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3 videodiscs (approximately 5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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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...
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1 videodisc (approximately 204 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Uncover the secrets that made dinosaurs such incredible survivors! 120 million years of evolution made dinosaur bodies better adapted to their environment than any mammal today. Some dino species had lifespans of over 100 years while others had a 1 in 3000 chance of making it to adulthood. Learn the anatomical secrets that made them endure 100 plus years. Features 3 programs: Clash of the Dinosaurs, Last Day of the Dinosaurs, and Dino Gangs.
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4 videodiscs (approximately 705 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Disc 1: Tour the surface of Earth's life-giving star. Mars may be the future of humanity - uses data collected from probes and robotic rovers. Scars on the planet's surface and in its fossil record illustrate the threat posed by meteorites, comets, and asteroids that routinely collide with Earth. Two and a half times the size of all the other planets in the solar system combined, and half a billion miles from Earth, Jupiter is a colossal riddle.
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1 videodisc (approximately 44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The chilling stories of the heroic experts leading the most critical scientific mission of a generation, featuring epidemiologist Christopher Golden and ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman as they embark on a journey to speak with the scientists that are connecting the dots on culture, disease and the environment to discover the patterns that cause global health crises.
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1 videodisc (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Examines the series of catastrophes that have struck Earth since its creation 4.5 billion years ago. Dinosaurs found themselves victims of these catastrophes and dominant species were wiped out, but hardier creatures survived and thrived until the next cycle of catastrophe and extinction.
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1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Reveals a startling truth: hidden within the human body is a story of life on Earth. This scientific adventure story takes viewers from Ethiopia to the Arctic Circle on a hunt for the many ways that our animal ancestors shaped our anatomical destiny.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Four and a half billion years ago, how did life emerge on Earth? Robert Hazen advances a startling idea, that the rocks on Earth were not only essential to jump-starting life, but then, life helped give birth to hundreds of minerals we rely upon today.
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2 videodiscs (approximately 329 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Venture through our solar system in an epic exploration of the universe and its mysteries. Go on an exhilarating voyage through the cosmos. Witness the sun's birth at the dawn of our solar system, and its death, billions of years in the future; explore the possibility of a human settlement on Mars; and learn about the devastating threats posed by the meteorites, comets, and asteroids that routinely collide with Earth. From the farthest planets and...
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Over 60,000 years ago, the first modern humans left their African homeland and entered Europe, then a bleak and inhospitable continent in the grip of the Ice Age. But when they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky, powerfully built Neanderthals had already been living there for hundreds of thousands of years. So what happened when the first modern humans encountered the Neanderthals? Did they make love or war?
12) Journey of man
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1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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How did the human race populate the world? A group of geneticists have worked on the question for a decade, arriving at a startling conclusion: the "global family tree" can be traced to one African man who lived 60,000 years ago. Dr. Spencer Wells hosts this innovative series, featuring commentary by expert scientists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.
13) The monkey trial
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The trial of John Scopes, a Tennesee biology teacher arrested in 1925 for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The Scopes trial was America's first major media event.
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Ben Stein travels the world on a quest to learn an awe-inspiring truth - that educators and scientists are being ridiculed, denied tenure, and even fired for merely believing that there might be evidence of 'design' in nature, and that perhaps life is not the result of accidental, random chance, but of intelligent design.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Alan Alda follows in Charles Darwin's footsteps, meeting the animals and birds that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution. Alda joins scientists who witness the daily struggle for survival that has shaped the Galapagos Islands' unique wildlife. As he experiences the enchantment of the islands, he learns of efforts to protect them from alien invaders-including the 60,000 eco-tourists who visit every year.
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Join geneticist Spencer Wells and a team from National Geographic's Genographic Project as they trace the human journey through time, from our origins in the heart of Africa to the ends of the world. Cutting edge science, coupled with a cast of New Yorkers -- each with their own unique genetic history -- helps paint a picture of these amazing journeys. The human family tree answers some of humanity's most burning questions -- who we are and where...
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1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Discusses the life, accomplishments, and impact of the great naturalist, Charles Darwin, from his historic voyage on the Beagle to his personal anguish over publicizing his finding.
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Journey back 15,000 years to trace humankind's incredible journey through time. Beginning with humanity's exodus from the Ice Age and chronicling milestones such as hunter-gatherer, farmer, builder, and city organizer. Reveals how humankind managed to survive and conquer the world. Explores the motivation of early humankind and its epic transformation to reveal the inspiring story of he invention of civilization.
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1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The source of the earth's great variety of animals was a scientific mystery until Charles Darwin proposed the idea of natural selection. Nova presents breakthroughs in a new science nicknamed "evo devo" that are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature's mysteries, the development of embryos.
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2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible...
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