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Sea of knowledge
Here are three islets of different sizes surrounded by question marks. Which islet has the most question marks around it ? |
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A glimpse into the unknown
Enter this circular room and for a while you will be disorientated and your perceptions will deceive you...
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What revolves around what?
Three models sum up the long history of how we gradually overcame a false intuition: that the Earth was solid and fixed with the mobile heavens revolving around it... |
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Limited colours
What is the minimum number of colours required to colour in the countries on a map while ensuring that no two adjoining areas are of the same colour? You may not believe it, but you only need four. |
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Journey into a black hole
What would happen if you went through a black hole? Come on a nine-minute virtual journey on board a space shuttle operated by hydraulic jacks. |
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Can I find my star?
Each recipient contains thousands of tiny stars, all identical — with one exception. Find your star in this miniature universe... |
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Is the ozone layer getting thinner?
Turn the globe and look at what happens when the ozone layer gets thinner. You will understand why it is so important to protect it. |
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Told by the satellites
They provide valuable weather information and transmit and relay data all over the world… Discover satellites and how we interpret the data they send. |
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Sunny tomorrow?
Steppe, desert, tundra… discover which climatic zone Europe will belong to in future years, according to the various scenarios and different forecasting models used. |
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The curve of space
Eight pieces of fabric to help you form a mental picture of the curve of space in four dimensions. |
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Messages from far away
Here is a tube, to use as an earpiece, and an antenna. Try to pick up an extraterrestrial message: turn the antenna to detect one of the three hidden sound sources and listen... |
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A black hole
This is a very special marbles board: roll the marble any way you like, it will always end up falling into the hole, like an object approaching a black hole. |
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Can you recognize life?
Some of the images are of plants and animals; the others are computer-generated fractal images. Will you be able to tell the difference between them? |
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Teach the artificial baby
Test the knowledge of the artificial baby and teach it some words. |
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Prehistoric Marilyn
Choose a famous face and make it look more like it is related to one of our prehistoric ancestors or cousins: Australopithecus boisei, Homo neandertaliensis or Homo rudolfensis… |
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Am I a prehistoric man?
Briefly become a member of a Australopithecus or Hominidae family. |
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Genes on the table
How do proteins fold? What can we learn from DNA? Will we one day be able to model it...? Three models to play with to gain a better understanding of its structure. |
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Bionet
These days biotechnology is a subject of great public debate. Get information, compare regulations and find out how much you know on the European Bionet website. |
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DNA film (duration: 8 minutes)
What do we call genetic variation? Is height hereditary or the result of our environment? A visual explanation of what science knows about DNA today. |
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From simple to complex
This jigsaw puzzle is easy when doing the side with the picture, but not so easy when doing the other side! You have to try out every combination in order to find the right one... just like a computer! |
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The shortest route home
Ready to challenge the computer? The aim is to find the shortest way of linking the trees together. Is the computer better at it than you? |
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Go with the flow
Observe the eddies and turbulence that form randomly in the foam in this inclined 3-metre basin. |
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How do you pack a bag?
You have a number of items of different weights, sizes and prices. Can you fill your bag in the most advantageous way: light, compact and with the highest price per kilo possible? |
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Balls in a cube
Put as many balls as you can in each of the cubes. Each box is properly filled if you can close the lid without forcing it. |
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Monkey talk?
Learn to communicate with animals and find out what distinguishes man from the other primates. |
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Perception
Each disc has a picture on it. What do you see? Turn them. Can't you see something different? The brain interprets information alternately in two different ways. |
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Sea of knowledge
