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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Numbering no more than a few thousand, tiny groups of intrepid humans began to move out of Africa, eventually dominating the planet. How did these early humans acquire the skills, technology, and talent to thrive in every environment on Earth? Take a global journey through the past, following the ancestors' footsteps out of Africa along a trail of scientific clues to help unravel the mystery of how humans got where they are.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Over 60,000 years ago, the first modern humans left their African homeland and entered Europe, then a bleak and inhospitable continent in the grip of the Ice Age. But when they arrived, they were not alone: the stocky, powerfully built Neanderthals had already been living there for hundreds of thousands of years. So what happened when the first modern humans encountered the Neanderthals? Did they make love or war?
5) Prometheus
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012.
Formats
Description
Explorers have discovered a clue that brings them to the origins of mankind on Earth. This leads them on a journey that takes them to the darkest corners of the universe.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (156 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (104, 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramifications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Investigates what would happen if every single person on Earth simply disappeared. The Earth would be a world where city streets would still be populated by cars, but without drivers. Nobody to fix bridges, repair buildings, or maintain power facilities. After being controlled by humanity for millennia, the Earth would be reclaimed by nature. See how long skyscrapers and our homes would last if abandoned.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (156 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
14) Matrix reloaded
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army. In their quest to save the human race from extinction, they gain greater insight into the construction of The Matrix and Neo's pivotal role in the fate of mankind.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (492 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Contains four films about a computer hacker who realizes the world is an elaborate deception created by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence. In Matrix, in a dystopian future, the "real" world is a computer construct, created by an all-powerful artificial intelligence. A small group of humans has found a way out of the construct and is now fighting for the future of the human race. In Matrix reloaded, Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus continue...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
British comedian legend Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine travel from the Amazon's steamy jungles to New Zealand's icy mountain tops seeking some of the most remarkable and endangered creatures of Earth. Entertaining and informative with a unique insight into the fascinating world that we are in danger of losing.
17) Dawn of humanity
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A team of archaeologists unveil a collection of fossils which could potentially belong to a gap in the record of the origins of mankind.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approx. 5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
200,000 years ago we took our first steps in Africa. Today there are seven billion of us living across the planet. How did our ancestors spread from continent to continent? This is a global detective story, featuring the latest archaeological discoveries and genetic research. On each continent, we track down the earliest members of our species, Homo sapiens. Who were these First Peoples? What drove them to the ends of the earth?
19) Dreams
Series
Criterion collection volume 842
Formats
Description
Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa brings eight of the beloved director's own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
How did our ancestors come to invent language, to shape the world with tools, to create art, and to imagine the future? Follow your family tree all the way back to the first primate ancestors to stand on two legs. See how the first sparks of reason in early humans helped them to adapt in an ever-changing world.
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