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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Mars Curiosity. It could be NASA's last chance to set wheels down on Mars until the end of the decade: last August, a rover named Curiosity touched down inside Mars' Gale Crater, carrying 10 new instruments that will advance the quest for signs that Mars might have once been suitable for life. But Curiosity's mission is risky. After parachuting through the Martian atmosphere at twice the speed of sound, Curiosity will be gently lowered to the planet's...
2) The C word
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Cancer is not a laughing matter, but the archaic way people are beating it is. With a dose of good humor, heart, and a touch of rock'n'roll, this documentary reveals the forces that are keeping people sick and dares to ask: if up to 70% of cancer deaths are preventable, what are people waiting for?
4) Medicine man
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Sean Connery plays Dr. Robert Campbell, a brilliant but unorthodox scientist racing against time in his bold research for a cure [for] cancer. Set deep in the forbidding Amazon rain forest, this action-packed hit follows Campbell hot on the trail of an amazing discovery - but the eccentric recluse soon finds himself caught in the midst of an explosive adventure! -- Container.
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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In 1991, a group of countercultural visionaries built an enormous replica of earth's ecosystem called Biosphere 2. When eight 'biospherians' live quarantined inside, they faced ecological calamities and cult accusations. Their epic adventure is a cautionary tale but also a testament to the power of small groups reimagining the world.
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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Dr. Will Caster is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.
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1 videodisc (aproximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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How can animals be studied when the researcher cannot get close to it? Camera traps and drones are revolutionizing wildlife biology by recording the secret lives of animals, from whales and tigers to giant armadillos, all without disturbing them.
10) Human traces
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1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Soon after the arrival of a mysterious young man, contact with the outside world is cut off for Glenn and Sarah, a husband and wife scientist team, trying to return a desolate island in the Southern Ocean, 1000 kilometres from human life, to its natural state. The new caretaker for the island causes upheaval in their marriage, and when Sarah discovers she is pregnant, and that they're trapped on the island with no contact to the outside world.
11) The brain
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Using simple analogies, real-life case studies, and state-of-the art CGI, this special shows how the brain works, explains the frequent battle between instinct and reason, and unravels the mysteries of memory and decision-making. It takes us inside the mind of a soldier under fire to see how decisions are made in extreme situations, examines how an autistic person like Rain Man develops remarkable skills, and takes on the age-old question of what...
12) Deep blue sea
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Researchers on the undersea laboratory Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a potential cure for Alzheimer's disease. There is one unexpected side effect. The sharks are getting smarter. Which could mean trouble for the researchers and lunch for the sharks.
13) First peoples
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2 videodiscs (approximately 275 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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200,000 years ago we took our first steps in Africa. Today there are seven billion of us living across the planet. How did our ancestors spread from continent to continent? This is a global detective story, featuring the latest archaeological discoveries and genetic research. On each continent, we track down the earliest members of our species, Homo sapiens. Who were these First Peoples? What drove them to the ends of the earth?
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Rockets are becoming cheaper and more powerful than before thanks to new technologies. As companies make space more accessible and NASA returns to crewed spaceflight, a new era of space exploration seems to be on the horizon. But will this seeming rocket Renaissance become just more than hype? NOVA explores the latest rocket technologies and the growing role private citizens may have in space.
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Malaria: Fever Wars" highlights man's interminable fight against malaria, a disease which kills millions every year, and which is continuing to worsen. It delivers an up to date account of the global malaria situation from the perspectives of a few heroic individuals, each fighting their own very different battles against the disease."-- PBS's website.
16) Lucy
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1 videodisc (1.5 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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An action-thriller that tracks a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables on her captors. Altered by a dangerous new drug allowing her to use 100% of her brain capacity, Lucy transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
After being captured and being turned into a drug smuggler for a new powerful synthetic drug, a woman transforms into a merciless warrior who is intent on getting revenge on her captors.
17) Absolute zero
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1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Presents the history of low-temperature research and the quest for ever-lower notches on the thermometer. The conquest of cold opens with experiments in the 1600s that asked what heat and cold are and whether they are different aspects of the same phenomenon. Shows how the experiments that settled those questions helped stoke the Industrial Revolution. The race for absolute zero dramatizes the rivalry between Scottish researcher James Dewar and Dutch...
18) Acid horizon
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1 videodisc (66 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Follow a deep sea explorer trying to save the planet. Dr. Erik Cordes is searching for a 'supercoral' that will survive ocean acidification and help prevent future extinctions. Is he too late?
19) Red knot
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A stunningly shot meditation on love and loss, New York newlyweds Peter and Chloe fall into marital crisis while on a research vessel en route to Antarctica. As romantic bliss sours, Chloe takes comfort in the company of the ship's captain, a man who has good reason for setting himself adrift. As they sail towards the end of the Earth, filmmaker Scott Cohen's astonishingly assured, elegantly shot debut passes into troubled, Polanski-indebted waters....
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3 videodiscs (approximately 344 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The story of the war on cancer spans centuries and continents. It is a scientific story, but also a deeply human one: of doctors, researchers, and especially patients who -- through courage, suffering, and occasional hubris -- pushed the boundaries of knowledge. These people helped define cancer as the scourge of the modern age, and then mobilized the federal government and private industry to wage an all-out campaign against it -- a campaign we are...
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