Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: In this TEDTalk, Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from biblical times to the present and argues that although it may seem counterintuitive - and even offensive, given recent genocides and atrocities - we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence. Pinker is the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined and one of Time's 100 Most...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Linguist Steven Pinker questions the very nature of our thoughts - how we learn, use words, and relate to others - and his best-selling books have brought sophisticated language analysis to bear on topics of wide general interest. In this TEDTalk, Pinker discusses his 2002 volume The Blank Slate and why its thesis - that all humans are born with certain innate traits - is as disturbing to some...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this program, host Neil deGrasse Tyson explores such provocative questions as: would “ETs” resemble us or the creatures of science fiction? Are there “aliens” already amongst us on Planet Earth - brainy creatures whose intelligence is very different from our own? And are planets on which life can flourish rare or common in our universe?
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Janna Levin is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard, where she studies the early universe, chaos, and black holes. She's also the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and the novel A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines. According to Levin, the universe has a soundtrack - a sonic composition that records celestial events - and she offers the example of black holes, which bang on...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Cells are, in a sense, just tiny bags of chemicals-so what "instructs" them to divide and function? This program shows how biologists addressed the question during the 19th and 20th centuries. Starting with Friedrich Miescher's discovery of nuclein, or DNA, the film examines Theodor Boveri's work with sea urchins, which clarified the role of chromosomes, as well as Thomas Hunt Morgan's study of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program, divided into four sections, explores the presentation, diagnostic testing, treatment, and biochemistry of diabetes mellitus. Topics examined include the etiology of both insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes; the possible long-term effects of poorly regulated blood glucose levels; urine testing to determine glucose, protein, and ketone levels; blood testing for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Take your biology students on a tour of an unusual art museum-the "Cell Gallery." Using electron microscope images and entertaining graphics, this program walks viewers through the basic components of a cell. The tour looks in detail at the structure and function of cellular organelles, including cell membranes, nuclei, mitochondria, chloroplasts, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticula,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: When diabetes forced Yvonne to take her health seriously, she enlisted the help of a registered dietician and started exercising. By looking at Yvonne and others, this program details how the right foods combined with an adequate amount of exercise can help you avoid certain diseases and cope with existing medical conditions. Basic exercise tips and fitness assessment pointers are combined with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The average person consumes way too much sugar-without even knowing it. This video reveals the true sugar content of everyday food products and the negative health effects of a high-sugar diet. Guiding viewers through the aisles of a grocery store, nutritionist Beth Mansfield explains the fine points of nutrition labels and explores ways to figure out the actual amount of sugar in fruit juice,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Deborah Rhodes is an expert at managing breast-cancer risk. The director of the Mayo Clinic's Executive Health Program has developed a gamma camera which can see tumors that mammography misses. The life-saving implications are stunning - the tool is three times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue. So why haven't we heard more about it? Rhodes shares the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Polk, Thad A.
Summary: With a mix of scientific research and practical applications, Professor Polk brings cutting-edge science to life. He takes you down to the cellular and even molecular level of the brain to show you why certain functions decline, how some aspects of brain aging are under genetic control, and what you can do to prolong your health and keep your mind sharp.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 AGECopies Available at Kingsley
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 PolCall number: DVD 612.82 Pol
Summary: Atomic structure lies at the crossroads of both chemistry and physics, and this program examines a field of study crucial to both: the scientific shell game known as quantum mechanics. Schrodinger's mathematical distribution and the Pauli Exclusion Principle; electron orbitals and the three types of quantum numbers; and shells, subshells, and nodes are all discussed. A thorough demonstration of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this ABC News special-produced in conjunction with Rodale Inc., publisher of Prevention and Men's Health magazines-nutritionists, psychologists, pediatricians, and other experts explore the causes of obesity, the physical and emotional damage it can do, and how parents and schools can team up to help kids improve their health. Also included is hidden-camera footage of a daring social...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Two of the most aggressive and deadly forms of cancer may soon become the targets of powerful drugs that work in tandem with the body's own immune system. This program explores recent research in the development of biochemical weapons to fight brain and skin cancer. Visiting a German pharmaceutical company at the forefront of these advances, the film shows how TGF (transforming growth factor)...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program follows three people with currently untreatable conditions as they explore the possibility of cures via stem cells. Paralyzed from the waist down, Sophie Morgan, 24, pursues spinal injection of nerve cells cultured from human embryonic stem cells. Dean Third, 38-a patient with the potentially fatal inherited condition dilated cardiomyopathy-observes research on the injection of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This collection of 16 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at nutrition and obesity. Topics range from the benefits of organic farming, to similarities between hunger and drug cravings, to links between vegetables and healthy vision, nutrients and memory, genes and body fat storage, and race and hereditary conditions. Video clips include: Nutrition * Purely...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: It was a businessman, not a trained scientist, who first gained entry to the cryptic world of cells. This program relates the early history of microbiology and genetics, beginning with the story of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, a 17th-century Dutch textile merchant with a talent for making microscopes. Moving from van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of "animalcules" to Robert Hooke's cork studies and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Sedentary jobs and pastimes. Foods high in sugar, fat, and cholesterol. A superabundance of labor-saving technologies. Is it any wonder that a recent study by the Mayo Clinic shows that more than sixty percent of all adult Americans are statistically overweight? This program describes the basic components of physical fitness and the numerous health benefits that derive from regular physical...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: With all the activities inside and outside the cell, how does the cell membrane hold it all together? This program closely examines the structure and function of cell membranes, including compartmentalization, intercellular interaction, regulation of the movement of materials, and as a location for biochemical activities. Using a combination of narration, film footage, and engaging graphics,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Give students a context in which to study the world's widely varying life expectancy statistics. Focusing discussion on economic and cultural factors, this program examines dramatic discrepancies between life spans in the United States, Japan, Russia, and the developing nation of Sierra Leone-where a high infant mortality rate creates the lowest life expectancy in the world. The video presents...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Within each human cell lies a world of complexity, populated by an amazing array of messenger molecules, miniature structures, and biochemical micro-machines. Composed entirely of 3-D computer animation, this spectacular program follows a hormone on its journey through inner space, where it penetrates a cell's membrane, reaches the nucleus, and induces mitosis. Cell components such as proteins,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005