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Blink Films
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the world's greatest ancient enigmas, the Nazca lines are a dense network of criss-crossinglines, geometric shapes, and animal figures etched across 200 square miles of Peruvian desert. Who created them and why?
2) The brain
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the moving stories of animals that formed an unlikely bond with a human. These rare relationships cross the divide between the species and provide a glimpse of the inner life of the creatures who share the world. Each animal's story is a lesson from the recent past with the power to change the modern view of their species.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From crunchy cricket chips to nutty black soldier fly grubs, leap across cultural and culinary boundaries to explore the insect food industry and how it could benefit health and the warming planet.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the creation of some of the world's most technologically advanced construction projects. From subaquatic homes to futuristic towers and pencil-thin skyscrapers, these are the structures they said could never be built. Now, using revolutionary technology and cutting-edge construction materials, five previously impossible builds are taking shape across the world.
