Summary: There are certain questions that, universally, we agree are “big”. The ones that don't have easy answers; the ones that have been theorized, researched, pursued, and chronicled…for centuries. In Life’s Really Big Questions, a part of the PBS Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda meets with scientists tackling some of the biggest questions of the times: is there other life in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Summary: At one time, experts agreed that the first Americans walked across the Bering land bridge from Asia approximately 12,000 years ago, eventually colonizing all of North and South America. But exciting recent finds on both continents have triggered entirely new theories. In Coming to America, a part of the PBS Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda heads back to the past by exploring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: This edition of PBS Scientific American Frontiers delves into the secrets of America’s past—as archeologists investigate three tremendous discoveries: unique finds that bring our history to life like never before. Unearthing Secret America shows how the Jamestown fort offers clues to the struggles of the colonists and how slave quarters at Monticello and Williamsburg expose a secret world for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: Fascinated by flight? In this episode of the PBS Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda takes the viewer on a captivating journey through the world of aviation. From the evolution of flight in primitive insects to the latest in high-tech aircrafts, Flying High explores the flight secrets of birds, insects, and airplanes. This program features individual stories of avionic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996
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Summary: What is science fact and what is science fiction? Beyond Science, a part of the PBS Scientific American Frontiers series, explores the topics that go beyond the realm of science: the phenomenon that are nearly impossible to examine in a rigorous scientific way. A provocative behind-the-scenes look at scientific exploration, this program presents top scientists expressing their thoughts on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1997
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Summary: For nearly 10,000 years, the Earth's wild places have been replaced by agricultural landscapes—an occurrence that has left a single question in its wake: where are the wild things? In Forever Wild, a part of the PBS Scientific Frontiers series, host Alan Alda goes behind the scenes with forest and wild life advocates as they examine the questions brought about by a domesticated world: what does...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: Although the human brain remains a mystery, it is gradually yielding to scientific inquiry-either as the main focus of study or in comparison with other forms of intelligence. This program features doctors and scientists who work with human, animal, or artificial brains in order to understand emotion, anatomical movement, and decision making. Experiments and case studies include the treatment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The belief that "there has to be a better way" has guided scientific and medical innovation for centuries. It is also the central theme of this program, which provides insight into the healing of the human body as well as the healing of planet Earth. In the first segment, viewers will encounter the work of Caltech professors Nathan Lewis and Sossina Haile. Their new fuel cell mimics...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009