Merle Oberon: The "Trouble" With Merle
The regal and stylish Merle Oberon was one of the biggest movie stars of the 1930s and 1940s. Appearing in over 40 films, she was nominated for Best Actress in The Dark Angel and delivered striking performances in The Scarlet Pimpernel, opposite Les...
Chemistry: Material World Series - Good Vibrations
This program focuses on the particle theory of matter and how it helps to explain: 1) the behavior of solids, liquids and gases; 2) changes of state; 3) melting points and boiling points, using the example of train tracks to explain expanding metals...
Darwinism 4: Darwinism Today
About this title: William Durham, professor of anthropology and human biology at Stanford University offers his perspective on Darwinism in contemporary times.
About this series: William Durham, professor of anthropology and human biology at Stanfo...
Left-Handed Children: A Guide for Teachers and Parents
What do Tom Cruise, Robert DeNiro, Nicole Kidman and James Woods all have in common, besides being actors? They're all left-handed. An estimated 10% of the world's population is left-handed, and of those, there are twice as many males who are leftie...
Lenin and Me
Arthur Chidlovski, a Russian-born immigrant now living in the U.S., attempts to link his own past with that of his former country's. The story branches out from his single vantage point to encompass Russia's political, cultural and economic history ...
Darwinism 1: The Modern Synthesis - Part 1
About this title: William Durham, professor of anthropology and human biology at Stanford University, explains Darwinism: The Modern Synthesis in this first of a two-part program.
About this series: William Durham, professor of anthropology and h...
Copyright for Students and Parents
This program is especially targeted to help students and parents be more aware of the key copyright rules. This program is a "must" not only for students and parents who need to understand and respect the copyright law, but also for educational inst...
Copyright, Research and Publication; Copyright FAQs
Educators utilize copyrighted materials to support research and publishing activities, including Internet web page creations, so having a good understanding of the laws of copyright is vital. In the first segment of this program, "Copyright, Researc...
Technology and Education Advances
"Child's Play" - new, inexpensive and easy-to-play clarinet promotes music making; "Electric Organ" - traditional pipe organs are being built with new digital equipment; "Computer Talk" - Talkmate, an electronic speech processor, helps deaf or heari...
What Did Darwin See in the Galapagos?
About this title: William Durham, professor of anthropology and human biology at Stanford University, covers the evolution of evolutionary theory from Charles Darwin to the present. In this program he answers the question, what did Darwin see in the...