New Videos on Demand!

New titles from Films Media Group have been added to the following Films On Demand streaming video collections: •  Health & Medicine Collection •  Humanities & Social Sciences Collection •  Science & Mathematics Collection •  Business & Economics Collection •  Archival Films & Newsreels Collection To access these titles, go to http://digital.films.com/ and log in with your student number (Borrower ID) and last 4-digits of your Social Security Number (PIN), or just click on the Title URLs provided below. Health & Medicine Collection - 35 New Titles Autism Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, © 2011 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51760 Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life and affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills. ... Dwarfism: Born to Be Small Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, © 1997 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=7094 Dwarfism—achondroplasia—affects one out of every 25,000 children. This program follows four families impacted by this condition: a person of short stature whose husband is of average height anxiously ... Pharyngitis Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, © 2011 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51673 Pharyngitis, or sore throat, is discomfort, pain, or scratchiness in the throat. It often makes it painful to swallow. ... Stomach Ulcer (in Spanish) Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, © 2004 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51627 A stomach ulcer is caused by an imbalance between acid and pepsin secretion and the defenses of the stomach mucosal lining. Ulcers can be treated through dietary changes and medication. ... Appendectomy         Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Health Care & Treatment, © 2010 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52804 Appendectomy is a common surgical procedure—the removal of the appendix, a blind-ended tube located near the junction of the small and the large intestines. It is performed to treat appendicitis ...  Cholecystectomy         Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Health Care & Treatment, © 2010 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52805 Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder, performed in the event of cholelithiasis, or when the gallbladder has formed stones. These stones can block the duct leading from the ... Hernia Repair         Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Health Care & Treatment, © 2010 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52806 A hernia is the protrusion of an internal organ through a weak spot in a muscle wall, typically in the abdominal area. In this program, animations and illustrations help to clearly explain the causes ... Mother India: Stories from a Hyderabad Fertility Clinic Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Health Care & Treatment, © 2012 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52599 After eight years of marriage, Jhuma and her husband, Niladri, have not been able to conceive, and they are becoming desperate. They’ve decided to travel to Hyderabad, capital of India’s medical and p ... Myringotomy with Tubes Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Health Care & Treatment, © 2010 Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52807 Myringotomy is a procedure in which a tiny incision is made in the eardrum to relieve pressure in the inner ear. Tubes are placed in the incision to keep the incision open and allow for continued drai ... Hearing: Science of the Senses Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Health Care & Treatment, Human Anatomy and Physiology, © 2008 45 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52749 Our ears may have evolved for purposes of survival, but they also afford us the gift of music. How is it that a melody can “give wings to the mind,” as Plato said, and so profoundly affect the human h ... Intracytomplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) (in Spanish) Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Human Anatomy and Physiology, © 2004 1 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52746 Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, or ICSI, is a form of in vitro fertilization in which fertilization occurs outside of the body. (In Spanish.) ... Enlarged Prostate Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Personal Health & Wellness, © 2010 1 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52744 Frequent urination occurs in some medical conditions such as diabetes or pregnancy. For older men, an enlarging prostrate has a similar effect, particularly at night. ... The Science of Methamphetamine: An Informed Recovery Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Personal Health & Wellness, © 2005 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49292 This powerful video separates fact from fiction with regard to meth treatment. The unscripted words of men and women who have experienced meth addiction are achingly honest. Clinicians from the Matrix ... TEDTalks: Jon Ronson—Strange Answers to The Psychopath Test Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Public Health, © 2012 18 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53022 Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gray areas between the two in this TEDTalk. Ronson is ... The Family Puppet Interview: You Can Learn a Lot from a Lobster Subject: Health Care & Treatment, © 2008 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52200 In the 1970s, pioneer drama therapist Eleanor Irwin and colleague Elaine Portner developed the Family Puppet Interview, a technique that uses a puppet-show format to diagnose psychological problems in ... Vasectomy (in Spanish) Subject: Health Care & Treatment, Human Anatomy and Physiology, © 2004 1 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52747 A vasectomy is a procedure to cause permanent sterility in a man by preventing the transport of sperm out of the testes. A small incision is made in the scrotum and each vas deferens is tied off and c ... Generation Rx: Resisting the Culture of Overmedication Subject: Health Care & Treatment, Personal Health & Wellness, © 2008 80 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52601 At the 1991 FDA Prozac hearings, scores of impassioned victims described how the drug pushed them to the brink of suicide. But the pharmaceutical industry succeeded in getting its own message out, ush ... Egg Production Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, © 2010 4 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52743 Key female reproductive organs are the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and vagina. The ovary contains developing eggs called oocytes. At birth, all the eggs that a female will produce are inside the ... First to Last: Inside the Human Body Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, © 2011 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52509 Starting with a water birth shot in slow motion and featuring a stunning graphics sequence that goes inside the chambers of the heart, this program focuses on the countless small miracles the human bo ... Hearing and the Cochlea (in Spanish) Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, © 2004 2 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52745 As sound waves enter the ear, they travel through the outer ear and the external auditory canal and then strike the eardrum, causing it to vibrate. The central part of the eardrum is connected to a sm ... Hostile World: Inside the Human Body Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, © 2011 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52511 With each inhalation, human beings take in potentially lethal microbes, while life-sustaining sunlight can also cause irreparable damage to DNA. This program explains how the body defends itself again ... Up: To Boldly Go Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52588 The natural home of our species is at sea level. The higher we go, the less oxygen there is in the air and the harder we find it to survive. In this program, doctor of extreme medicine Kevin Fong cond ... Pregnancy and Childbirth: The Real Story Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Personal Health & Wellness, © 2012 25 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52384 The wonder and excitement of pregnancy and childbirth are unmistakable, but they also present a highly stressful experience for mothers as well as fathers. Covering the key developmental stages in eac ... All About Food Additives Subject: Nutrition, Personal Health & Wellness, © 2012 20 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52142 Most foods that are purchased for everyday consumption and which pass through some form of industrialized processing contain additives of one type or another. In a sense, humans have used food additiv ... Preventing Eating Disorders: Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds for Youth Aged 12–17 Subject: Nutrition, Personal Health & Wellness, © 2003 9 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49308 An alarming number of teens today—both girls and boys—feel dissatisfied with their body to the point of engaging in unhealthy eating behaviors that can be life-threatening. From trying fad diets to bi ... Doubles Whitewater: Path of the Paddle Subject: Personal Health & Wellness, © 1977 28 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52065 Running rapids will always be a calculated risk. But risk diminishes with skill and knowledge. In Doubles Whitewater, a film by famed canoeist Bill Mason, two canoeists paddling double demonstrate how ... Sexual and Asexual Reproduction Subject: Personal Health & Wellness, © 2012 16 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52383 All forms of life, from the simple to the highly complex, possess not only the ability but the instinct to reproduce. This program gives an introduction to the basic biological concepts involved with ... Understanding Anger: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Personal Health & Wellness, © 2002 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49327 This attention-getting video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignett ... Understanding Anxiety and Worry: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Personal Health & Wellness, © 2002 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49328 This informative video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In ... Understanding Depression: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Personal Health & Wellness, © 2002 31 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49329 This powerful video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In th ... Understanding Grief: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Personal Health & Wellness, © 2002 35 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49330 This compelling video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In ... Understanding Guilt: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Personal Health & Wellness, © 2002 34 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49331 This video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In the second ... Understanding Perfectionism: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Personal Health & Wellness © 2002 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49334 This video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In the second ... Understanding Self-Esteem: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Personal Health & Wellness © 2002 34 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49332 This attention-getting video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignett ... Understanding Shame: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Personal Health & Wellness © 2002 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49333 This informative video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In ... Humanities & Social Sciences Collection - 143 New Titles Back to top The Afar Tribe: A Bride's Story Subject: Anthropology, Area Studies © 2000 54 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=11798 This program provides an introduction to the Afar by recording two major life events: the arranged marriage of a most reluctant bride and the initiation of a nervous would-be warrior. Can Fatuma, daug ... TEDTalks: Bobby Ghosh—Why Global Jihad Is Losing Subject: Anthropology, Area Studies, Geography, Sociology © 2012 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53064 Throughout the history of Islam, says journalist Bobby Ghosh, there have been two sides to jihad: one internal—a personal struggle to be better—and the other external. A small minority (most recently, ... Being Myself: Bilingualism and Identity Subject: Anthropology, Communication, Education, English & Language Arts, Psychology, Sociology © 1997 22 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52771 In this program, three bilingual and bicultural women discuss their experience with language and identity, and the ways in which culture has influenced both. Eriko, who is Japanese but educated in the ... TEDTalks: Georgette Mulheir—The Tragedy of Orphanages Subject: Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology © 2012 11 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53055 Orphanages are costly and can cause irreparable damage both mentally and physically for its charges—so why are they still so prevalent? In this TEDTalk, Georgette Mulheir gravely describes the tragedy ... Deserts: Global Environments Subject: Anthropology, Sociology © 2007 24 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52382 Global warming is bad news—unless, of course, you’re accustomed to life in the desert. Arid environments, which already cover one third of the Earth’s land mass, are growing at an alarming rate, which ... Newborn to Crawler: Baby Instructions Subject: Applied Psychology, Education, Psychology © 2011 61 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52678 There's nothing more satisfying than watching a newborn gain awareness and begin to interact with the world. But along with the joy comes plenty of uncertainty and a need for guidance. This video help ... Life at 7: Peers Subject: Applied Psychology, Education, Psychology, Sociology © 2012 52 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49445 While parent-child bonding is obviously crucial early on, the ability to interact with peers is perhaps the greatest skill a young person can learn in the years following kindergarten. This program de ... Life at 7: Temperament Subject: Applied Psychology, Education, Psychology, Sociology © 2012 52 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49444 Easygoing at age seven doesn’t always translate into easygoing at 27—in the course of two decades, a laid-back kid may change into an aggressive or attention-starved adult. But temperament does offer ... Bourke (Parts 1 and 2) / The Yarra Valley / The Top End: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50396 In this episode, journey to Bourke and hop aboard the Jandra paddle-wheeler to visit the Back O'Bourke exhibition. Witness the devastation of the Darling River and meet a man obsessed with traps. Expl ... Broken Hill (Part 2) / Silverton and Surf Life Saving / Tangalooma: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50386 This episode highlights Broken Hill and Tibooburra. Learn about the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Have an adventure at the historic and filmic Silverton Hotel. Discover the importance of Surf Life Savi ... Bush Ballads / Melbourne / Humpback Whale Migration: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50379 This episode is off to the bush. Travel to Banjo Paterson country for a tear-jerking rendition of “Waltzing Matilda” and watch some of the country's best bush poets battle in a war of words. Learn the ... Canberra (Part 1) / Great Ocean Road / The Kimberley: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50382 In this episode, visit Australia's capital, Canberra, for the Australian War Memorial and the Old and New Parliament Houses. Then head to the Great Ocean Road for a step back in time with vintage cars ... Christmas Island (Part 1) / Barunga (Part 1) / Norfolk Island (Part 1): Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50373 In this episode, discover the prolific wildlife of Christmas Island, including the amazing red and robber crabs. Delve into indigenous culture, make didgeridoos, and learn about indigenous art and foo ... Coober Pedy / Coober Pedy and Adelaide Jet Boating / Penfolds Winery / Lamington National Park (Part 2): Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50389 In this episode, head to the opal capital of the world, Coober Pedy. Explore underground houses and an outback golf course. Visit Adelaide for food tasting and jet boating. Take a trip into the Adelai ... Daly Waters / Katherine Gorge / Grand Pacific Drive (Part 1) / Dubbo and the Western Plains Zoo: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50394 In this episode, meet with the Daly Waters locals. Encounter flooding and wildlife. Learn about the Jawoyn people and take a ride over the Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk National Park. Check out the Gran ... Flinders Ranges (Parts 1 and 2) / Lightning Ridge / Brisbane: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50387 In this episode, take a road trip to the Flinders Ranges. Encounter sheep shearing; emus, kangaroos, and other wildlife; houses made from hay; and the Aboriginal culture. Explore the ecological master ... Gourmet China Subject: Area Studies © 2009 45 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50321 Chinese cuisine has proved a successful export to the rest of the world’s dinner tables—it has changed the way the modern world eats. And yet it has also played a hugely significant role as cultural “ ... Kakadu (Parts 1 and 2) / Grand Pacific Drive (Part 2) / Freycinet National Park (Parts 1 and 2): Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50395 This episode travels to Kakadu National Park where you can encounter a myriad of wildlife and see some traditional hunting for snakes by the Aboriginal land owners. Follow the Grand Pacific Drive and ... Kangaroo Island (Parts 1 and 2) / Road Trip (Part 1) / Winton: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50380 In this episode, explore Kangaroo Island off the south coast of Australia to check out fur seals, sea lions, and other wildlife—including kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, and penguins—as well as the ma ... Lake Eyre (Part 1) / Ningaloo Reef / Road Trip (Part 2): Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50381 In this episode, travel to the remote Lake Eyre—a place of extreme beauty in both wet and dry conditions. Come along on an amazing underwater experience on the Ningaloo Reef with whale sharks. Go whit ... Montague Island / Trains and Koalas / Outback Rally (Part 1) / Sydney 360: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50377 In this episode, travel to the New South Wales south coast to dive with the playful fur seals of Montague Island—and go on the lookout for whales and penguins. Then trek to a koala park to experience ... Murramarang / Longreach / Outback Rally (Part 2) / The Bungle Bungle Ranges: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50378 This episode visits New South Wales. Meet beautiful kangaroos on the beach at Murramarang Beachfront Nature Resort. Journey to central Queensland for the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame. Check out ... Snake Wrangling in Alice Springs / Jackarooing / The ANZAC Spirit: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50392 In this episode, discover Alice Springs. Talk to Pat Dodds about the Aboriginal history of the area and to Rex Neindorf, a snake wrangler. Take a trip out west to the Australian Agricultural College C ... Snowy River / Snowy Tumut / Great Barrier Reef (Part 2) / Alice Springs: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50391 In this episode, take an amazing trip down to Tumut in the Riverina region, home of the film The Man from Snowy River. Try fly-fishing and witness the first snowfall of the year. Dive the Great Barrie ... Tasmanian Devils / Melbourne and Canberra / Canberra (Part 3): Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50384 In this episode, join in on a mission to save the endangered Tasmanian devils. Do a whirlwind tour of Melbourne and go to the nation's capital, Canberra, for some amazing glass blowing and a hot-air b ... The Dog Fence to Farina / Lake Eyre (Part 2) / Whitsundays / Lamington National Park (Part 1): Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50388 In this episode, explore the Flinders Ranges and then travel past the Dog Fence to Farina. Head to Lake Eyre and learn about the effects of the salt and Aboriginal traditions from Reg Dodd. Take an ad ... Torres Strait Islands (Parts 1 and 2) / Falls Creek / Norfolk Island (Part 2) / Sydney Tower: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50375 In this episode, explore the unique culture of the Torres Strait Islands, north of Queensland's Cape York. Learn about wedding feasts and traditional dancing and celebrations. Travel to the Victorian ... Uluru / Adelaide and Noosa / Surfing: Travel Oz Subject: Area Studies © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50390 This episode travels to Uluru for dingoes, snakes, and Aboriginal art. Head to Adelaide for some amazing horse racing and festivals. Explore beautiful Noosa and its array of wildlife. Go surfing and k ... Australia and Indonesia: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Area Studies, Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52506 In the final leg of his journey, Simon Reeve investigates the resources boom that is enriching Australia and explores where the Indian Ocean meets the South China Sea—a crucial hub of world ... Kenya and the Horn of Africa: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Area Studies, Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52503 The third leg of Simon Reeve’s journey is the most dangerous as he travels from the beautiful coast of Kenya to Somalia, where pirates are plaguing ships offshore, and to the war-torn capital. A ... Oman to the Maldives: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Area Studies, Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52504 Amid the beauty and turmoil of the subcontinent, Simon Reeve witnesses a thriving smuggling trade between Oman and Iran, and investigates the impact of India’s booming population. A BBC Prod ... South Africa to Zanzibar: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Area Studies, Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52501 The first leg of Simon Reeve’s journey takes him from the coast of South Africa, where he joins the fight against wildlife poachers, through Mozambique and on to Zanzibar. A BBC Production. Part of th ... Sri Lanka to Bangladesh: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Area Studies, Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52505 Continuing his tour, Simon Reeve visits a Sri Lankan elephant project, meets the Tamil people, travels on a prawn trawler, and ends on the ship-breaking beaches of Chittagong, Bangladesh. A ... Refugee Camp in Kenya / Refugee Slum in Jordan / Baghdad, Iraq / Goma, DRC: Go Back to Where You Came From (Season 1) Subject: Area Studies, Geography, Psychology, Sociology © 2011 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52692 In the third episode of Go Back to Where You Came From, two of our group leave Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya for Goma in strife-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Escorted by UN peacekeepers, they see ... Refugee Resettlement in Australia / Boat Crossing to Malaysia: Go Back to Where You Came From (Season 1) Subject: Area Studies, Geography, Psychology, Sociology © 2011 56 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52690 In the first episode of Go Back to Where You Came From, our six participants begin their refugee odyssey. After being stripped of their cell phones, identification, and money, the group is sent to liv ... Refugee Slum in Malaysia / Refugee Camp in Kenya: Go Back to Where You Came From (Season 1) Subject: Area Studies, Geography, Psychology, Sociology © 2011 55 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52691 In Malaysia—a common stop on the dangerous path to a new life in Australia—100,000 people live in illegal refugee slums. In the second episode of Go Back to Where You Came From, our six participants s ... The Historic Memory Subject: Area Studies, History © 1991 28 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=6783 In this program, Bill Moyers and three recognized Arab historians discuss the major historical periods in the Arab world, from its ancient past as a leader in science, mathematics, and literature, thr ... Vietnam: The Wandering Souls Subject: Area Studies, History, Political Science © 2012 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52186 Using war records, old maps, and other archival materials, two of Australia's Vietnam veterans have produced the first comprehensive account of where nearly 4,000 missing Vietnamese soldiers might be ... The Making of Sun City Subject: Area Studies, Music & Dance © 1987 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53175 With Nelson Mandela still in prison after two decades and human rights abuses growing worse, more than 50 popular musicians came together in the summer of 1985 to take a stand against state-sanctioned ... The Battle of Durban II: Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations World Conference against Racism Subject: Area Studies, Political Science © 2010 81 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53178 The 2009 Durban Review Conference, or Durban II, was a follow-up to the UN Human Rights Council’s disastrous 2001 World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, where Palestinian sympathizer ... Tunisia and Egypt: How Facebook Changed the World—The Arab Spring Subject: Area Studies, Political Science © 2011 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52486 In this program, Mishal Husain meets with young men and women who led the Arab Spring revolt in Tunisia and Egypt and shows their cell phone footage as she explains the regime change in those countrie ... Mother India: Stories from a Hyderabad Fertility Clinic Subject: Area Studies, Psychology, Sociology © 2012 56 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52599 After eight years of marriage, Jhuma and her husband, Niladri, have not been able to conceive, and they are becoming desperate. They’ve decided to travel to Hyderabad, capital of India’s medical and p ... Animation in Multimedia Subject: Art & Architecture © 2007 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50188 This program takes students through the range of techniques used in the production of modern animation. Beginning with the various methods of creating an animation, the video explores aspects such as ... Paris: Sex and Sensibility—The Allure of Art Nouveau Subject: Art & Architecture © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52568 Uncovering how the extraordinary style first erupted into the cityscape, this program explores Paris’s bohemian past and the controversial figures who inspired the Art Nouveau movement there. Cultural ... United News, Release 3 (1942): Soviet Commissar Molotov's Secret Visit to U.S. Subject: Art & Architecture © 1942 10 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=41407 This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Molotov boards a plane in Washington, D.C. 2. Secretary Hull and Ambassador Litvinov sign a lend-lease agreement. 3. Grand Coulee dam ... Vienna: Sex and Sensibility—The Allure of Art Nouveau Subject: Art & Architecture © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52570 Telling a tale of scandal and revolution, in this program cultural correspondent Stephen Smith discusses how Gustav Klimt and other groundbreaking artists brought their own highly erotic version of Ar ... What Inspires Design? Subject: Art & Architecture © 2012 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52667 Where do designers get their ideas? How do the environment, culture, and history shape designers’ outlooks? Can collaboration create an inspired design? How do inspiration and innovation relate to eac ... TEDTalks: Chip Kidd—Designing Books Is No Laughing Matter (OK, It Is) Subject: Art & Architecture, English & Language Arts © 2012 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52969 Graphic designer Chip Kidd doesn't judge books by their cover; he creates covers that embody the book—and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the funniest talks from TED2012, he shows t ... Claridge's: Art Deco Icons Subject: Art & Architecture, History © 2011 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51896 Founded in 1812 and expanding in size and reputation throughout the 19th century, Claridge's Hotel in London's Mayfair underwent an Art Deco makeover during the 1930s, which loosened it from its Victo ... London Transport: Art Deco Icons Subject: Art & Architecture, History © 2011 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51897 Designed by the architect Charles Holden, whose early works were influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, the Underground Electric Railways Company headquarters began construction in the late 1920s ... The Orient Express: Art Deco Icons Subject: Art & Architecture, History © 2011 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51899 Embarking at London's Victoria Station, this program offers adventure and visual delight aboard one of the most storied passenger trains of all time-the Orient Express. Viewers meet James Sherwood, an ... Shedding Light on Color Subject: Art & Architecture, Psychology © 2012 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52775 Color adds beauty to our lives and helps us express our deepest feelings, but what exactly is it? This video lays out the scientific principles at the heart of that question, examining the relationshi ... TEDTalks: Paolo Cardini—Forget Multitasking; Try Monotasking Subject: Art & Architecture, Sociology © 2012 3 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53063 People aren't just cooking anymore—they're cooking, texting, talking on the phone, watching YouTube, and uploading photos of the awesome meal they just made. In this TEDTalk, product designer Paolo Ca ... Blogging: Serious Media or Just a Rant? Subject: Communication © 2006 25 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50198 The rise of the Internet has meant that ordinary people can be both producers and distributors of information and opinions through the use of a Weblog (blog). But with more than eight million blogs al ... Moyers & Company: Who's Widening America's Digital Divide? Subject: Communication, Education, Political Science © 2013 31 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53088 America has a wide digital divide: high-speed Internet access is available only to those who can afford it, at prices much higher and speeds much slower in the U.S. than they are around the world. But ... Forensics: Ever Wondered? (Series 2) Subject: Criminal Justice © 2012 22 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53257 In this episode, Dr. Michael Taylor of ESR, a government-owned New Zealand Crown research institute, gives host John Watt a crash course in forensic science and explains his own field of expertise: ba ... Terror—What Every Officer Should Know: In the Line of Duty, Volume 13 Subject: Criminal Justice © 2011 31 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52654 This program teaches the ways that officers can spot terrorist activity. We show how to recognize a range of potential weapons, including materials that can be used to make explosives. The information ... Yellow Wasps: Anatomy of a War Crime Subject: Criminal Justice, Geography, History, Political Science © 1996 70 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53176 In this classic program Serbian journalist Jovan Dulovic investigates the 1992 ethnic cleansing of a Bosnian Muslim city by the Yellow Wasps, a Serbian paramilitary group, and the subsequent war-crime ... Rise of the Machines: Will Civilian Drones Reshape American Life? Subject: Criminal Justice, Political Science, Sociology © 2012 28 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52190 As America's military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan winds down, many drones are coming home for use in border protection and municipal law enforcement. But domestic drone deployment is prolifera ... TEDTalks: David R. Dow—Lessons from Death Row Inmates Subject: Criminal Justice, Political Science, Sociology © 2012 18 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53000 What happens before a murder? In looking for ways to reduce death penalty cases, David R. Dow realized that a surprising number of death row inmates have had similar biographies. In this TEDTalk he pr ... Aaron and Ayryana (Part 1): Cradle to Jail Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 22 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52349 Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what’s at stake for kids, famil ... Aaron and Ayryana (Part 2): Cradle to Jail Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 21 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52350 Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what’s at stake for kids, famil ... Emergency Home Removal: Family in Crisis—The Pitcock Series Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2000 40 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52370 One evening in March 2000, cameras followed Child Protective Services on a response call to the home of the Pitcock family for an investigation of alleged physical abuse. This program covers the emerg ... Kymyada and Kevin (Part 1): Cradle to Jail Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 19 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52347 Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what’s at stake for kids, famil ... Kymyada and Kevin (Part 2): Cradle to Jail Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 23 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52348 Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what’s at stake for kids, famil ... Miguel and Ricardo (Part 1): Cradle to Jail Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 23 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52345 Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what’s at stake for kids, famil ... Miguel and Ricardo (Part 2): Cradle to Jail Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 20 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52346 Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what’s at stake for kids, famil ... Morris and Rodrick (Part 1): Cradle to Jail Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 21 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52351 Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what’s at stake for kids, famil ... Morris and Rodrick (Part 2): Cradle to Jail Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 23 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52352 Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what’s at stake for kids, famil ... Profiles of Delinquency: Aaron Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2009 44 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52361 A self-described “charmer” and admitted car thief, Aaron can’t keep his hands off the wheel. With an extensive rap sheet that spans years, staff at Lake County Juvenile Justice soon learn there are mo ... Profiles of Delinquency: Joshua Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2003 40 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52360 Joshua Cordell, a seemingly soft-spoken and mild-mannered 13-year-old, finds himself in juvenile court on charges that he battered his own mother. This character profile illuminates how juvenile crime ... Review Hearing and Emergency Foster Care: Family in Crisis—The Pitcock Series Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2000 47 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52371 The next step in the Pitcock saga is the court hearing that takes place three days following the removal of the two boys from their home. This program documents that first hearing, as well as the fami ... Social Worker Home Visit: A Medical-Needs Foster Child Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2003 51 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52374 When 15-year old Melissa Evans gives birth to a baby girl with cerebral palsy, she has nowhere to turn for help. After leaving the hospital without her newborn, Raven, the baby becomes a ward of the s ... TEDTalks: Karen Tse—How to Stop Torture Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2011 13 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52919 Political prisoners aren't the only ones being tortured; the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in "functioning" legal systems. In this TEDTalk, social activist Karen Ts ... When Kids Cross Over: DeLena's Story Subject: Criminal Justice, Sociology © 2003 59 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52375 Prior to the passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, foster care drift posed unique challenges for kids in the child welfare system. This program follows DeLena Hodges who entered that system a ... Not in My Class: Managing Classroom Bullying Behaviors Subject: Education © 2005 25 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50207 While not as obvious as playground bullying, bullying in the classroom is a reality that can inflict just as much harm. It can take the form of put-downs, hurtful e-mails, and “joking” insults, with p ... Tackling Bullying Behaviors: Nonpunitive Approaches Subject: Education © 2005 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50208 Bullying is an age-old problem that has been addressed in various ways over the years. This program offers detailed information on the principles of nonpunitive approaches to bullying, how to carry th ... IQ: A History of Deceit Subject: Education, Psychology, Sociology © 2011 52 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52818 What we now call an IQ test was originally developed by Alfred Binet at the start of the 20th century as a way to measure developmental delays in schoolchildren. But with the eugenics craze at its p ... A Moon for the Misbegotten Subject: English & Language Arts © 1975 150 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=48999 Theatrical sparks flew when veteran O’Neill interpreters Jason Robards Jr. and Colleen Dewhurst joined forces in the celebrated 1973 revival of Eugene O’Neill’s tender semiautobiographical drama. Unde ... Lemonade Subject: English & Language Arts © 1971 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49047 This is a play about the fantasies, inhibitions, and dreams of two lonely matrons who set up competing lemonade stands along a jammed highway. James Prideaux's Lemonade incorporates comedy and tragedy ... Moyers & Company: The Power Behind Poetry Subject: English & Language Arts © 2013 21 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53109 In this edition of Moyers & Company, Martín Espada talks to Bill about the power of poetry and reads from his works including “The Poet’s Son Watches His Father Leave for Another Gig,” “The Playbo ... Much Ado About Nothing Subject: English & Language Arts © 1974 155 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49055 Joseph Papp’s 1972 CBS-TV production of the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Broadway staging of Shakespeare’s rollicking comedy is brassy, bouncy, and altogether entertaining. Featuring Sam Waterston ... The Iceman Cometh Subject: English & Language Arts © 1960 240 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49039 Jason Robards Jr. became an overnight star with his indelible performance as the glad-handing, doom-ridden Hickey in the legendary 1956 Circle in the Square revival of Eugene O'Neill's towering master ... The Playboy of the Western World Subject: English & Language Arts © 2011 128 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50917 Performed by the Druid Theatre Company of Galway, this production of The Playboy of the Western World was heralded as possibly the most definitive version of John Millington Synge's masterpiece. The p ... Moyers & Company: MLK's Dream of Economic Justice Subject: English & Language Arts, History, Sociology © 2013 57 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53366 Martin Luther King had long known that racial equality was inextricably linked to economic equity-fairness for all, including working people and the poor. In the last year of his life, Dr. King announ ... Moyers & Company: Living Outside Tribal Lines Subject: English & Language Arts, Sociology © 2013 43 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53456 In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill is joined by writer Sherman Alexie. Born on a Native American reservation, Alexie has been navigating the boundaries of American culture in lauded poetry, nov ... TEDTalks: James Hansen—Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change Subject: Geography © 2012 18 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52959 Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change in this TEDTalk. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that ch ... TEDTalks: Vicki Arroyo—Let's Prepare for Our New Climate Subject: Geography © 2012 15 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53045 As environmental policy influencer Vicki Arroyo says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for our changing climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought, and meteorological uncertainty. ... Southern Exposure: Causes and Consequences of Illegal Immigration Subject: Geography, Sociology © 2010 52 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52323 Three years in the making, Southern Exposure tears down a curtain of lies, half-truths, and misinformation to scrutinize the many aspects of illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States. The r ... TEDTalks: Jonas Eliasson—How to Solve Traffic Jams Subject: Geography, Sociology © 2012 8 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53061 It's an unfortunate reality in nearly every major city: road congestion, especially during rush hours. In this TEDTalk, transportation specialist Jonas Eliasson reveals how subtly nudging just a small ... TEDTalks: Leslie T. Chang—The Voices of China's Workers Subject: Geography, Sociology © 2012 14 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53028 In the ongoing debate about globalization, what's been missing is the voices of workers—the millions of people who migrate to factories in China and other emerging countries to make goods sold all ove ... TEDTalks: Paddy Ashdown—The Global Power Shift Subject: Geography, Sociology © 2012 18 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52930 Paddy Ashdown claims that we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding TEDTalk he outlines the three major global shifts that he sees com ... Voices of the Poor Subject: Geography, Sociology © 2001 42 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53179 In the shadow of an increasingly interconnected and globalized economy, many of the world's poor are worse off than ever before. This classic documentary travels to Tanzania, Mali, India, Brazil, and ... Holy War: The Crusades Subject: History © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52449 In this program, Dr. Thomas Asbridge traces the journey of the first crusaders as they marched 3,000 miles from Europe to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims. Enduring starvation, disease, and bloody ... Victory and Defeat: The Crusades Subject: History © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52451 In this program, Dr. Thomas Asbridge explains that the outcome of the Crusades was decided not in Jerusalem, but in Egypt. Using the latest archaeological evidence and eyewitness chronicles, he argues ... John Maynard Keynes and Keynesianism: Masters of Money—Three Economists Who Changed the World Subject: History, Philosophy & Religion, Sociology © 2012 51 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51974 If anyone comes close to rivaling Winston Churchill as the central figure in modern British history, it is John Maynard Keynes. He is often credited with, among other things, helping to save capitalis ... Zeitgeist: The Movie—All the World’s a Stage Subject: History, Sociology © 2008 38 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52331 This program paints a controversial picture of the events of September 11, 2001. It describes how the attacks on the United States have been elevated to a sacred, near-religious level—and that to chal ... Barre Phillips: Live in Vienna Subject: Music & Dance © 2006 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50938 Filmed in early 2005 at Vienna's famous Porgy & Bess jazz club, this concert features Barre Phillips on bass accompanied by John Hollenbeck on piano and drums. Insightful artist interviews are int ... Benny Carter All-Stars Subject: Music & Dance © 2011 34 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50940 Legendary alto sax player Benny Carter is surrounded here by a true all-star group, comprised of Nat Adderley on trumpet, Red Norvo on vibraphone, Horace Parlan on piano, Red Mitchell on bass, and Ron ... Dizzy Gillespie: Jivin' in Be-Bop Subject: Music & Dance © 2006 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50952 Recorded at a time when Dizzy was fronting his fabled postwar big band, featuring jazz greats such as pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and bassist Ray Brown, this concert film captures t ... Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution Subject: Music & Dance © 2008 180 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50910 As innovative as they are influential, Kraftwerk's contribution to the development of electronic music remains unsurpassed. Having inspired everyone from Bowie to Coldplay and Siouxsie to Radiohead, t ... Larry Carlton: In Concert Subject: Music & Dance © 2002 45 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50701 Larry Carlton is a living legend, playing everything from American jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, and rock music over a decades-long career. Carlton has won four Grammy Awards for his performanc ... Monty Alexander Trio: The Paris Concert Subject: Music & Dance © 2008 110 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50970 This magical 2001 concert from the New Morning club in Paris finds the magnificent Monty Alexander accompanied by Bobby Thomas Jr. and Hassan W. Shakour. The life and career of this pianist great and ... Roy Ayers: Jazz Legends—Live at the Brewhouse Theatre, England, 1992 Subject: Music & Dance © 2004 70 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50975 A new generation of players and samplers now gathers at Roy Ayers' corner of the rainbow. Ever since forming the Roy Ayers Ubiquity in 1970, this vibraphone maestro has mesmerized millions with his un ... The All-Star Jazz Show: Live from the Ed Sullivan Theater Subject: Music & Dance © 2011 47 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50990 Originally broadcast as The Original Rompin' Stompin' Hot And Heavy, Cool And Groove All Star Jazz Show on CBS television in 1977, this award-winning film from Gary Keys contains performances by Lione ... Hearing: Science of the Senses Subject: Music & Dance, Psychology © 2008 45 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52749 Our ears may have evolved for purposes of survival, but they also afford us the gift of music. How is it that a melody can “give wings to the mind,” as Plato said, and so profoundly affect the human h ... Zeitgeist: The Movie—The Greatest Story Ever Told Subject: Philosophy & Religion © 2008 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52330 This program presents historical data relating to the astronomical and astrological origins of Judeo-Christian theology (which can be extended to Islam as well), along with the understanding that thes ... When God Was a Girl: Divine Women Subject: Philosophy & Religion, Sociology © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52454 Travelling across the Mediterranean and Near East to some of the world’s oldest sacred places, in this program Bettany Hughes finds evidence that women were part of the very birth of organized religio ... Moyers & Company: Foul Play in the Senate Subject: Political Science © 2013 24 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52916 Following up on startling revelations about a cost-control exception U.S. senators provided to Amgen, Bill talks to U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-VT) in this edition of Moyers & Company about ... Moyers & Company: The Fight to Keep Democracy Alive Subject: Political Science © 2013 42 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53108 As President Obama gave his State of the Union address, many wondered why there was not a word in the speech about taming the power of private money over public policy. There’s no question that big mo ... Moyers & Company: United States of ALEC Subject: Political Science © 2012 57 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52192 This edition of Moyers & Company is an unprecedented in-depth report on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of us have never heard of: ALEC, the American Legislative Exchang ... TEDTalks: Annie Murphy Paul—What We Learn Before We're Born Subject: Psychology © 2011 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52920 Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. In this TEDTalk, science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb—from the lilt of o ... TEDTalks: Antonio Damasio—The Quest to Understand Consciousness Subject: Psychology © 2011 19 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52927 Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness—that is a marvelous fact—but what exactly is it that we regain? In this TEDTalk, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a ... TEDTalks: Daniel Goldstein—The Battle Between Your Present and Future Self Subject: Psychology © 2011 16 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52928 Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. (Can I skip flossing just this one time?) In this TEDTalk, Daniel Goldstein discusses how he makes tools to help ... TEDTalks: Drew Dudley—Everyday Leadership Subject: Psychology © 2012 6 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52942 We have all changed someone's life—usually without even realizing it. In this funny TEDTalk, leadership educator Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving ... TEDTalks: Jon Ronson—Strange Answers to The Psychopath Test Subject: Psychology © 2012 18 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53022 Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gray areas between the two in this TEDTalk. Ronson is ... The Family Puppet Interview: You Can Learn a Lot from a Lobster Subject: Psychology © 2008 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52200 In the 1970s, pioneer drama therapist Eleanor Irwin and colleague Elaine Portner developed the Family Puppet Interview, a technique that uses a puppet-show format to diagnose psychological problems in ... The Science of Methamphetamine: An Informed Recovery Subject: Psychology © 2005 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49292 This powerful video separates fact from fiction with regard to meth treatment. The unscripted words of men and women who have experienced meth addiction are achingly honest. Clinicians from the Matrix ... Understanding Anger: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Psychology © 2002 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49327 This attention-getting video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignett ... Understanding Anxiety and Worry: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Psychology © 2002 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49328 This informative video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In ... Understanding Depression: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Psychology © 2002 31 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49329 This powerful video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In th ... Understanding Grief: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Psychology © 2002 35 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49330 This compelling video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In ... Understanding Guilt: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Psychology © 2002 34 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49331 This video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In the second ... Understanding Perfectionism: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Psychology © 2002 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49334 This video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In the second ... Understanding Self-Esteem: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Psychology © 2002 34 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49332 This attention-getting video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignett ... Understanding Shame: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Subject: Psychology © 2002 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=49333 This informative video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In ... Cooperation Beats Competition: Ethical Markets 4 Subject: Psychology, Sociology © 2012 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52408 "Survival of the fittest" is a phrase coined by economist Herbert Spencer and often used to imply that competition, not consensus, is the fundamental means of survival. But an age-old spiritual concep ... Counseling and Psychology: Fixing the Family Subject: Psychology, Sociology © 2000 49 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52378 One evening in March 2000, filmmakers followed Child Protective Services on a response call to an investigation of alleged physical abuse. This program gives an overview of the Pitcock case, with emph ... Generation Rx: Resisting the Culture of Overmedication Subject: Psychology, Sociology © 2008 80 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52601 At the 1991 FDA Prozac hearings, scores of impassioned victims described how the drug pushed them to the brink of suicide. But the pharmaceutical industry succeeded in getting its own message out, ush ... Heaven Inside Us: A Mother and Daughter Examine Psychosis Subject: Psychology, Sociology © 2007 70 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52600 For most of her life, Ina has looked after her mother—a responsibility that has taken its toll. “When’s she’s sick I get stressed,” says the Norwegian teenager, “and I worry that she’ll wind up in a h ... Men in Affairs: Infidelity Subject: Psychology, Sociology © 2011 22 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52247 Julio, Mark, and Albert are all having affairs, yet all want to stay married. They love their wives, and contend that without cheating their marriages would be in grave danger. Why do these men betray ... Mental Health Considerations: Shauntee Subject: Psychology, Sociology © 2008 40 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52379 Jacob has spent a great deal of his teenage years incarcerated. As a self-mutilator, his case both perplexes and disturbs those who care for his rehabilitation. He reveals for the first time a childho ... Women in Affairs: Infidelity Subject: Psychology, Sociology © 2011 22 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52248 Many believe that men who cheat are looking for sexual fulfillment, while cheating women seek love and romance. Do men and women stray for different reasons? This program profiles Stephania, a lonely ... Moyers & Company: Justice for Restaurant Workers Subject: Sociology © 2013 12 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53111 In this edition of Moyers & Company, Saru Jayaraman—who marched on Washington with restaurant workers struggling to make ends meet—joins Bill to talk about how we can best support these workers’ r ... Moyers & Company: Taming Capitalism Run Wild Subject: Sociology © 2013 48 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53110 Even as President Obama’s talking points champion the middle class and condemn how our economy caters to the very rich, the truth behind modern American capitalism is a story of continued inequality a ... Moyers & Company: The United States of Inequality Subject: Sociology © 2013 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53457 The unprecedented level of economic inequality in America is undeniable. This edition of Moyers & Company reports on dismaying extremes of wealth and poverty on display in California's Silicon Valley. ... Moyers & Company: What Has Capitalism Done for Us Lately? Subject: Sociology © 2013 57 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53302 In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill is joined by economist Richard Wolff—author of Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism—who dives into the topic of income inequality, analyzing the widen ... TEDTalks: Sherry Turkle—Connected, But Alone? Subject: Sociology © 2012 20 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52968 As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? In this TEDTalk, Sherry Turkle explains how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication—and ... The Solution: Women at the Top Subject: Sociology © 2012 59 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51979 After realizing that the business she founded lacked women in key management roles, Hilary Devey set out a plan of action. In this program, Devey explores ways to create a more equitable male-to-femal ... Zeitgeist: Addendum—Human Nature Subject: Sociology © 2009 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52333 Focusing on human nature, this program argues that society is out of line with what science has taught us about positive human development, which promotes distortions of health and behavior that could ... Zeitgeist: Addendum—Project Earth Subject: Sociology © 2009 40 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52335 This program begins a thought exercise where the Earth and natural law are used as a starting point for human decision making rather than politics. The subject is explored from all sides. A part of&nb ... Zeitgeist: Moving Forward—Natural Law Subject: Sociology © 2010 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52340 This program makes a prediction of what what the future may hold as society becomes more destabilized due to our outdated traditional practices. A part of Zeitgeist: The Series. (30 minutes) ... Drinking and Socializing Subject: World Languages © 2004 15 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=43457 Anyone with any sense knows the pitfalls of too much alcohol or caffeine, but most of us also realize that certain beverages can help spur a conversation along. And what if that conversation is taking ... Science & Mathematics Collection - 48 New Titles Back to top Bees: Ever Wondered? (Series 2) Subject: Biology © 2012 22 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53255 What can we learn from the humble honeybee? A lot more than you might expect! This episode explains how bees are helping scientists get closer to understanding genetic links to obesity and diabetes an ... Building Your Brain: Inside the Human Body Subject: Biology © 2011 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52510 The human brain is so sophisticated it takes more than 20 years to mature, making brain remodeling an essential part of growing up, as this program shows. Viewers find out how a newborn baby makes sen ... First to Last: Inside the Human Body Subject: Biology © 2011 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52509 Starting with a water birth shot in slow motion and featuring a stunning graphics sequence that goes inside the chambers of the heart, this program focuses on the countless small miracles the human bo ... Hearing and the Cochlea (in Spanish) Subject: Biology © 2004 2 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52745 As sound waves enter the ear, they travel through the outer ear and the external auditory canal and then strike the eardrum, causing it to vibrate. The central part of the eardrum is connected to a sm ... Hearing: Science of the Senses Subject: Biology © 2008 45 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52749 Our ears may have evolved for purposes of survival, but they also afford us the gift of music. How is it that a melody can “give wings to the mind,” as Plato said, and so profoundly affect the human h ... Hostile World: Inside the Human Body Subject: Biology © 2011 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52511 With each inhalation, human beings take in potentially lethal microbes, while life-sustaining sunlight can also cause irreparable damage to DNA. This program explains how the body defends itself again ... Pregnancy and Childbirth: The Real Story Subject: Biology © 2012 25 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52384 The wonder and excitement of pregnancy and childbirth are unmistakable, but they also present a highly stressful experience for mothers as well as fathers. Covering the key developmental stages in eac ... Sexual and Asexual Reproduction Subject: Biology © 2012 16 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52383 All forms of life, from the simple to the highly complex, possess not only the ability but the instinct to reproduce. This program gives an introduction to the basic biological concepts involved with ... TEDTalks: Annie Murphy Paul—What We Learn Before We're Born Subject: Biology © 2011 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52920 Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. In this TEDTalk, science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb—from the lilt of o ... TEDTalks: Antonio Damasio—The Quest to Understand Consciousness Subject: Biology © 2011 19 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52927 Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness—that is a marvelous fact—but what exactly is it that we regain? In this TEDTalk, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a ... Up: To Boldly Go Subject: Biology © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52588 The natural home of our species is at sea level. The higher we go, the less oxygen there is in the air and the harder we find it to survive. In this program, doctor of extreme medicine Kevin Fong cond ... Life from Light: How to Grow a Planet Subject: Biology, Earth Science © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52495 It was plants that first harnessed light from the sun to create a life-giving atmosphere, transforming a barren rock into the lush world we know today. In this program, geologist Iain Stewart journeys ... The Challenger: How to Grow a Planet Subject: Biology, Earth Science © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52497 Trees once dominated the planet, but grasses eventually challenged their supremacy to become Earth’s main form of plant life. In this program, Iain Stewart explains how it happened, and the impact the ... The Power of Flowers: How to Grow a Planet Subject: Biology, Earth Science © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52496 What did flowering plants have to do with the evolution of primates and other mammals? In this program, geologist Iain Stewart travels to New Caledonia to discuss what made the first blooms so revolut ... Man and the Oceans: Tara Oceans Subject: Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Science © 2010 53 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52088 With no obvious predators to curb the population, humans are experiencing a growth in numbers that stands outside the laws of nature. What role does man play in the decreasing biodiversity of the eart ... The Secret World: Tara Oceans Subject: Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Science © 2010 52 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52085 The Tara Oceans research team came together to better understand the marine world, arguably the most important ecosystem on Earth. This program lays the groundwork for their three-year expedition, int ... Deserts: Global Environments Subject: Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Geography © 2007 24 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52382 Global warming is bad news—unless, of course, you’re accustomed to life in the desert. Arid environments, which already cover one third of the Earth’s land mass, are growing at an alarming rate, which ... Industrial and Sustainable Farming Subject: Biology, Environmental Science © 2012 21 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52144 Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the agricultural industry today is feeding the world's rapidly growing population while also caring for the environment. At the center of the challenge is the tens ... Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook Subject: Computers & Technology © 2011 48 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52538 Mark Zuckerberg’s journey from college student to the founder of one of the most influential new businesses in the world is the stuff of legend. This program tells the story of the social media Web si ... Moyers & Company: Who's Widening America's Digital Divide? Subject: Computers & Technology © 2013 31 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53088 America has a wide digital divide: high-speed Internet access is available only to those who can afford it, at prices much higher and speeds much slower in the U.S. than they are around the world. But ... Rise of the Machines: Will Civilian Drones Reshape American Life? Subject: Computers & Technology © 2012 28 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52190 As America's military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan winds down, many drones are coming home for use in border protection and municipal law enforcement. But domestic drone deployment is prolifera ... TEDTalks: Sherry Turkle—Connected, But Alone? Subject: Computers & Technology © 2012 20 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52968 As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? In this TEDTalk, Sherry Turkle explains how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication—and ... The History of Computers Subject: Computers & Technology © 2006 29 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50196 This program traces the development of the electronic computer, from the valve-based devices of the mid-20th century to the invention of silicon-based technology and through to the manufacture of the ... Logarithms and Logarithmic Functions: Algebra Nspirations Subject: Computers & Technology, Mathematics © 2011 31 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53221 The scientific advances of the 16th and early 17th centuries involved huge amounts of numerical data, and a computational device was desperately needed to make time-consuming calculations easier and m ... TEDTalks: James Hansen—Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change Subject: Earth Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Physical Geography © 2012 18 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52959 Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change in this TEDTalk. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that ch ... TEDTalks: Vicki Arroyo—Let's Prepare for Our New Climate Subject: Earth Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Physical Geography © 2012 15 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53045 As environmental policy influencer Vicki Arroyo says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for our changing climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought, and meteorological uncertainty. ... Solar Storms: The Threat to Planet Earth Subject: Earth Science, Physical Geography, Physical Science © 2012 59 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52482 Activity on the surface of the Sun is ramping up, increasing the risk of massive storms of plasma. And what’s more, these storms will continue to happen for a number of years. But what are solar storm ... Bill Moyers Journal: Rachel Carson, Nature's Guardian Subject: Environmental Science © 2007 58 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=38959 In this program, Bill Moyers pays tribute to environmental crusader Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring. Grim footage of ecological degradation from the pre-Carson era is combined with generous exc ... Australia and Indonesia: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52506 In the final leg of his journey, Simon Reeve investigates the resources boom that is enriching Australia and explores where the Indian Ocean meets the South China Sea—a crucial hub of world ... Kenya and the Horn of Africa: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52503 The third leg of Simon Reeve’s journey is the most dangerous as he travels from the beautiful coast of Kenya to Somalia, where pirates are plaguing ships offshore, and to the war-torn capital. A ... Oman to the Maldives: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52504 Amid the beauty and turmoil of the subcontinent, Simon Reeve witnesses a thriving smuggling trade between Oman and Iran, and investigates the impact of India’s booming population. A BBC Prod ... Refugee Camp in Kenya / Refugee Slum in Jordan / Baghdad, Iraq / Goma, DRC: Go Back to Where You Came From (Season 1) Subject: Geography © 2011 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52692 In the third episode of Go Back to Where You Came From, two of our group leave Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya for Goma in strife-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Escorted by UN peacekeepers, they see ... Refugee Resettlement in Australia / Boat Crossing to Malaysia: Go Back to Where You Came From (Season 1) Subject: Geography © 2011 56 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52690 In the first episode of Go Back to Where You Came From, our six participants begin their refugee odyssey. After being stripped of their cell phones, identification, and money, the group is sent to liv ... Refugee Slum in Malaysia / Refugee Camp in Kenya: Go Back to Where You Came From (Season 1) Subject: Geography © 2011 55 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52691 In Malaysia—a common stop on the dangerous path to a new life in Australia—100,000 people live in illegal refugee slums. In the second episode of Go Back to Where You Came From, our six participants s ... South Africa to Zanzibar: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52501 The first leg of Simon Reeve’s journey takes him from the coast of South Africa, where he joins the fight against wildlife poachers, through Mozambique and on to Zanzibar. A BBC Production. Part of th ... Southern Exposure: Causes and Consequences of Illegal Immigration Subject: Geography © 2010 52 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52323 Three years in the making, Southern Exposure tears down a curtain of lies, half-truths, and misinformation to scrutinize the many aspects of illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States. The r ... Sri Lanka to Bangladesh: Indian Ocean, with Simon Reeve Subject: Geography © 2012 60 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52505 Continuing his tour, Simon Reeve visits a Sri Lankan elephant project, meets the Tamil people, travels on a prawn trawler, and ends on the ship-breaking beaches of Chittagong, Bangladesh. A ... TEDTalks: Bobby Ghosh—Why Global Jihad Is Losing Subject: Geography © 2012 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53064 Throughout the history of Islam, says journalist Bobby Ghosh, there have been two sides to jihad: one internal—a personal struggle to be better—and the other external. A small minority (most recently, ... TEDTalks: Jonas Eliasson—How to Solve Traffic Jams Subject: Geography © 2012 8 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53061 It's an unfortunate reality in nearly every major city: road congestion, especially during rush hours. In this TEDTalk, transportation specialist Jonas Eliasson reveals how subtly nudging just a small ... TEDTalks: Leslie T. Chang—The Voices of China's Workers Subject: Geography © 2012 14 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53028 In the ongoing debate about globalization, what's been missing is the voices of workers—the millions of people who migrate to factories in China and other emerging countries to make goods sold all ove ... TEDTalks: Paddy Ashdown—The Global Power Shift Subject: Geography © 2012 18 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52930 Paddy Ashdown claims that we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding TEDTalk he outlines the three major global shifts that he sees com ... Voices of the Poor Subject: Geography © 2001 42 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53179 In the shadow of an increasingly interconnected and globalized economy, many of the world's poor are worse off than ever before. This classic documentary travels to Tanzania, Mali, India, Brazil, and ... Yellow Wasps: Anatomy of a War Crime Subject: Geography © 1996 70 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53176 In this classic program Serbian journalist Jovan Dulovic investigates the 1992 ethnic cleansing of a Bosnian Muslim city by the Yellow Wasps, a Serbian paramilitary group, and the subsequent war-crime ... Ceramics: The Secret Life of Materials Subject: Physical Science © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52559 Sand and clay, transformed by fire, become glass, earthenware, porcelain, or concrete—all types of ceramics. In this program, materials scientist Dr. Mark Miodownik delves into the history, production ... Chemistry: Ever Wondered? (Series 2) Subject: Physical Science © 2012 22 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53258 Chemistry is how science investigates what makes the world around us. It’s every piece of matter, every molecule. So how are top scientists in New Zealand contributing to this vast pool of knowledge? ... Hunt for the Higgs Subject: Physical Science © 2012 50 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52499 This program goes behind the scenes at CERN to follow one of the most ambitious scientific quests of all time: the mission to find the elusive Higgs boson, aka the God particle. The particle is believ ... Shedding Light on Color Subject: Physical Science © 2012 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52775 Color adds beauty to our lives and helps us express our deepest feelings, but what exactly is it? This video lays out the scientific principles at the heart of that question, examining the relationshi ... What Is Science Doing for the Future of Food? Ever Wondered? (Series 1) Subject: Physical Science © 2011 22 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53240 In this episode, host John Watt takes viewers out of the cafés and kitchens and into the laboratory to discover how science is not only changing but also shaping the foods of the future. He travels up ... Business & Economics Collection - 19 New Titles Back to top TEDTalks: Daniel Goldstein—The Battle Between Your Present and Future Self Subject: Business Education © 2011 16 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52928 Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. (Can I skip flossing just this one time?) In this TEDTalk, Daniel Goldstein discusses how he makes tools to help ... The Solution: Women at the Top Subject: Business Education, Management © 2012 59 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51979 After realizing that the business she founded lacked women in key management roles, Hilary Devey set out a plan of action. In this program, Devey explores ways to create a more equitable male-to-femal ... Rise of the Machines: Will Civilian Drones Reshape American Life? Subject: Business Technology © 2012 28 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52190 As America's military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan winds down, many drones are coming home for use in border protection and municipal law enforcement. But domestic drone deployment is prolifera ... John Maynard Keynes and Keynesianism: Masters of Money—Three Economists Who Changed the World Subject: Economics © 2012 51 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=51974 If anyone comes close to rivaling Winston Churchill as the central figure in modern British history, it is John Maynard Keynes. He is often credited with, among other things, helping to save capitalis ... Moyers & Company: MLK's Dream of Economic Justice Subject: Economics © 2013 57 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53366 Martin Luther King had long known that racial equality was inextricably linked to economic equity-fairness for all, including working people and the poor. In the last year of his life, Dr. King announ ... Moyers & Company: Taming Capitalism Run Wild Subject: Economics © 2013 48 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53110 Even as President Obama’s talking points champion the middle class and condemn how our economy caters to the very rich, the truth behind modern American capitalism is a story of continued inequality a ... Moyers & Company: The United States of Inequality Subject: Economics © 2013 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53457 The unprecedented level of economic inequality in America is undeniable. This edition of Moyers & Company reports on dismaying extremes of wealth and poverty on display in California's Silicon Valley. ... Moyers & Company: What Has Capitalism Done for Us Lately? Subject: Economics © 2013 57 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53302 In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill is joined by economist Richard Wolff—author of Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism—who dives into the topic of income inequality, analyzing the widen ... TEDTalks: Leslie T. Chang—The Voices of China's Workers Subject: Economics © 2012 14 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53028 In the ongoing debate about globalization, what's been missing is the voices of workers—the millions of people who migrate to factories in China and other emerging countries to make goods sold all ove ... Cooperation Beats Competition: Ethical Markets 4 Subject: Economics, Ethics & Business Law, Finance, Accounting & Taxation © 2012 26 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52408 "Survival of the fittest" is a phrase coined by economist Herbert Spencer and often used to imply that competition, not consensus, is the fundamental means of survival. But an age-old spiritual concep ... Moyers & Company: Justice for Restaurant Workers Subject: Economics, Ethics & Business Law, Management © 2013 12 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53111 In this edition of Moyers & Company, Saru Jayaraman—who marched on Washington with restaurant workers struggling to make ends meet—joins Bill to talk about how we can best support these workers’ r ... Generation Rx: Resisting the Culture of Overmedication Subject: Ethics & Business Law © 2008 80 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52601 At the 1991 FDA Prozac hearings, scores of impassioned victims described how the drug pushed them to the brink of suicide. But the pharmaceutical industry succeeded in getting its own message out, ush ... Moyers & Company: Who's Widening America's Digital Divide? Subject: Ethics & Business Law © 2013 31 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=53088 America has a wide digital divide: high-speed Internet access is available only to those who can afford it, at prices much higher and speeds much slower in the U.S. than they are around the world. But ... Addressing Bullying in the Workplace Subject: Management © 2006 25 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=50206 If bullying is not appropriately managed, a culture of fear can become endemic in an organization. Fortunately, this negative culture can be turned around by educating staff, laying down clear procedu ... How We Made Our Millions Subject: Management © 2011 52 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52498 Is there a blueprint for financial success? This program provides insight into the minds and methods of two successful U.K. businesspeople—Richard Reed, cofounder of innocent, an all-natural smoothie ... Industrial and Sustainable Farming Subject: Management © 2012 21 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52144 Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the agricultural industry today is feeding the world's rapidly growing population while also caring for the environment. At the center of the challenge is the tens ... Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook Subject: Management © 2011 48 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52538 Mark Zuckerberg’s journey from college student to the founder of one of the most influential new businesses in the world is the stuff of legend. This program tells the story of the social media Web si ... TEDTalks: Drew Dudley—Everyday Leadership Subject: Management © 2012 6 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52942 We have all changed someone's life—usually without even realizing it. In this funny TEDTalk, leadership educator Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving ... TEDTalks: Chip Kidd—Designing Books Is No Laughing Matter (OK, It Is) Subject: Marketing © 2012 17 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=52969 Graphic designer Chip Kidd doesn't judge books by their cover; he creates covers that embody the book—and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the funniest talks from TED2012, he shows t ... Archival Films & Newsreels Collection - 15 New Titles Back to top The Big Picture: A Debt Is Honored Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45029 This episode of The Big Picture television series produced by the U.S. Army tells the story of a historic incident in 1763 when the forerunners of Philadelphia's 111th Infantry Regiment (Pennsylvania ... The Big Picture: Army Ballistic Missile Agency Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45032 Part of the U.S. Army’s Big Picture series, this historical documentary goes behind-the-scenes to the Army’s Classified Ballistic Missile Agency near the growing community of Huntsville, Alabama. This ... The Big Picture: Assignment Iran Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45006 This classic episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series takes viewers on a journey to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where soldiers were trained to assist Iranian guerrillas fighting in ... The Big Picture: Chinese Reds Enter the Korean War Subject: © 2007 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45016 This classic episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series leads viewers on a journey of American soldiers as they battle not only the winter cold but also the Communist Chinese in the ... The Big Picture: Fifty Years of Aviation Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45030 Beginning with historical footage from 1907 when the United States Army purchased its first military plane, this exciting documentary examines the miracle of flight while examining all that man has do ... The Big Picture: Guided Missiles Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45033 Produced by the U.S. Army, this educational episode of the Big Picture television series shows viewers how Army engineers and technicians have worked to perfect the latest and greatest guided missiles ... The Big Picture: King of Battle Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45019 Produced by the U.S. Army, this educational episode of the Big Picture television series portrays the dramatic development of artillery in the Army from 1776 to 1957. Viewers will see the cannon that ... The Big Picture: Pictorial Report No. 26 Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45022 This episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series from the National Archives and Records Administration captures many of the modern miracles of military science. Viewers are taken on a ... The Big Picture: The Army's First Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45026 The year was 1917 when the American Expeditionary Force under General John J. Pershing poured ashore in France, expecting to fight as a separate Army. It wasn’t until the following year, however, when ... The Big Picture: The Big Red One Subject: © 2007 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45117 Produced by the U.S. Army, this educational episode of The Big Picture series is a salute to the 1st Infantry Division, also known as “The Big Red One.” This division participated in eight campaigns a ... The Big Picture: The United Nations Offensive Continues Subject: © 2007 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45028 Produced by the U.S. Army, this fascinating episode of the Big Picture television series focuses on the 25th Infantry Division as they cross the Han River and U.N. forces reach the 38th Parallel. With ... The Big Picture: Third Korean Winter Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45023 Produced by the U.S. Army, this episode of the Big Picture television series depicts the many aspects of a U.S. soldiers’ daily life in the Korean War zone during the winter period of 1952–53. Signal ... The Big Picture: Whites of Their Eyes Subject: © 2008 30 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=45009 In an historical survey spanning 181 years of the American republic, this fascinating program from the U.S. Army describes how citizens respond to the call to arms when necessary to defend their famil ... United News, Release 203 (1946): Submarines of Japanese Navy Sunk by U.S. Subject: © 1946 9 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=41655 This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Twenty-four submarines are loaded with explosives and shelled by the cruiser Chicago. 2. Columbus, Georgia, and surrounding vicinitie ... United News, Release 29A (1945): The War Ends in Europe Subject: © 1945 10 Minutes Title URL: http://digital.films.com/portalplaylists.aspx?aid=740&xtid=41677 This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Throngs of people hail the end of the war in Europe; crowds attending religious services give thanks; President Truman announces the ...