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[2017]., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 960 Afr Edition: Widescreen. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Video recording surveying the 200,000-year history of human civilization in Africa, discussing the origins of human art and writing in Africa and briefly examining the great civilizations that have flourished on the continent.
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-- Art:twenty-oneBy Sollins, Susan Ortega, Eve-Laure Moros Atlas, Charles Tatge, Catherine Dowling, Susan Opie, Catherine, 1961- Anatsui, El, 1944- Ai, Weiwei Altmejd, David, 1974- Tabaimo, 1975- Benglis, Lynda, 1941- Ligon, Glenn, 1960- Kelley, Mary Reid Abramovic, Marina Downes, Rackstraw Mangold, Robert, 1937- Sze, Sarah, 1969- Assume vivid astro focus (Group of artists) Art 21c2012., PBS Distribution Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Spotlights contemporary artists and reveals why, where, and how they work.
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c2012., PBS : The Dust Bowl Film Project, LLC Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ken Burns documents the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
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[2011]., PBS Distribution Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Scientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone? Finding Life Beyond Earth immerses audiences in the sights and sounds of alien worlds, while top astrobiologists explain how these places are changing how we think about the potential for life in our solar system.
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c2008., WGBH Boston Video Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "New clues reveal that a second "epigenetic" chemical code sits on top of our regular DNA and controls how our genes are expressed, turning them on and off with consequences for our health. While we inherit the epigenome much as we do DNA, it appears to respond far more to our environment and lifestyles. So our stress levels and what we eat, drink, and breathe may leave an enduring imprint, not just on our bodies, but on the generations to come."--Container.
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-- Reef rescue[2021]., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 577.7 89 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows efforts of scientists around the world to engineer heat-resistant "super corals" to help save coral reefs from extinction due to global warming.
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-- Your brain2023., General, PBS Distribution Call No: DVD 612.82 NOV Edition: [Widescreen format]. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "How does your brain create your reality? Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Discover the . . . answers based on . . . research in this journey into the human brain with neuroscientist Heather Berlin"--OCLC.
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-- Are we finally on the brink of a clean energy revolution?c2011., General, PBS Home Video Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Can emerging technology defeat global warming? Travel the globe to reveal the surprising technologies that just might turn back the clock on climate change. Focusing on the latest and greatest innovations, including everything from artificial trees to green reboots of familiar technologies like coal and nuclear energy, Nova asks: 'Can our technology, which helped create this problem, now solve it?'.
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c2011., PBS Home Video Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight.
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c2012., PBS Distribution Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen version. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Have you ever wondered what's going on inside your pet's mind? In What Are Animals Thinking? Find out how a beehive resembles a human brain and whether your dog is really feeling guilty when it gives you that famous 'guilty look'.