Summary: Looks, personality, intellect, bank account-the reasons for attraction can't be predicted. Or can they? This program investigates ways that men and women evaluate potential lovers and life partners, and shows how male and female criteria may be more similar than many think. Creating a relaxed, club-like setting in which a small group of singles meet, flirt, and discuss their goals, the program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The war of the sexes, like any war, needs leaders and followers. Using a military-style competition between male and female test subjects, this program examines the different ways in which men and women exercise power, set goals, construct hierarchies, and perform teamwork. A chain of command, incorporating clearly defined roles and responsibilities, quickly materializes among the male...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Packing the trunk, finding the right road, parking in a tight spot-are these masculine tasks, best accomplished with a man's mechanical aptitude and spatial reasoning? This program resists broadly brushed stereotypes, but does identify disparities in the ways men and women operate machines, manipulate tools, focus on tasks, and navigate. Accompanying two teams as they race to organize and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Why do girls demonstrate greater reading and writing ability than boys? Is the female brain hardwired for faster verbal development? Should men let women do the talking? This program studies language differences between the sexes and explores the possibility that many communication skills are gender-specific. Following two teams of well-educated adults as they undergo a crash course in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When asked to describe birth from a baby's perspective, a group of women talk about fear, elation, and other feelings-while their male counterparts summon only physical sensations. What causes such a contrast? This program explores the divergent emotional tendencies of men and women, throwing gender differences into bold relief through spontaneous theatrical exercises and expert commentary....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: To help improve the odds of being accepted by America's most desirable colleges and universities, increasing numbers of high school students are getting a jump on the competition by applying for early admission. This ABC News program looks at the controversial process and contrasts it with Georgetown University's nonbinding early action alternative. The marketing efforts of Georgetown-and of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Stephen Fry knows that the taunting voice in his head is a symptom of his bipolar disorder, but he has not sought medical treatment for the disease. In this program Fry looks into the options available for BPD patients after discovering that his illness has progressed. Like many, he rejects lithium due to its cognitive dulling effect, though actor Richard Dreyfuss tells Fry he had great success...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Is bipolar disorder simply the latest label for bad behavior? Does the condition fuel the creative drive of great artists? Is there something glamorous about a diagnosis of bipolar disorder? In this program Stephen Fry shares his personal experience with BPD and answers questions that the diagnosis frequently raises. Investigating the misleading highs and the depressive lows that led him to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who built these enormous structures, and what did these tombs signify? Host David Macaulay explores the history, mythology, and religions of Egypt's people, combining live footage and animation. Take a rare look at the mummy of Ramses II and buried...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1990
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Summary: This program combines colorful animation with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling book of the same title, leads viewers on a castle tour, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its architectural design. Detailed animation dramatizes the building of the castle and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1986
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Summary: Author David Macaulay hosts Cathedral, based on his award-winning book. Using a combination of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation, the program surveys France's most famous churches. Travel back to 1214 to explore the design of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, a representative Gothic cathedral. The program tells period tales revealing fascinating stories of life and death, faith...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1986
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Summary: The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in Roman City, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: This animated program centers on a small New England community similar to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where Samuel Slater established America's first textile mill. Live action hosted by David Macaulay, takes viewers from Manchester, England, to Lowell, Massachusetts, explaining technological changes that transformed the making of textiles, a key component of the Industrial Revolution that swept...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2001
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Summary: Many people from all over the world call France their home. In this program, immigrants talk about where they are originally from, how long they have lived in France, what they like and dislike about life there, and what they miss most from their birth countries. In addition, the video spotlights North Africa through a segment on the importance of couscous in Parisian North African cuisine and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: In the world of small talk, sports and weather rule. This program covers how to discuss them both through interviews with a meteorologist who travels with the Tour de France and mountain rescue police personnel who risk their lives to save climbers who have gotten into trouble. The video also features everyday people who tell what sports they enjoy and why they like to engage in them.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: Science tells us a lot about sex, but what can it tell us about love? This program highlights research on the neurochemistry and psychology of love, suggesting ways to improve-and even salvage-long-term relationships. Four couples undergoing various types of relationship stress are put through a battery of experiments, while a team of research scientists try to determine the physiological and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program shows viewers how to talk in detail about one’s work and how to set up a business meeting. The video also profiles a fruit producer who runs a farm near Reims that has been in existence since 1540 and a volunteer with Les Restos du Cœur, a charitable organization that distributes food packages and hot meals to people in financial distress.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: In this program, everyday people talk about things they like to do on vacation, such as windsurfing, wine-tasting, and - naturellement! - buying souvenirs! The video then moves off the beaten path to the Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve in the Préalpes Françaises, where visitors can learn firsthand about the region’s animals and plants, and to the “Eldorado of the Pyrenees” to pan for gold on...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: This program explores the biological reasons why humans have the most amazing sense of taste on the planet. Persuading a family raised on Chinese food to try ripe Stilton cheese and a group of gourmet cheese lovers to try a Chinese delicacy of fermented raw duck eggs, host Nigel Marven assesses how we end up with such extraordinary tastes that vary across different cultures. Yale University...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: From the edgy architecture of the Grande Arche de la Défense to the priceless paintings that line the walls of the Musée d’Orsay, France spends a significant part of its national budget on culture. This program shows viewers how to voice an opinion - positive or negative - on French architecture, ask for information at a museum, and speak analytically about works by the great masters. Also, a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: The history of Parisian culture is one long love story. In this program, everyday people describe their significant other’s physical characteristics and personality, set up a date, and express their opinions while clothes-shopping. In addition, controversial fashion designer Chantal Thomass, who made a name for herself creating super-sexy lingerie, is profiled, along with the master perfumer,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: This program covers how to talk about ways of staying healthy, how to ask a pharmacist for advice when one is ill, and how to make a dental appointment. In addition, the video spotlights Bagnères-de-Luchon, a spa town in the Pyrenees known since Roman times for its beneficial waters, and Médecins Sans Frontières, the humanitarian aid organization recognized in the U.S. as Doctors Without Borders.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: Like the Eiffel Tower, the French consider their mother tongue a historical monument - and the languages beyond France’s borders indispensable tools. This program spotlights the Dicos d’Or “Golden Dictionaries” national dictation contest while profiling an Alsatian electrician who goes to work each day in Germany. The video also features everyday people who talk about languages besides French...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994
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Summary: Reading, taking a walk, going to the movies, watching TV, playing sports - this program shows viewers how to talk about what they like to do in their spare time. And because floral gardening is of such great interest to the French, the video follows the fortunes of Autretot, a pastoral village northwest of Rouen, in its efforts to win the designation of “Quatre-Fleurs Ville Fleurie” from the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1994