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Publisher
The Great Courses
Language
English
Description
For thousands of years, the star-filled sky has been a source of wonder, discovery, and entertainment. All you need to feel at home in its limitless expanse is Our Night Sky, a richly illustrated 12-episode course that gives you an unrivaled tour around the sky-all while teaching you about the science, technology, and pure pleasure of stargazing.
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
Description
READY JET GO! takes viewers on a journey into outer space, building on children’s curiosity about science, technology and astronomy. The series follows two neighborhood kids: Sean, who has an all-consuming drive for science facts, and Sydney, who has a passion for science fiction and imagination. They both befriend the new kid on their street, Jet Propulsion, whose family members happen to be aliens from the planet Bortron 7. Together, they explore...
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Language
English
Description
In the United States, women are vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) fields, holding under 25% of STEM jobs and a disproportionately low share of STEM undergraduate degrees. GREAT UNSUNG WOMEN OF COMPUTING is a series of three remarkable documentary films that show how women revolutionized the computing and Internet technology we use today, inspiring female students to believe that programming careers lie within...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Interview with Vandana Shiva: scientist, philosopher, feminist, author, environmentalist, activist. Shiva is a one-woman movement for peace, sustainability and social justice. Hearing the leaders of world agri-business describe their plan to control the world's supply of food and pharmaceuticals through the use of patented, genetically-engineered seeds, she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, dedicated to opposing...
5) Fed up!
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
About 70% of the food we eat contains genetically engineered ingredients and the biotech industry is spending {dollar}50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope. Using hilarious and disturbing archival footage and featuring interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials and activists, Fed up! presents an entertaining and compelling overview of our current food production system from the Green Revolution to the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Against the backdrop of 1893's troubles with workers' rights, prejudice, discrimination and corruption, the World's Columbian Exposition casts a brief ray of hope for the future of humanity. Narrated by Gene Wilder, EXPO - Magic of the White City explores the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago's Columbian Exposition. Many of the world's greatest achievements in art, architecture, science, technology and culture are unveiled there....
Publisher
Nickelodeon / Paramount
Edition
Widescreen and full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Gear up for seven Nick Jr. adventures designed to introduce kids to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! They'll tackle trajectory and springs with Blaze, work with wind power in Dora and Friends, learn about dinosaurs with PAW Patrol, and master math with Team Umizoomi!
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
A Million Acres A Year describes the epic history of post war agricultural development in Western Australia and the personal journeys of some country people - a rural vanguard which has come to acknowledge that current forms of agriculture are not sustainable, and that the limited solutions we are trying to implement are not enough. Their story unfolds in the remaining mallee/heath lands of WA's 'Wheatbelt', most of which were released to agriculture...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
What goes on inside the minds of today’s most dynamic visual artists? How do they make the leap between insight and finished object? What inspires artists to break through the barriers of convention to arrive at new ways of seeing? These and other intriguing questions are explored in Season 3 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century," the only series on national public television to focus exclusively on contemporary art and the people who create it....
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Edition
Full and widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Nick Jr. introduces preschoolers to the exciting curriculum of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) that is a hot topic for parents and educators! Join your favorite Nick Jr. friends from Paw Patrol, Bubbles Guppies and more for exciting adventures and lessons in problem-solving and everyday technologies - perfect for jump-starting young imaginations and developing inquisitive minds!
Publisher
PBS
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
From their own backyards to a NASA research center, these middle school girls and their female STEM professional mentors are seriously into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They track toads, count clouds, and much more, all in the name of citizen science.
Publisher
Athena
Language
English
Description
In this landmark series of films, University of Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy escorts viewers through the history of this most important of all intellectual disciplines. In a journey that takes him through the ages and around the world, he examines the development of key mathematical ideas and shows how, in a multitude of surprising ways, mathematical ideas underpin the science, technology, and culture that shape our world.
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Blaze, and his driver AJ, are introduced to a world of racing Monster Machines! But when a cheating truck named Crusher uses his dirty tricks to try and win the championship race, Blaze will do everything he can to help his friends and beat Crusher to the finish line. Then when Starla the cowgirl truck loses a piston, Blaze and AJ need your help to use force and speed to get to it before Crusher gets his greedy tires on it!
15) Officer Downe
Publisher
Magnolia
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Enter into a hyper-real Los Angeles for the story of a savage LA policeman who is repeatedly resurrected and returned to active duty via dark science technology. When a rookie officer is recruited as back up, he discovers there's much more to the titular super-cop than a mindless law enforcement drone warring against a twisted rouges gallery of over-the-top super-villains.
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