Science & Technology

Eclipse Megamovie: Citizen science for the 2017 total solar eclipse

August 21, 2017 will be a very special day. For the first time in 100 years, a total solar eclipse will cross the United States. It’s not only an opportunity for millions of people to appreciate this rare astronomical event, but a chance for scientists to gain a better understanding of how the sun’s atmosphere behaves. Enter the Eclipse Megamovie Project.

Led by the University of California at Berkeley, scientists from multiple universities are turning to citizen scientists for help gathering images of the sun and its atmosphere, the corona. Volunteers armed with standard photography equipment—a camera, telephoto lens, and tripod—will capture photos of the eclipse as the moon’s shadow passes over their part of the country. Once this huge dataset is collected, it’s Google’s turn. We’ll use our technology to algorithmically align and process the images submitted by citizen scientists to create a continuous view of the eclipse: the Eclipse Megamovie.

In addition to the movie, the full dataset of images will be made available to the public and the scientific community. Time will only tell what insights and projects may come from this rich collection.

If you’ll be on the path of totality and plan on taking pictures, the project needs your help. Head to https://eclipsemega.movie/ to learn more about how to join and take the best eclipse photographs possible.

Technology unveils the stories behind what we wear #WeWearCulture

Discover more on https://g.co/wewearculture #WeWearCulture

What stories do our clothes tell? From Coco Chanel’s black dress in virtual reality and the story of ripped jeans as told by Ingrid Nilsen, to exhibits on authentic Indian textiles and Vivienne Westwood creations digitized in super high resolution, decode why you wear what you wear, and learn more on the cultural and societal impact of fashion.

Discover the videos on the Google Arts & Culture channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbYlCUTOEI&list=PLu4Zo9fB5MNdOTqtzTemWJSvjWCEQP5Km

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Google Home: Celebrity

This is Google Home. Ask it questions. Tell it to do things. It might make you feel like a bit of a celebrity. Or just someone who enjoys being treated like one. Learn more at https://goo.gl/eUKwl2

Nom noms, shot by #teampixel

Room for every craving with unlimited photo storage* on Pixel, Phone by Google. Learn more at https://madeby.google.com/phone

*Unlimited backups for photos and videos taken with your Pixel phone. Requires Google Account. Data rates may apply.

Switch Access for Android

Switch Access for Android lets you interact with your Android device using one or more switches instead of the touch screen. Switch Access can be helpful for people with dexterity impairments that prevent them from interacting directly with the Android device.

Learn more about Switch Access: https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6122836

The #BeInternetAwesome Challenge

YouTube Creators who know from experience how important it is to be your best self online share how they put digital citizenship principles into practice with the #BeInternetAwesome Challenge. Check out how they stay Internet Awesome on their channels:

John Green: https://goo.gl/c957K5
The What’s Inside? Family: https://goo.gl/csJGiS
MinutePhysics: https://goo.gl/ksmCCP

Find more resources for families and educators at https://g.co/BeInternetAwesome

Interland: Play your way to Internet Awesome

Interland is a free, web-based game that makes learning the ways of the web a fun, engaging and hands-on experience. Kids are invited to play their way to Internet Awesome and become fearless explorers of the online world in a quest to deny hackers, sink phishers, one-up cyberbullies and outsmart oversharers.

Play now: https://goo.gl/yu40t0

Families and educators can learn more about Be Internet Awesome at: https://goo.gl/8DcmT9