Summary: In this Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Harvard Law School's Arthur Miller, panelists such as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; Nadine Strossen, president of the ACLU; Jamie Gorelick, of the U.S. Department of Justice; Professor Stephen Carter, of Yale Law School; and others examine the fine balance between the power of the government and the rights of the individual in a fictional...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The tools required to fight Internet-based offenses must constantly evolve and adapt. Unfortunately, so do the criminals. This program examines several forms of cyber-crime and their impact on law enforcement, national security, the corporate world, and society at large. Taking a global approach, the film presents interviews with American and European experts on cyber-terrorism, identity theft,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: After watching this program, viewers will be able to identify the acts and behaviors that are considered sexual abuse, describe the responsibility that professionals have in identifying and reporting sexual abuse, understand the context and prevalence of sexual abuse in society, describe some of the behaviors that abusers may exhibit when communicating with caregivers, and discuss some of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Deeply ingrained assumptions hold that every person should be designated either male or female, but some experts are now questioning whether that is correct. This program tells the stories of people born with ambiguous genitalia or what has often been called "intersex" anatomy. It is a condition long shrouded in shame and secrecy, even though DSDs (disorders of sexual development) are estimated...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This Science Screen Report looks at a clean and renewable energy source that is steadily gaining scientific acceptance: hot dry rocks, otherwise known as enhanced geothermal systems. The program shows how masses of heated granite approximately 3 miles underground can be accessed with advanced drilling and computer imaging techniques, and how water forced through fissures in the granite can...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: US Government, anti-communist, propaganda film produced by the House Committee on Un-American Activities about the HUAC hearings in San Francisco May 12-14 1960 (part 2)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1960
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Summary: Protestors at HUAC hearings in San Francisco (part 1)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1960
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Summary: It's often called the Big One-an earthquake so powerful it could flatten Los Angeles and drown it in the sea. This program shows what could actually happen if one of nature's most feared time bombs goes off. With the help of state-of-the-art computer scenarios, the video follows a potential quake moment by moment as it unleashes its phenomenal power on southern California. In an unexpected...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: When a volcano erupts, the earth is transformed. When the flow of lava stops, there is a dangerous new world to explore, another planet, so to speak-a land of spectacular craters, strange lakes of acid water, and glaciers melting from the inside out. This program follows a German photographer and researchers from the University of Nice as they document volcanic activity, as well as its effects,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: It was a geological cataclysm that revealed the courage, corruption, and evolution of a city. This program shows how the Great Quake of 1906 leveled San Francisco while giving birth to new knowledge that has impacted earthquake science and urban planning in every corner of the globe. Extraordinary digital animation and dramatic reenactments of personal stories give viewers an enriched...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Congressman August Johansen speaks against protestors at HUAC hearings in San Francisco
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1960
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Summary: From spoken-word conversations to real-time video, a dazzling array of communication options are now available at the touch (or click) of a button. This video explores the concepts and technologies at the heart of fiber-optic communication. Demonstrations and discussions focus on basic principles of telephone systems and state-of-the-art optical technology; distances that light can travel...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Eighteen months after Chinese student Lin Jun was brutally killed and dismembered, a group of Internet users attempted to track down Luka Rocco Magnotta, whom they also linked to online videos showing kittens being slowly suffocated. In this program, we meet these trackers and witness a re-enactment of their Magnotta investigation. See how they carefully studied videos to determine that the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2012
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Summary: Although the encroachment of technology into the natural world is always a legitimate concern, it is also worth examining the many ways in which electronic systems help improve environmental research as well as weather and climate monitoring. This program features two case studies that illustrate the helpful roles electronics can play in life science and meteorology. An in-depth look at the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: For a generation raised on the ideology of “open source” and the ability to quickly cut and paste, the concept of plagiarism may seem foreign or passé. And that, of course, can lead to trouble. This video examines the behaviors that constitute plagiarism, their consequences, and the best ways to avoid them. Showing how accidental copying as well as willful plagiarism can occur, the program lays...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page offer a peek inside the "Google machine" in this TEDTalk, sharing tidbits of information about international search patterns, the philanthropic Google Foundation, and the company's dedication to innovation and employee happiness. Now two of the world's wealthiest people, Brin and Page still play an active role in the company, encouraging fresh...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Meet three women who have embarked on successful careers in the telecom industry. This program profiles Josselin Grebinsky, a telecommunications specialist who maintains institutional systems; Louise Meilleur, a technical support specialist who designs telecommunications systems for clients; and Mindy Turk, a naval communicator making her way up in the ranks. Remarks from co-workers and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: It took two years of negotiation for the BBC's Fiona Bruce to get some face time with Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. In this rare interview, Bruce gains insights into both the man and the icon-genius, business magnate, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people on the planet. In addition, Bruce probes what may be the key question facing Microsoft in the post-Gates era: with its hands...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Australia's largest independent digital media and entertainment company, destra, relies on a robust network for its day-to-day business. Using destra as a case study, this program begins with an overview of computer networks and then introduces issues involving architecture and infrastructure, processes and procedures, maintenance, security, and disaster recovery. An informative illustration of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Formed decades ago from a small pool of data sources, the Internet has grown into a seemingly endless ocean of information-in which today's young researcher can easily get lost. This video introduces strategic, study-related online search methods that teenage or college-level viewers may not be familiar with, especially if they're accustomed to the more recreational side of the Internet....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The Internet and low-cost digital production methods have given marketers powerful new tools. This program explores the results: a new wave of advertising that relies increasingly on consumer-generated content and rejects the ad forms of conventional television. Featuring interviews with Matt Creamer of Advertising Age, Joseph Jaffee of the marketing company Crayon, Kevin Roberts of Saatchi &...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: What do Amazon.com, Kaiser Permanente, Envera, and NASA have in common? They all use XML, or Extensible Markup Language, the "nuts and bolts" of Internet programming and the emerging standard for e-commerce applications. Whereas HTML is a single, predefined text formatter, XML functions as a very flexible data formatter, a metalanguage allowing for the smooth transfer of information between...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program looks at the highways of optical fibers, copper wires, coaxial cables, and satellites by means of which images, sound, and computer data are transmitted around the world. It also examines telecommunication satellites which-whether they are geostationary or in orbit close to Earth-enable us to put two people on Earth, at sea, or even in the air, in contact. The program concludes...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: As Internet search engine Google has skyrocketed in popularity-adding new applications all the time-it has also sparked concerns about privacy, security, and censorship online. The company's motto is "Don't Be Evil," but is Google violating it?
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008