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Series
Publisher
Nickelodeon / Paramount
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nick Jr. introduces preschoolers to the exciting curriculum of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) that is a hot topic for parents and educators! Join your favorite Nick Jr. friends from Paw Patrol, Bubbles Guppies and more for exciting adventures and lessons in problem-solving and everyday technologies ₆ perfect for jump-starting young imaginations and developing inquisitive minds!
2) Human nature
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Our DNA can determine attributes from eye color to medical predispositions. An extraordinary technology called CRISPR allows us to edit human DNA, possibly eliminating genetic diseases or choosing our children's features. But how far should we go?
3) Moon
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Astronaut Sam Bell is completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon: Helium-3. His declining health is causing headaches and hallucinations that lead to a near-fatal accident, rendering him unconscious. After recuperating, an unexpected discovery leads him to doubt his sanity, his identity, and the integrity of the company. Believing he is alone on his mission, his sole...
Publisher
Distributed by Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 859 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Johnny's an 11- year- old kid leading a pretty average life. Average, that is, except for his twin super-genius inventor sisters, talking dog sidekick, and nonstop thrill-ride adventures!"--Container.
Publisher
Distributed by Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 652 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of Johnny, a fearless 11 year old boy, his genetically engineered super talking dog Dukey, and his 13 year old super genius scientist twin sisters, Susan and Mary, who use Johnny as their guinea pig for their out-of-this-world scientific experiments. Johnny's love for video games can sometimes take him a little too far - like inside the video games.
6) Brain games
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
"[This] three-part series provides a fascinating window into the inner workings of the brain as never before. Through interactive experiments and tricks, [the programs] reveal how our brains create the illusion of a seamless reality. As these revealing experiments provide a unique view into our brains, the world's leading experts explain how and why these tests work." -- Container
Bonus program: How to build a beating heart: "Scientists are using...
Publisher
Institute for Responsible Technology
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
"Never-before-seen evidence points to genetically engineered foods as a major contributor to rising disease rates in the U.S. population, especially among children...Monsanto's strong arm tactics, the FDA's fraudulent policies, and how the USDA ignores a growing health emergency are also laid bare. This sometimes shocking film may change your diet, help you protect your family, and accelerate the consumer tipping point against genetically modified...
Publisher
Great Projects Film Co
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"From the Emmy Award® winning and Oscar® nominated producers of the four-part PBS series Great Projects: The Building of America, now comes Building Alaska, a century-long journey with the dedicated and visionary men and women who built Alaska's great engineering projects in the coldest, most remote and forbidding part of the United States. This feature-length documentary tells the stories of the great railroads and highways of the late 19th and...
10) Hulk
Language
English
Formats
Description
A scientist performs regeneration experiments on himself, and passes on the genes to his son, Bruce. Now Bruce is performing experiments that expose him to radiation and nanomeds, which combined with his unique genes, unleashes the Hulk
Publisher
YES! Books and DENKmal-Films & Sciences
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Language
English
Description
DISC 1: Unnatural slection: a failed GM cotton crop promps farmer suicides in India. GM pigs are born with ghastly mutations in the US. Wind borne GM canola threatens farms in Canada, forcing one farmer to the Supreme Court. A Company breeds giant GM salmon, despite its threat to natural fish populations. By Bertram Verhaag and Gabriele Krober
DISC 2: Hidden dangers in kids' meals: Shocking research results, inadequate regulations and warnings...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Two lions on a man-eating rampage have shut down the construction of a railway in 1896 East Africa. The beasts hunt together, showing no fear of man or fire. What's more, they're killing for sport rather than for food--and they have an almost supernatural knack for knowing what traps await them. Big-game hunter Remington and construction engineer Patterson set out to stop these unstoppable monsters. But, in this astonishing tale of man against beast,...
13) Splice
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Two young scientists become superstars by splicing different animal DNA to create fantastical new creatures. Ignoring legal and ethical boundaries, the scientists, who are romantically involved, introduce human DNA into their experiment and risk the dawn of a terrifying new era
14) Hitman: Agent 47
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An elite assassin, 47, teams up with a young woman to discover his past and how he became the perfect killing machine, and why others are after those secrets as well.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Renowned paleontologist Dr. Grant is tricked into a plane going over InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric dinosaurs. When their plane crashes and a small group becomes stranded, they discover the island's native inhabitants are smarter, faster, fiercer and more brutal than imagined.
16) In time
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a future where time is literally money and aging stops at 25, the only way to stay alive is to earn, borrow, steal or inherit more time. But when a poor, working-class man is falsely accused of murder, he teams up with a beautiful heiress and must figure out a way to bring down the corrupt system before their dwindling life clocks run out"--Container.
17) Caprica
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
An astonishing breakthrough is taking shape on the planet Caprica. The rapidly evolving spheres of human and mechanical engineering have finally collided, including the fates of two families. They have been joined by tragedy in an explosive instant of terror. Two rival clans are led by powerful patriarchs. Joseph Adama and Daniel Graystone duel in an era of questionable ethics, corporate machinations and unbridled personal ambition. The final war...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (9 hr., 34 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Intrepid eleven-year-old Johnny Test and his faithful dog, Dukey, return for another season of wacky lab mischief. As the guinea pig for his genius twin sisters Mary and Susan, Johnny risks bizarre side effects and even gains the occasional superpower. Contains all 26 episodes from the fifth season of this award-winning Cartoon Network hit series.
19) Blade runner
Language
English
Description
In a futuristic Los Angeles of 2019, detective Rick Deckard is a highly rated "Blade Runner" assigned to find and kill illegal cybernetic "replicants", genetic creations with superhuman abilities. Pulled unwillingly out of retirement, Deckard is forced into one last case, six exceptionally dangerous replicants who have escaped from slave labor and made their way into the city, apparently with plans to gain vengeance on the corporate masters who created...
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1,080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (viii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
Look around you. Great masterpieces of engineering are everywhere. As soon as you get out of bed in the morning, you are putting centuries of scientific and mechanical ingenuity to use. So familiar are these structures, inventions, and services that they are all but invisible. Yet they are just as remarkable as great works such as the Parthenon, the Eiffel Tower, and the Panama Canal. Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life is...
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