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1. Danger ahead is there no way out? (1990)
Suggests some less drastic solutions to the global warming such as reducing CO2 emissions, using the sun and the wind as energy sources, using nuclear power, reducing energy usage, curbing or stopping the use of CFC...
Suggests some less drastic solutions to the global warming such as reducing CO2 emissions, using the sun and the wind as energy sources, using nuclear power, reducing energy usage, curbing or stopping the use of CFC...
2. Blood tests Native American gamble (1997)
Steve Jones investigates what constitutes Native American blood, then follows three individuals as they use DNA matching of a female gene in an attempt to confirm a genetic link between themselves and their Pequot a...
Steve Jones investigates what constitutes Native American blood, then follows three individuals as they use DNA matching of a female gene in an attempt to confirm a genetic link between themselves and their Pequot a...
3. Wired for what? (1999)
Teachers, administrators, and other education professionals share their experiences and opinions regarding the potential and the pitfalls of education technology. They address the proper use of computers, the integr...
Teachers, administrators, and other education professionals share their experiences and opinions regarding the potential and the pitfalls of education technology. They address the proper use of computers, the integr...
4. The road to nowhere (1993)
Examines the fervent Croatian and Serbian nationalistic movements that have turned the territory around the Highway of Brotherhood and Unity into a no-man's land of gunfire and bombardment.
Examines the fervent Croatian and Serbian nationalistic movements that have turned the territory around the Highway of Brotherhood and Unity into a no-man's land of gunfire and bombardment.
5. Maestro, a musical journey through Venice Part 1 Venice and the Gabrielis (1990)
First program in a series of five about music in Venice. This program covers the 16th and early 17th centuries and includes excerpts from the music of Willaert, Palestrina, the Gabrielis, and Schütz performed by the...
First program in a series of five about music in Venice. This program covers the 16th and early 17th centuries and includes excerpts from the music of Willaert, Palestrina, the Gabrielis, and Schütz performed by the...
6. Technology, trumpets & tunes (1989)
This program covers all the wind instruments, including the pipe organ. It considers the way in which the technology of making instruments has affected the course of musical development. Examines the subject of vibr...
This program covers all the wind instruments, including the pipe organ. It considers the way in which the technology of making instruments has affected the course of musical development. Examines the subject of vibr...
7. China boom nurturing the socialist marketplace (1993)
Describes how elements of the market economy are being adopted in China, creating a mix of capitalism and communism, with distinctly Chinese characteristics. Examines phenomena that are new to the Chinese: inflation...
Describes how elements of the market economy are being adopted in China, creating a mix of capitalism and communism, with distinctly Chinese characteristics. Examines phenomena that are new to the Chinese: inflation...
8. Hispanics the second generation (1995)
Examines how the second generation Hispanics are adapting to American society, and how they are maintaining their Latino roots while assimilating into the American cultural mainstream. A variety of Hispanic American...
Examines how the second generation Hispanics are adapting to American society, and how they are maintaining their Latino roots while assimilating into the American cultural mainstream. A variety of Hispanic American...
9. The Addicted brain (1987)
Explains why the biochemistry of the brain produces joggers' highs, compulsions, addictions and the drive for dominance and power.
Explains why the biochemistry of the brain produces joggers' highs, compulsions, addictions and the drive for dominance and power.
10. The age of the shoguns (1600-1868) (1989)
Looks at the history of Japan during the age of the Tokugawa family, the era of Edo, a period of over two-and-a-half centuries during which Japan was sealed off from the rest of the world. Topics include the establi...
Looks at the history of Japan during the age of the Tokugawa family, the era of Edo, a period of over two-and-a-half centuries during which Japan was sealed off from the rest of the world. Topics include the establi...
11. Acid rain the choice is ours (1988)
A history and explanation of acid rain and the dangers posed by industrial carbon and sulfur emanations that interact with airborne moisture to produce acid rain.
A history and explanation of acid rain and the dangers posed by industrial carbon and sulfur emanations that interact with airborne moisture to produce acid rain.
12. Brother, can you spare a dime? (1984)
Documents the Great Depression, focusing on its human side as well as on national and international political repercussions. Shows how events prepared the way for Nazism, Japanese expansionism, and the altered role ...
Documents the Great Depression, focusing on its human side as well as on national and international political repercussions. Shows how events prepared the way for Nazism, Japanese expansionism, and the altered role ...
13. Buddha in the land of the Kami (7th - 12th centuries) (1989)
Begins with the creation myth of Japan and explains the origin and scope of the Kami concept; explains the arrival of Buddhism and how Buddhism and the Kami were assimilated; discusses the role of Chinese culture, s...
Begins with the creation myth of Japan and explains the origin and scope of the Kami concept; explains the arrival of Buddhism and how Buddhism and the Kami were assimilated; discusses the role of Chinese culture, s...
14. Civilization and climate (1990)
Discusses how links between climatic changes and emerging civilizations have been postulated and how the civilizations confronted with climatic challenges to which they could not or would not adapt, collapsed.
Discusses how links between climatic changes and emerging civilizations have been postulated and how the civilizations confronted with climatic challenges to which they could not or would not adapt, collapsed.
15. Global warming (1990)
Shows the effect of rising temperatures on Earth, with its foreseeably disastrous consequences.
Shows the effect of rising temperatures on Earth, with its foreseeably disastrous consequences.
16. Skyscraper (1990)
A behind-the-scenes look at the design and construction of a New York City skyscraper, Worldwide Plaza, from a hole in the ground to a 47-story tower. The 4th program also includes a history of skyscrapers in the Un...
A behind-the-scenes look at the design and construction of a New York City skyscraper, Worldwide Plaza, from a hole in the ground to a 47-story tower. The 4th program also includes a history of skyscrapers in the Un...
17. Modifying the weather (1990)
Shows the effect of migration in the Sahel in changing regional climate, the tomorrow-be-damned policy of water usage in Arizona, the drastic miscarriage of good intentions in Central Asia, where the efforts to irri...
Shows the effect of migration in the Sahel in changing regional climate, the tomorrow-be-damned policy of water usage in Arizona, the drastic miscarriage of good intentions in Central Asia, where the efforts to irri...
18. A New life (1984)
Examines the events that lead from the fertilized cell to a human baby. Employs film of living fetuses in the womb to show the stages of fetal development.
Examines the events that lead from the fertilized cell to a human baby. Employs film of living fetuses in the womb to show the stages of fetal development.
19. The Greenhouse effect (1990)
Analyzes the sun's gradual brightening and the relationship between sunlight and CO2. Explains why the atmosphere of Mars has too much and Venus too little CO2 to sustain life. Theorizes about the disappearance of d...
Analyzes the sun's gradual brightening and the relationship between sunlight and CO2. Explains why the atmosphere of Mars has too much and Venus too little CO2 to sustain life. Theorizes about the disappearance of d...
20. Metabolism and nutrition (1988)
This program examines the role of ATP in biological systems and looks in detail at one specific example of ATP use, the action of muscle fibers. The interplay of glucose, fats, and proteins in the processes of cellu...
This program examines the role of ATP in biological systems and looks in detail at one specific example of ATP use, the action of muscle fibers. The interplay of glucose, fats, and proteins in the processes of cellu...
21. The Challenge from Asia Korea (1989)
Discusses Korea's expansion into world markets and the resulting impact felt in Japan and the West.
Discusses Korea's expansion into world markets and the resulting impact felt in Japan and the West.
22. Two hearts that beat as one (1984)
Describes the structure and functions of the human heart. Analyses the three basic components of the heart, muscle, valves, and pacemaker, and shows how each helps the body meet the demands of daily life.
Describes the structure and functions of the human heart. Analyses the three basic components of the heart, muscle, valves, and pacemaker, and shows how each helps the body meet the demands of daily life.
23. Frida Kahlo, portrait of a woman (1991)
A theatrical presentation of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
A theatrical presentation of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
24. Skin deep (1984)
Explores those human sense receptors that depend on contact with the immediate world: taste buds, touch sensors, and olfactory cells. These receptors lie in the skin, the largest organ of the body, which also senses...
Explores those human sense receptors that depend on contact with the immediate world: taste buds, touch sensors, and olfactory cells. These receptors lie in the skin, the largest organ of the body, which also senses...
25. Muscle power (1984)
Shows how human muscles produce enormous strength as two types of molecules telescope against each other in large numbers. Includes muscular activity that takes place involuntarily, such as contraction of the heart ...
Shows how human muscles produce enormous strength as two types of molecules telescope against each other in large numbers. Includes muscular activity that takes place involuntarily, such as contraction of the heart ...