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Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sid is trying out his new dance on his hardwood floors when he discovers that friction prevents him from sliding. When he plays ball, he quickly learns that if a ball doesn't have enough elasticity, it won't bounce. This calls for some investigating; after pretending to be 'Super Sid' by kicking the ball with all his might, Sid and his friends take a trip to the Science Center to investigate how using lots of force makes things move far and fast....
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the first program, Bill Nye demonstrates how to tell pseudoscience from science; in the second program, he presents a variety of experiments the viewer can perform at home on a variety of topics.
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Join Bill as he explores the ... world of caves! In Caves, you never know what kind of living things you'll run into. Surviving in complete darkness requires an array of natural adaptations. Caves have their own unique forms of life -- it's a whole different world where the sun doesn't shine"--Container.
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bill demystifies that misunderstood creature, the spider. He'll cure the most intense case of arachnophobia by showing how cool spiders really are, and how these eight-legged predators balance our ecosystem by preying on pesky insects"--Container.
6) Ex machina
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Caleb, a 24-year-old coder at the world's largest Internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a retreat belonging to the company's reclusive CEO, Nathan. But when Caleb arrives he finds that he will have to participate in a fascinating experiment with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot woman, Ava. Truths, emotions, and motives are blurred as the relationship between Caleb, Ava, and Nathan...
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Here the Imagineers showcase how different types of friction - static, kinetic, and rolling - come into play when they're designing Disney's theme park rides and attractions. From rollercoaster wheels for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to the shape of a Disney Cruise Line ship's hull, the Imagineers can use tribology (the study of friction) to find ways to reduce drag.
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videocdisc (DVD) (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bill Nye checks out this important muscular pump and its function in the body by pulling nine 'Gs' with the United States Navy's Blue Angels and chatting with Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez"--Container.
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bill Nye shows how everything needs a push or pull--a force--to make it move or stop. Sometimes an object might seem to be at rest even when it is actually in motion. Confused? It's all relative--relative motion, that is"--Container.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the relationship between dinosaurs and birds, and find out that rhinoceroses once lived in Nebraska. Bill also tracks down dinosaur footprints with paleontologist Grace Irby and travels to the La Brea Tar Pits to see what's underneath all that tar"--Container.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the topics of light and optics. Experiments used to demonstrate these concepts include demonstrating how reflected light and mirrors can be used to view objects not in the direct line of sight, revealing refracted light through water, and seeing how prisms separate or refract light.
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Some very tricky optical illusions show that the brain doesn't always correctly interpret what the eyes see. Check out Bill Nye from a whole new angle when he gets an M.R.I. of his brain"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the epic finale to the saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.
20) Source Code
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of an experimental government program called the 'Source Code' that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last eight minutes of his life. Armed with the task of identifying the bomber of a Chicago commuter train, Colter must relive the incident over and over again, gathering clues until he can solve the mystery and prevent an even deadlier...
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