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This program illustrates Darwin's quest to further support his assertions in "On the origin of species" using the familiar surroundings of his garden. Science interpreter Jim Doherty guides viewers through Darwin's studies of insect-eating plants, including the common sundew and the Venus flytrap. Then he re-creates the means by which Darwin monitored climbing plants, contemplated the sexual nature of plants and flowers, and investigated cross-fertilization....
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This program explores Darwin's research during the years leading up to his publication of "On the origin of species." Doherty explains and reconstructs several experiments that Darwin undertook on the grounds of his English estate. These include the immersion of plant seeds in salt water to support the idea of transoceanic species dispersal; the weed patch experiment, which strengthened Darwin's awareness of predation and death as major evolutionary...
10463) Project mathematics!: DVD 1
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Films explore basic topics in geometry using computer animation, live action, music, special effects and humor.
10465) The Romantic poets
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A study of the prominent poets of the Romantic period featuring the works of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats and Byron. Includes interpretation and analysis by Dr. Robert Woof, Dr. Julia North and Derrick Woolf.
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A docudrama aimed at high-school students transitioning to college. Between one fifth and one quarter of college women will be the victim of a completed or attempted rape during their undergraduate careers according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Between 80-90% of campus rapes involve assailants that the victim knows. Features a dramatized but realistic incident of campus acquaintance sexual assault. Concludes with a related 30-second Public Service...
10470) It's a girl
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"In India and China, where sons are valued and daughters are burdens, millions of babies are killed, abandoned or selectively aborted, simply because they are girls. The result of longstanding traditions and governmental policies, this devaluation of females has led to rampant violence against women and a growing female 'gendercide.' Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at...
