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Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Unravel the secrets of the ocean's deadliest and most fascinating creature, featuring a man who can hypnotize the killer instinct out of a shark, to the relentless shark attack that killed hundreds of men, and more.
3) The brain
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It's a mystery on a global scale: five times in Earth's past, life has been nearly extinguished, the vast majority of plants and animals annihilated in a geologic instant. What triggered these dramatic events? And what might they tell us about the fate of our world? Joins scientists around the globe as they unravel the mysteries of two of the most dramatic mass extinction.
5) Wild weather
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Tornados or sandstorms take simple ingredients like air, earth and water and transform them into something spectacular, powerful and incredibly dangerous. And despite scientists studying it for thousands of years, we know far less about how weather works than anyone might expect. This, however, is about to change: by teaming up with maverick experts and renowned specialists from all around the world, a whole range of fascinating new discoveries from...
Publisher
Gaiam Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In addition to fascinating facts about sharks, this collections adds up the other side of the equation and includes some of the most terrifying shark attacks in recent history. Survivorman's Les Stroud adds his signature wisdom to the mix with a trek to five of the most notorious shark-infested waters on the planet, and former Force Recon Marine Charles Ingram gets answers from the experts to some of our most fascinating and fear-filled questions...
Publisher
Science Channel
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For 25 years, Punkin Chunkin has hit the skies. It's the sport in which backyard engineers turn pumpkins into projectiles. Featured here are the Punkin Chunkin World Championships from 2008, 2009, and 2010. Get ready for some astonishing and amazing chunks!
9) Brain games
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Uses interactive experiments, tricks and people with extraordinary brains to reveal discoveries about attention, sensory perception and memory.
Publisher
Distributed by Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman return in this ninth installment of the popular television series Mythbusters. Using modern day science to test everyday myths and urban legends, the special effects experts determine which myths are busted and which are plausible. In this collection, more of life's burning questions are answered including: Can bees lift a laptop? What's the most hygienic sneeze technique? and Can a hair weave really stop a speeding bullet?...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Scientists are coming to understand fat as a fascinating and dynamic organ - one whose size has more to do with biological processes than personal choices. Through real life stories of hunter-gatherers, sumo wrestlers, and supermodels, Nova explores the complex functions of fat and role it plays in controlling hunger, hormones, and even reproduction.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Interactive games and intricate experiments designed to leave viewers rethinking how much faith they are willing to put in everything from memory to multitasking. Host Jason Silva and Deception Specialist Apollo Robbins are teaming up with some of the world's foremost neuroscientists to reveal the incredible inner-workings of the brain.
Publisher
[Asylum - Gaiam]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
"Five years after the wave of sharknados that wracked the east coast, our heroes are living a quiet life in the middle of the country -- as far away from sharks as possible. But all mankind should know by now, there is no escaping. . .Stars Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, David Hasselhoff."
15) Making stuff 2
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Explores the mixture of technology and nature's own inventions to create new and innovative technological breakthroughs.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Widescreen format.
Language
English
Description
Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg team up with local "python hunters" in the Florida Everglades, as they work to control the population of the invasive Burmese python, which have been thriving and threating other native animal species populations in the region, and dissect and examine the anatomy of a python.
18) Hidden kingdoms
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video Inc
Pub. Date
[2014].
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen (16:9) version.
Language
English
Description
When you are less than a foot tall, raindrops fall like meteorites and a breeze feels like a tornado! The challenges these tiny yet adorable creatures face are exceptional and their enemies gigantic, but their solutions are ingenious. Prepare to be amazed, entertained and fascinated by our planet's hidden kingdoms. It's time for the little guys to take center stage.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The complete six part series featuring amazing contraptions from around the world. Wallace and Gromit take an enthusiastic look at some real-life cracking contraptions, from gadgets that help around the home to the mind-boggling world of space travel and much more in between. From their self-built television studio, Wallace introduces films of inventors from around the world, and unveils some of his very own creations.
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