This is an alert ×

Search Query

    Search Options

Showing results - 51 to 60 of 438
Shoot for the Contents
01:41:10

Shoot for the Contents

Reflecting on Mao’s famous saying, “Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend,” Trinh T. Minh-ha’s film—whose title refers in part to a Chinese guessing game—is a unique excursion into the maze of allegorical...
Contributor(s): Moon Gift Film

Lanthanum in Action: Creation of Lunar Light
03:23

Lanthanum in Action: Creation of Lunar Light

Movie producers used a large airplane hangar to create a surface just like that on the moon. To recreate the lighting on the moon, they chose carbon

Ah, Wilderness!: A Statue of Love's Young Dream
02:52

Ah, Wilderness!: A Statue of Love's Young Dream

Nat, Essie, and Richard remark on the beauty of the moon. Richard decides to sit on the porch until the moon sets. He tells his parents goodnight and

Collisions Form the Rocky Planets
01:41

Collisions Form the Rocky Planets

A moon-sized protoplanet collides with proto-Earth, melting and enlarging Earth, blasting off pieces that become the moon. These collisions formed

History and Culture
02:01

History and Culture

Shoshone Indians, Oregon Trail and Goodales cut off are part of the history of Craters of the Moon.

History of Life: The Story of the Feather
45:46

History of Life: The Story of the Feather

Feathers play an important role in evolution. Originally providing insulation they eventually led to flight. In The Story of the Feather we chronicle how the fossil discovery of the Chinese reptilian wing, a four-winged dinosaur with primitive wings...
Contributor(s): Jeong-sil, Moon

History of Life: Mating – The Search for the Other Half
43:46

History of Life: Mating – The Search for the Other Half

One of the most profound mysteries in the world, love between males and females, is explored. What was the evolutionary impetus which gave rise to love? Through an experiment involving the chlamydomonas, we recreate the fateful moment 25 billion yea...
Contributor(s): Jeong-sil, Moon

History of Life: Plants, Earth’s Quiet Rulers
44:42

History of Life: Plants, Earth’s Quiet Rulers

Plants, the oldest form of life on earth hold many mysteries. While plants are often thought of as passive, we will see how many species have adopted aggressive strategies that have allowed for their survival. It is these "quiet rulers" of earth tha...
Contributor(s): Jeong-sil, Moon

History of Life: The Landing
43:45

History of Life: The Landing

Life, which first inhabited the seas and then land, is an amazing story. Through investigation of ancient trailblazers such as Tiktaalik, we learn the gradual process by which lungs and legs evolved, and how the creatures of the seas eventually conq...
Contributor(s): Jeong-sil, Moon

History of Life: Extinction – An End and a New Beginning
44:17

History of Life: Extinction – An End and a New Beginning

Mass extinctions have shaped and reshaped the landscape of life on earth throughout its history. In this program we chronicle the history of mass extinctions and their effect on evolution. We learn that these events not only destroy life, but also c...
Contributor(s): Jeong-sil, Moon