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New! Should We Eat More Processed Foods: A Debate 53 min.

From grinding grain to make flour and bread to turning milk into cheese, humans have been processing food—transforming agricultural products into more edible, tasty, and nutritious forms—for millennia. In recent years, however, scientists have developed new technologies to create foods that can't be made in home kitchens, such as plant-based meats and dairy products made with plant proteins. Are t...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

New! Beating Superbugs Better: Can We Win? 68 min.

This feature-length documentary presents an accessible yet in-depth and up-to-date message with a touch of mystery and suspense: Can we, in fact, beat superbugs--antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Superbugs’ partnership with COVID-19 bookends the film: When COVID weakens its victims, superbugs often come in for the actual kill. Nevertheless, ingenious solutions to their advance are either in place or...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

New! Pandemic Perspectives 92 min.

This documentary offers a unique and important window into core societal issues illuminated by the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was filmed remotely using local film crews during the Omicron variant outbreak and features short, thought-provoking clips of 32 leading experts in the fields of public health, psychology, sociology, philosophy, political theory, history, law, science, education, and medicine.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

New! COVID and Anxiety 6 min.

This brief program considers the impact of COVID-19 on rates of anxiety around the world.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2022

New! COVID and Higher Ed 5 min.

This brief program explores challenges faced by institutions of higher education as they seek to accommodate disruptions caused by COVID-19.

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New! COVID and Race 6 min.

This brief program explores the impact of race and racism on rates of exposure to and infection with COVID-19.

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New! COVID-19 and Society 17 min.

This series looks at different aspects of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected people, institutions, and society as a whole.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2022

Horizon: How to Sleep Well With Michael Mosley 51 min.

A comprehensive guide to the science of sleep – and how it impacts everything we do. Sleep is a ritual that unites us all. But why do we do it? This documentary reveals how sleep affects almost every part of our physical and mental wellbeing, from memory and mood to immunity, weight and fertility. New research and theories are put to the test in experiments never before shown on TV. And in the...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

Plague at the Golden Gate 114 min.

Discover how the 1900 outbreak of bubonic plague set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco. A fascinating medical mystery and timely examination of the relationship between the medical community, city powerbrokers and the Chinese American community, Plague at the Golden Gate tells the gripping story of the race against time to save San Francisco and the nation from the deadly plague.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's 54 min.

Three women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s join a groundbreaking study to try to prevent the disease. The major study tracks the health and memory of thousands of people over many years, as researchers hunt for lifestyle changes and medicines that could improve all our chances and ultimately protect the brain and body from one of the world’s deadliest diseases.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022