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Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The human brain performs astonishing feats. Neuroscientists attempt to understand how the brain works and find themselves confronted with the most fundamental questions about humanity: How is ones personality connected to the structure of their brain? Could computers develop consciousness? Where does the human ability of choice come from? Are experiences of God or transcendence merely a product of chemical reactions?
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Explorer and scientist Paul Sereno made an extraordinary discovery in the middle of the Sahara desert: While prospecting for dinosaur bones, he stumbled across an ancient human cemetery more than 5,000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids. Who were these people and what were they doing in the middle of the desert? How did they live and die? What can this mystery tell us about our planet?
Series
Publisher
Films Media Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Leigh Dalton talks about her career path, what she does on the job, the keys to success in nursing, and what it is like to be a Registered Nurse. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry's biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Follow a team of international scientists documenting an archeological sensation: the exploration of royal tombs beneath the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacǹ. Not much is known about this long-lost society. When archeologists discover evidence of a sacrificial chamber beneath the famous Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent, they find the clues that may finally tell us who these mysterious people were.
9) Downwind
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living downwind.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The advent of electronic music in the 20th century was a radical break from all musical traditions that came before it. Narrated by legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rovner's superb Sisters with Transistors showcases the music of and rare interviews with female electronic pioneers Clara Rockmore, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Eliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher, Bebe Barron, Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Spiegel, and Wendy...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter-her journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call "journalism." As Dadi starts to settle into life in Houston and Maha scrambles for...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Sebastião adored exploring the paradise of his parents' farm in the Mata Atlântica forest of Brazil. From atop a hill, he would look at the world from a new perspective and dream of what might lie beyond his view. Then, when he went away to school, Sebastião met Lélia, who showed him how to use a camera for the very first time. When Sebastião looked through the camera, he realized he could use photography to organize how the world fit together....
13) Spector
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter between charismatic actress Lana Clarkson and legendary music producer Phil Spector ended in a fatal shooting that forever warped his legacy. How could one of the most important figures in 20th-century pop music also be a monster? This four-part docuseries peels back the layers of one of Hollywood's most tragic crimes to paint a more human portrait of Lana Clarkson and the deeply disturbed man convicted of her murder.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Today consumers Yelp everything from restaurants to dentists, plumbers to surgeons. The small business community sees Yelp's sales tactic as extortion. Does Yelp genuinely have an interest in helping people support the best local businesses, or are they a pay-to-play advertising platform?
16) Pink feathers
Publisher
Chipped Productions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Pink Feathers gives a unique insight into the world of drag, celebrating Richard's 21 years as drag alter egos "Cookie MonStar" and "Sheila Simmonds", from the streets of New York in the 90's to present-day London, on a journey of self-discovery. Through rare footage and interviews, we discover the person behind the make-up who had to completely break down to build themselves up again"--Amazon.com.
Publisher
Beyond Words Pub
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
In 2004, thirteen grandmothers from indigenous nations around the globe met out of a shared concern for the Earth. They formed an alliance, called the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, and traveled the earth and held a private meeting with the Dalai Lama in India, to pray and share their vision to heal the Earth and promote peace.
18) Foodmatters
Publisher
Permacology Productions
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
With nutritionally depleted foods, chemical additives, and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker. Food matters sets about uncovering the trillion-dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for curing disease naturally.
20) Bikes vs. cars
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the growing movement to increase the use of the bicycle as the main mode of transportation in cities.
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