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Publisher
Discovery Communication
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (168 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
More advanced than a computer yet more versatile and resilient than any machine is the amazing miracle known as the human body. In these four fascinating programs, we analyze the human body from conception through old age and more.
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Retrace Einstein's thought experiments as NOVA reveals the simple but powerful ideas that reshaped our understanding of gravity, illuminating the theory of general relativity, and Einstein2s brilliance, as never before.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 293 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores some of the most amazing features of our very own solar system, how the forces of nature carved out beauty and order from the chaos of space, how our home planet doesn't sit in magnificent isolation but is intimately connected with the rest of the solar system, and how these connections have created the haven we call Earth.
Publisher
Mr. Wizard Studios
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Each digitally remastered volume contains 4 episodes of over 100 minutes of pure mystery and magic of discovering everyday science with Mr. Wizard. Over 35 separate experiments on each DVD explore a variety of science categories.
Publisher
Discovery Channel
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Prepare yourself for the kind of fun that requires safety goggles as the team takes on tales of exploding pants, steam-powered machine guns, and jailbreak methods, and blasts a host of hoaxes to smithereens.
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Earth experts back genuine scientific experiments that if successful, could make a difference to help save our planet. Topics include countering global warming, assessing climate change, benefits of solar power.
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes' discoveries of hallucinogenic plants laid the foundation for the psychedelic sixties. His former student Wade Davis, follows in his footsteps to experience the discoveries that Schultes brought to the western world. Shot around the planet, from Canada to the Amazon, we experience rarely seen native hallucinogenic ceremonies and find out the true events leading up to the Psychedelic Sixties. Writers, musicians,...
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVD (approximately 5 hours) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Starting with Einstein's theory of relativity, Physics of light explores the true nature of light, peers inside the atom, and looks ahead to the most cutting edge theories in physics. The six-part series uses the medium of light to explore the concepts of physics from familiar theories, such as Newton's law of gravity, to the latest in scientific research, like string theory and M-theory.
11) Bill Nye
Author
Series
Publisher
Purple Toad Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye! Everyone knows he is the Science Guy! For years, he has been teaching people of all ages about how the world works and why it is so interesting. Now, sit back and meet scientist William Sanford Nye. Read about how he was introduced to the fascination of sundials, and how he ended up changing his life's direction because he happened to look a little bit like comedian Steve Martin. From engineer to comedian, scientist to entertainer, Bill...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
There is a startling gap between the glamorous television world of 'CSI' and the gritty reality of the forensic crime lab. In Forensics on Trial, NOVA investigates how modern forensics can send innocent men and women to prison, and sometimes even to death row. NOVA will investigate today's shaky state of crime science as well as cutting-edge solutions that could help investigators put the real criminals behind bars.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson will tackle one of science's major challenges in each video, framed as a simple question that ordinary people wonder and worry about. Neil will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Episode includes: 1) How Smart Are Dogs? - Meet an extraordinary boarder collie and other dogs changing our view of canine intelligence. 2) How Smart Are Dolphins?...
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the fight for the title of ultimate predator of the Jurassic period, there are a number of contenders. However, all could be eclipsed by a startling discovery deep in the Polar Arctic: Predator X. Deep in the permafrost at the top of the world, the fossil of a giant sea-monster has been uncovered. Weighing five times as much as Tyrannosaurus Rex, its body was more than 50 feet long.
15) The brain
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVD (6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journeys back millions of years to experience life among giant prehistoric predators and examines the scientific evidence of their existence and the conditions that may have precipitated their extinction.
17) Memory hackers
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover how researchers on the cutting edge of mind-control can implant, change, and even erase memories. On this thought-provoking journey into the mind, NOVA investigates the mysterious nature of how we remember.
18) Breakthrough
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVD (approximately 270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It is a revolutionary new series about scientific explorers and how their cutting-edge innovations and advancements will change our lives in the immediate future and beyond. Every scientific breakthrough is driven by a compelling human drama, the scientists grappling with the fear of failure and the anticipation of success, and at the same time, challenging and inspiring us all to look at the world and its possibilities.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
If you thought T-Rex was the scariest dinosaur, think again. Paleontologist Dr. Phillip Currie believes he has found a six-ton flesh-eating dinosaur that hunted its prey in packs. Until recently there was little evidence to support Currie's ideas. That's all changed with his discoveries in two mass dinosaur graves. One site lay untouched for decade until Currie himself tracked it down and the other contains the bones of a giant new species of dinosaur....
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join world-renowned paleontologists and travel the globe to unearth some of the lesser-known but most surprising members of the dinosaur family, such as Mamenchisaurus, whose neck alone was longer than the rest of its body; Chasmosaurus, adorned with a fashionable crown of frilly spikes; Spinosaurus, with massive extensions from its vertebrae that could have supported a sail or hump; and Parasaurolophus, whose tube-like head crest look odd to us,...
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