ted Daeschler provides a sample of what's in store during a Behind-the-Scenes tour of the Academy's Mineralogy Collection.
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Release date
Apr 26, 2012
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Runtime
02:03
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Academy Bicentennial Video
This video was created to celebrate the Academy’s Bicentennial by professor Gerald Hooper of Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design.
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Release date
Apr 17, 2012
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Runtime
09:31
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The Future of Museums with Brent Glass (part 2, ...
Dr. Brent Glass, former director for the Smithsonian's Museum of American History, presented a talk at the Academy of Natural Sciences on the future of museums in the United States in the face of increased public expectations and reduced financial support. This video segment presents the Q&A that followed the talk. This program, held on April 11, 2012, was produced by the the Westphal School of Media and Design at Drexel University and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
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Release date
Apr 17, 2012
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Runtime
45:29
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The Future of Museums with Brent Glass (part 1, ...
Dr. Brent Glass, former director for the Smithsonian's Museum of American History, presented a talk at the Academy of Natural Sciences on the future of museums in the United States in the face of increased public expectations and reduced financial support. This video segment presents Dr. Glass' talk. This program, held on April 11, 2012, was produced by the the Westphal School of Media and Design at Drexel University and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
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Release date
Apr 17, 2012
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Runtime
40:40
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Laser Light Show for the Academy's Bicentennial ...
The five-minute multimedia light show on the Academy’s historic façade on Logan Circle features color-changing LED light technology coupled with animated laser images from the Academy’s renowned collections of more than 18 million specimens, all choreographed to music. Catch it every night through Tuesday, March 27, beginning at 7:30 pm and running every 30 minutes until 10:30 pm We’ll be open until 9 pm this Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, as a part of our Bicentennial Weekend celebration. ...
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Release date
Mar 22, 2012
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Runtime
00:30
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Home and Garden on the Ocean Floor
Paul Callomon presents snails that collect stones, discarded shells and other objects from their immediate environment and glue them onto their shells. He then presents oysters that possess long “thorns” on their shells which are used to grow gardens. The camouflage for both of these unusual mollusks is superb.
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Release date
Mar 2, 2012
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Runtime
02:32
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The Peculiar Strepsiptera Life Cycle
Collection manager Jason Weintraub relates the peculiar life cycle of an unfamiliar and bizarre group of tiny insects. They wait on flowers for visiting bees or wasps, then hitch a ride back to the nest where they parasitize the larvae.
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Release date
Mar 2, 2012
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Runtime
02:26
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Driving Evolution: The Female's Choice
Female choice, based on those things in the male that she finds attractive, plays a major role in evolution. As ornithologist Nate Rice explains, showy courtship displays and ornamentation tells the female that this is a vigorous mate who will help her produce good offspring. But as ichthyologist Mark Sabaj Pérez tells us, some females can be duped.
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Release date
Mar 2, 2012
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Runtime
02:42
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The Hoatzin's Ancient Claw
The Hoatzin is a bird that lives in the Amazon. As the Academy’s collection manager for ornithology explains, its nestlings have an ancient connection to Archaeopteryx and dinosaurs. It has a claw on each wing. All birds have the genes to grow this claw, but, with the exception of the Hoatzin, they lose it while developing in the egg.
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Release date
Mar 2, 2012
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Runtime
01:32
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No Ordinary Hermit Crab
As the Academy’s collection manager of general invertebrates Paul Callomon explains, the Coconut Crab is no ordinary hermit crab. It’s the largest land arthropod of all. It also has claws that are big enough and strong enough to crack coconuts.
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Release date
Mar 2, 2012
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Runtime
01:44
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