Mark Mannucci
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A year in space: Adapted from Time's original digital video series, this program is the chronicle of Scott Kelly's twelve-month stay on the International Space Station, the purpose of which was to test human limits in preparation for a manned mission to Mars.
Beyond a year in space: Presents the scientific analysis of Scott Kelly's year on the International Space Station, answering questions regarding the effects of space on humans and what safety...
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Host LeVar Burton introduces the book "Ruth Law thrills a nation" by Don Brown, which describes the record-breaking flight of a daring woman pilot from Chicago to New York in 1916. Also shows film clips of other pioneering women pilots, including Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, and Jackie Cochran, and shows a modern 17-year-old girl demonstrating how she has learned to fly a plane.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Zin! zin! zin! : a violin, by Lloyd Moss, explores the melodious, rhythmical, mathematical groupings that make music fun. LeVar visits the Julliard School of Music and the percussion performers, STOMP. Books reviewed are Max found two sticks by Brian Pinkney, Meet the orchestra by Ann Hayes, and The maestro plays by Bill Martin jr.
Pub. Date
©2011
Description
"[This] three-part series provides a fascinating window into the inner workings of the brain as never before. Through interactive experiments and tricks, [the programs] reveal how our brains create the illusion of a seamless reality. As these revealing experiments provide a unique view into our brains, the world's leading experts explain how and why these tests work." -- Container.
Bonus program: How to build a beating heart: "Scientists are using...
