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Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Item# 40443
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-904-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-905-2
Marking the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, this program shows how Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution and explores its ramifications in today's scientif...
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Explaining Globalization
Item# 37576
© 2006
56 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8955-4
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-8956-1
Everyone talks about globalization, but what does it really mean? And what are its implications for the average American? In this compilation of NewsHour segments, experts from the U.S. and abroad spe...
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Exploring Qualitative Methods
Item# 36202
© 2005
46 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5436-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5437-8
A dream may be the most difficult human experience to quantify-but dreaming is an excellent topic for building qualitative research skills. This program illustrates experiments, designed and conducted...
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Inferential Statistics
Item# 36201
© 2005
36 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5434-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5435-4
Who said statistics were boring? Using magic and circus motifs, this program demonstrates the significance of probability theory and the importance of using the correct test to analyze research data....
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Introduction to Designing Experiments
Item# 36199
© 2005
23 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5430-9
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5431-6
Adam suspects that most hairy dogs have balding owners. Testing his "pet" theory at a local park, he quickly finds flaws in his own experiment. This video demonstrates Adam's second test, involving be...
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Organizing Quantitative Data
Item# 36200
© 2005
37 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5432-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5433-0
This video focuses on effective ways to understand and organize data using descriptive statistics. Analyzing data collected from studies of young music students, the video helps viewers sort through b...
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Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Item# 36198
© 2005
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5428-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5429-3
Using psychology as its primary medium, this four-part series thoroughly explores qualitative and quantitative research methods used in a wide range of disciplines. Hosted and narrated by students, ea...
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The Call of Africa: The Voice of a Continent
Item# 39445
© 2004
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-342-5
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-343-2
What is Africa like? In an effort to answer that short but extremely complex question, this 13-part series travels sub-Saharan Africa to speak with artists and aid workers, rappers and religious leade...
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Secrets of the Bog People: Prehistoric Graveyard
Item# 32393
© 2003
50 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-7704-5
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-7705-2
With its neutral pH, Florida's Windover Bog provided optimal conditions for the preservation of human remains-even brain tissue-for over 7,000 years. This program delves into the most important archae...
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Thinking Big
Item# 32213
© 2003
58 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-7496-9
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-7497-6
This program brings together six icons of intellect-mathematician John Nash, mathematical biologist Martin Nowak, mathematician Enrico Bombieri, mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson, cultural anthropo...
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