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Publisher
PBS Distibution
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
What makes a person walk into a theater or a church or a classroom full of students and open fire? What combination of circumstances compels a human being to commit the most inhuman of crimes? Can science in any way help us understand these horrific events and provide clues as to how to prevent them in the future?
85) Inside the IRS
Publisher
National Geographic Channel
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Take a look inside IRS processing facilities. Join special agents as they learn interrogation techniques that help them catch the tax cheats. And learn how it turns out when someone challenges the idea that we owe income taxes at all. Experience the challenge of collecting trillions in taxes from hundreds of million of taxpayers. --Container.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Examines terrifying and scientifically plausible doomsday scenarios by exploring distinct, world-threatening events and the methods by which humanity would fight to survive against grim odds. Episodes include Zombie Earth, Hell on Earth, Frozen Earth, Flooded Earth, Monster Storm, and episode six TBD.
87) Cannibal hippos
Publisher
NGHT, LLC
Pub. Date
©2010.
Language
English
Description
The mysterious deaths of hundreds of hippos at the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda sparks a whodunit mystery on a national scale. As the body count rises, an international team of investigators struggle to find the cause.
Publisher
National Geographic Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Join National Geographic on a spectacular journey to witness the most beautiful, powerful, and mysterious weather phenomena in the solar system. From a storm the size of a 100-megaton hydrogen bomb, to a 400-year-old hurricane, to a dust tempest that could engulf entire planets, you₂ll be glad you live on earth.
91) Inside Mecca
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
The most intimate and three-dimensional documentation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. "Inside Mecca" follows three Muslims from very different backgrounds as they embark on an epic five-day reaffirmation of faith and quest for salvation. Witness the personal stories of the pilgrims and the mental preparation, physical strain and spiritual ecstasy they encounter on their pilgrimage of faith.
92) Memory hackers
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Explores recent discoveries about memories.
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion, or does science offer another explanation? Delve into the mind of Stephen Hawking as he attempts to answer some of life's biggest questions. Is there a god? What is the meaning of life? And why does the universe exist? From Newton's discovery of gravity to the latest advances in quantum physics, Hawking will explore some fascinating territory...
Publisher
NGHT, Inc
Pub. Date
©2011.
Language
English
Description
"Could Jack the Ripper have been the world's first trans-Atlantic serial killer? Can 21st century techniques and CGI 3-D autopsies crack this 19th century crime spree, while reversing decades of investigative assumptions? Retired U.K. murder squad detective Trevor Marriott is determined to finally unmask the Ripper and possibly link him to other murders in Europe and the U.S."--Cover.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
"Seaons One and Two of this unique series presents 37 diverse artists working in the United States today, taking viewers behind the scenes--and beyond the museum or gallery experience--into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. Themes provide a connective thread between profiles of three to five artists per program (four hour-long programs per season)....
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In 1898, a Minnesota farmer uproots a large stone covered with mysterious runes. Now known as the Kensington Rune Stone, it details a journey of land acquisition and murder-- in the year 1362. Thought by some to be a hoax, new evidence suggests it could be real, and a clue that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus, perhaps bringing with them history's greatest treasure-- the Holy Grail. See how symbols on the Rune Stone...
100) Science of evil
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Experts investigate the psychological and neurobiological basis for evil. Using cutting-edge functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques, scientists attempt to isolate the mechanics of moral judgment by mapping patterns in neurological processes.
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