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Publisher
[Discovery Channel]
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are special effects experts who will stop at nothing to find the truth. Using modern day science, they put everyday mythis and urban legends to the test to determine what's busted, and what's confirmed. Joined by fellow MythBusters Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara, this team is always ready to take it to the next level with explosive results. Contains ten episodes.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Narrated by actress Blair Brown, the series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary and cutting-edge animation. Viewers will not only learn startling new truths about the brain, they will voyage...
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Explores the variety of activity, both human and natural, that occurs on the slopes of active volcanoes and follows biologist Jeffrey Marlow as he makes a dangerous descent into the Marum Crater, on Ambrym, Vanuatu, one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes alive today.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Scientists investigate the bizarre "intelligence" of slime molds, which appear to learn and make decisions without a brain. These cunning, single-celled blobs can navigate mazes and create efficient networks. Can they also redefine cognition?
11) Earth 2100
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"It's an idea that most of us would rather not think about -- that within the next century, life as we know it could come to an end. Our civilization could crumble, leaving only traces of modern human existence behind. It seems outlandish, extreme, even impossible. But according to cutting-edge scientific research, it's a real possibility -- unless we make drastic changes now."--Container.
12) Augmented
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In Augmented, Hugh Herr, a biophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs, shares his personal journey. At age 17, Herr's legs were amputated after a climbing accident. Frustrated by the crude prosthetic limbs he was given, Herr set out to remedy their design, leading him to a career as an inventor of innovative prosthetic devices. Now, Herr is teaming up with an injured climber and a surgeon at a leading Boston hospital to test a new...
Publisher
NGHT, Inc
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
National Geographic joins veteran explorer and climber Gerry Moffatt as he sets out to find proof in a hunt that will test his stamina. As conventional scientific theories challenge ancient beliefs and credible witnesses, he works to separate fact from fiction and find hard evidence that the legend is real.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Einstein called it 'spooky action at a distance,' but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology. Physicists have become gradually convinced that quantum entanglement is real, but a few doubts remain. NOVA follows a groundbreaking experiment in the Canary Islands to use quasars at opposite ends of the universe to once and for all settle remaining questions.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
National Geographic explores the extraordinary and fragile world of twins, triplets, and quadruplets in utero. Featuring amazing 4-D ultrasound images and revolutionary new fetal imaging techniques, this remarkable new special travel inside the womb.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Experience the beauty and dangers of Tornado Alley with two experienced stormchasers during Storm Season, 2003. Find out what meteorologists think of stormchasing and find out what to do when put face to face with an actual tornado.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Explores the world's oceans and is the definitive exploration of the marine world, chronicling the mysteries the deep. Discusses concepts such as evolution, the food chain, survival of the fittest, and the future of that omnipresent non-sea creature known as Man.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After starting work at a local museum, Andy sets out on a series of eye-popping pre-historic adventures. With his trusty dinosaur expert sidekick Hatty by his side and his time-travelling clock in his hand, Andy goes back in time to meet the creatures who once roamed the Earth before returning home with goodies for the museum! Join him as he sets off on his action-packed adventures, including flying on the back of a pterosaur.
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Paleontologist Jack Horner and colleagues are challenging the long held belief that young dinosaurs looked like miniature versions of their parents. The transformations from childhood to adulthood may have been so dramatic that up to a third of all dinosaur species may vanish, leaving in their place a developing understanding of the complexity of dinosaur lives and the possible purpose behind features like horns lumps, bumps, and dome-heads.
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