New Biology Videos FY 2008
- Ocean odyssey
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: GC65 .O343 2006
Publication information: Burbank, CA : Distibuted by Warner Home Video, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 116 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Blending state-of-the-art digital graphics with real footage, Ocean Odyssey is a breathtaking underwater adventure that fully immerses you in the beauty and dangers of the deep
- Earth's changing climate
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QC981.8.C5 W657 2007
Publication information: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2007
Physical description: 2 videodiscs : sd., col 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook
Description: 12 lectures (30 min. each) delivered by Professor Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College, Vermont
Contents: Disc 1. Is the earth changing? Butterflies, glaciers, and hurricanes Ice ages and beyond In the greenhouse A tale of 3 plants Global recycling -- Disc 2. The human factor Computing the future Impacts of climate change Energy and climate Energy--Resources and alternatives Sustainable futures?
- God and global warming
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QC981.8 .G56 G6 2007
Publication information: [New York] : JumpStart Productions, LLC [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
- The greenhouse effect: climate change and global warming
- Location: Circulation Desk
Format: DVD
Call Number: QC981.8.G56 G7444 2007
Publication information: [Bellingham, WA] : Distribution Access c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (25 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (12 leaves 28 cm.)
Description: Explains the science of greenhouse effect and the evidence that we are causing climate change. The DVD contains an advanced version for senior students, with in-depth analysis of greenhouse gases and their effects. Extra segments include ice core research in Antarctica, how warming threatens coral reefs, and how carbon capture and storage work
Contents: Basic version (suitable for all levels) (25 min.) -- Advanced version (more analysis of greeenhouse gases) (26 min.) -- Extras
- Revolution or submersion: the politics of global warming
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QC981.8.G56 T653 2007
Publication information: Woods Hole, MA : Z Video Productions, 2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 70 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Brian Tokar discusses the consequences of global warming, the environmental destruction inherent in our political-economic system, and the revolutionary movement required to build an alternative
- What's up with the weather?
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QC981.8.G56 W453 2007
Publication information: [South Burlington, Vt.?] : WGBH Boston Video, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Film explores the question of whether or not the chnages in the weather are man-made. Topic focuses on the concepts of global warming and the greenhouse effect
Contents: What does science know? -- Forensic climatology -- How the greenhouse effect works -- The role of CO2 -- Forecasting a century of change -- America's relationship with energy -- The developing world and the Kyoto Protocol -- Energy alternatives -- The politics of Global warming;DVD-ROM features: Teaching materials (PDF) -- A link to the What's up with the weather? Web site, pbs.org/wgbh/warming
- Global warming: the melting of Svalbard
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QC994.8 .G563 2007
Publication information: Falls Church, VA : Landmark Media, [2007]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (28 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: A camera man journeys the harsh coasts of Svalbard to experience first hand the consequences of global warming on the Arctic environment. Shows polar bears and other animals who are feeling the effects of climate change
Contents: Hungry polar bears -- Birdlife on Svebard -- Wildlife on shore -- The melting arctic
- Life after people
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QH78 .L544 2008
Publication information: [New York, N.Y.] : A&E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, 2008
Physical description: 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: What will the world be like when mankind is extinct? The pyramids may stand forever, but the cities will disappear. Our greatest masterpieces will fade and crumble. Experts in the fields of engineering, botany, ecology, biology, geology, climatology, and archeology provide insights to demonstrate how the very landscape of our planet will change in our absence
- Soil biology
- Location: Circulation Desk
Format: VHS
Call Number: QH84.8 .S655 2002
Publication information: Los Osos, CA : San Luis Video Pub., 2002
Physical description: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Looks at invertebrates, microbes, and other soil life forms, and explains how their biology affects the physical and chemical properties of soil. Also discusses how these soil life forms affect human daily life and the conservation of soil
Contents: pt. 1. The full spectrum of life (24 min.) -- pt. 2. Death dung and decay (26 min.)
- Origins of life
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QH325 .H394 2005a
Publication information: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, c2005
Physical description: 4 videodiscs in 2 pts. (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks
Contents: Pt. 1. Lecture 1. The Grand Question of Life's Origins Lecture 2. The Historical Setting of Origins Research Lecture 3. What is Life? Lecture 4. Is There Life on Mars? Lecture 5. Earth's Oldest Fossils Lecture 6. Fossil Isotopes Lecture 7. Molecular Biosignatures Lecture 8. Emergence Lecture 9. The Miller-Urey Experiment Lecture 10. Life from the Bottom of the Sea Lecture 11. The Deep, Hot Biosphere Lecture 12. Experiments at High Pressure;Pt. 2. Lecture 13. More Experiments Under Pressure Lecture 14. Deep Space Dust, Molten Rock, and Zeolite Lecture 15. Macromolecules and the Tree of Life Lecture 16. Lipids and Membrane Self-Organization Lecture 17. Life on Clay, Clay as Life Lecture 18. Life's Curious Handedness Lecture 19. Self-Replicating Molecular Systems Lecture 20. Günter Wächtershäuser's Grand Hypothesis Lecture 21. The RNA World Lecture 22. The Pre-RNA World Lecture 23. Natural Selection and Competition Lecture 24. Three Scenarios for the Origin of Life
- Evolution
- Location: Circulation Desk
Format: DVD
Call Number: QH366.2 .E856 2006
Publication information: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, [2006], c1991
Physical description: 1 videodisc (23 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Discusses theories scientists have advanced on the emergence and evolution of the species. It begins with a segment on fossils, then retraces the major steps of evolution as they were uncovered by science
- Discovering DNA
- Location: Circulation Desk
Format: DVD
Call Number: QH431 .D573 2002
Publication information: Mt. Kisco, NY : Human Relations Media, c2002
Physical description: 1 videodisc (22 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide (11 p. 22 cm.)
Description: Takes an in-depth look at DNA its structure how replication, transcription and translation occur where DNA is found and how technologies like genetic engineering and DNA sequencing are impacting us
- Health news and interviews.
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QH431 .H435 2007
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (28 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: This collection of 18 video clips takes a close look at genetics. --Container
Contents: Junk DNA -- Living longer -- Secrets of the Y chromosome -- Tiny genes, big role -- Genome ABCs -- Custom cures -- SIDS test -- Blame your mother -- Mom's genes -- Exercise gene -- Dying to be thin -- Maternal separation -- Models of health --Age accelerator -- Redefining race -- Egg regs -- Sex cells
- Strange days on planet Earth
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QH541 .S773 2005
Publication information: [United States] : Warner Home Video (distributor), 2005
Physical description: 2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Around the globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries. They suspect we have entered a time of global change swifter than any human being has ever witnessed. Where are we headed? Can we alter this course of events?
Contents: Volume 1: episode 1. Invaders -- episode 2. The one degree factor -- Volume 2: episode 3. Predators -- episode 4. Troubled waters
- Altered oceans: a five-part series on the crisis in the seas
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QH541.5.S3 A484 2007
Publication information: Los Angeles, Calif. : Los Angeles Times, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (35 min) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Part 1: Crucial habitats are falling victim to the changing chemistry of oceans. Part 2: Toxic algae and bacteria are poisoning marine mammals, other sea life. Part 3: Red tides multiply and worsen, and the winds carry their toxins ashore. Part 4: Seaborne plastic debris poses a lethal hazard to wildlife. Part 5: Seawater is turning acidic, threatening fish, coral and other marine life
Contents: pt. 1. A primeval tide of toxins -- pt. 2. Sentinels under attack -- pt. 3. Dark tides, ill winds -- pt. 4. Sea preserves a plastic plague -- pt. 5. A chemical imbalance
- Arctic tale
- Location: Video Rental Collection
Format: DVD
Call Number: ZD 2674;QL105 .A785 2007
Publication information: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Filmed over the span of fifteen years, Arctic tale follows a polar bear cub and a walrus pup as they learn to survive in the wild and face increasing challenges posed by global warming
Contents: Special features: Making of Arctic tale -- Are we there yet? world adventure : polar bear spotting -- Theatrical trailer -- Previews
- In the company of wild butterflies
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QL544 .I584 2005
Publication information: Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, c2005
Physical description: 1 videodisc (45 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: This study of several species of wild butterflies describes the parts of a butterfly, their life cycle, and details of their lives and strategies for survival
- Living with wolves
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QL737.C22 W659 2007
Publication information: [United States] : Discovery Communications : Discovery Channel Video Chatsworth, CA. : Distributed by Image Entertainment, c2007
Physical description: 2 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Filmmaker Jim Dutcher and his wife Jamie lived with gray wolves for three years to make this documentary, and their work reveals complex social behavior never before captured on film. You'll observe the dominance of the pack's alpha male and the submissiveness of the omega wolf. You'll see the pack initiate new members, and witness the critical moment when the alpha selects a mate. Perhaps most incredible is the bond developed between the wolves and the Dutchers, who ultimately must move the pack to another reserve in order to keep them alive
Contents: Living with wolves -- Wolves at our door
- A life among whales
- Location: Circulation Desk
Format: DVD
Call Number: QL737.C4 L544 2005
Publication information: Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, [2005]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Weaving together natural history and biography, A Life Among Whales is a fascinating exploration of whale biologist and MacArthur fellowship winner, Dr. Roger Payne. For four decades, Payne has advanced the boundaries of science and activism - beginning with his pioneering work on whale songs in the 1970's, to his study of ocean pollution today
- Being caribou
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QL737.U55 B456 2006
Publication information: [Minneapolis, Minn.] : Mill Creek Entertainment, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (72 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Environmentalist Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer followed a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot, across 1,500 kilometers of rugged Arctic tundra, from Canada's central Yukon to coastal Alaska (the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) and back again. They wanted to raise awareness of threats to the caribou's survival if proposed oil and gas development goes ahead in the herd's calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- The human body: how we fail, how we heal
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QP34.5 .G664 2007
Publication information: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2007
Physical description: 4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (22 cm.)
Description: Dr. Anthony Goodman presents a systematic survey of what can go wrong in the human body, why it goes wrong and how the body itself responds, as well as what doctors can do to intervene
Contents: Part 1. [Disc 1] 1. How we fail -- 2. Cell biology - - introduction and definitions -- 3. Inflammation - - basic principles -- 4. The inflammatory response -- 5. Inflammation - - clinical manifestations -- 6. The immune response -- [Disc 2] 7. The immune response continued -- 8. Hypersensitivity and the allergic response -- 9. Infectious diseases - - general introduction -- 10. Bacteria -- 11. Viruses -- 12. Spirochetes, Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae, Prions;Part 2. [Disc 3] 13. Malaria -- 14. Schistosomiasis, Filariasis, tapeworms -- 15. Infectious diseases--treatment -- 16. Infectious diseases--triumph and failure -- 17. Shock--principles and hypovolemic shock -- 18. Categories of shock -- [Disc 4] 19. Cancer--the enemy within -- 20. Environmental carcinogens -- 21. Mechanisms of carcinogenesis -- 22. Invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis -- 23. Treatment--surgery, radiation, chemotherapy -- 24. How we heal
- The ultimate guide: the human body
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QP38 .U585 2007
Publication information: [United States] : Discovery Communications c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Examines the human body by using internal photography and advanced computer graphics
- Biology and human behavior: the neurological origins of individuality
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QP360 .S366 2005a
Publication information: Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, c2005
Physical description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks
Description: Examines behavioral biology, a field that explores interactions among the brain, mind, body, and environment that have a surprising influence on how we behave. Investigates how the human brain is sculpted by evolution, constrained or freed by genes, shaped by early experience, modulated by hormones, and otherwise influenced to produce a wide range of behaviors, some of them abnormal
Contents: Part I: Lecture 1. Biology and behavior-an introduction Lecture 2. The basic cells of the nervous system Lecture 3. How two neurons communicate Lecture 4. Learning and synaptic plasticity Lecture 5. The dynamics of interacting neurons Lecture 6. The limbic system Lecture 7. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) Lecture 8. The regulation of hormones by the brain Lecture 9. The regulation of the brain by hormones Lecture 10. The evolution of behavior Lecture 11. The evolution of behavior-some examples Lecture 12. Cooperation, competition, and neuroeconomics;Part II: Lecture 13. What do genes do? microevolution of genes Lecture 14. What do genes do? macroevolution of genes Lecture 15. Behavior genetics Lecture 16. Behavior Genetics and prenatal environment Lecture 17. An introduction to ethology Lecture 18. Neuroethology Lecture 19. The neurobiology of aggression I Lecture 20. The neurobiology of aggression II Lecture 21. Hormones and aggression Lecture 22. Early experience and evolution Lecture 23. Evolution, aggression and cooperation Lecture 24. A summary
- Human brain development: nature and nurture
- Location: Circulation Desk
Format: DVD
Call Number: QP376 .H863 2007
Publication information: San Luis Obispo, CA : Distributed by Davidson Films, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (27 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide
Description: Examines the interplay of genetic predispositions and experience in the development of the brain after birth in this film produced at the Brain Development Laboratory at the University of Oregon
Contents: Introduction -- Plasticity. Definition Three profiles Pruning Sensitive methods -- Lab research. ERP's MRI's Vision in deaf Visual pathways Language studies Focalization -- Intervention. Six groups Attention -- Conclusion
- Understanding the brain
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QP376 .N674 2007
Publication information: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, c2007
Physical description: 6 videodiscs (ca. 1080 min.) : sd. col. 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 174 p. : ill. 19 cm.)
Description: This course examines how the brain works. Recent decades have seen unparalleled advances in understanding how the brain does what it does. Today we can pinpoint the specific regions, or nuclei, where some of life's most mysterious processes take place, including: where light that enters the eye is converted into the subjective experience of sight where pressure waves that reach the ear are processed into sound where fear originates which nuclei are involved in language and the ability to read where the ineffable chemistry of love is kindled
Contents: Part I : Lecture 1. Historical underpinnings of neuroscience -- Lecture 2. Central nervouse system--gross organization -- Lecture 3. Central nervous system... internal organization -- Lecture 4. Central nervous system... subdivisions -- Lecture 5. Cortex... lobes and areas -- Lecture 6. Cortex... sensory, motor, and association areas -- Lecture 7. Central nervous system... -development -- Lecture 8. Central nervous system... cellular organization -- Lecture 9. Pathways and synapses -- Lecture 10. Neurotransmitters -- Lecture 11. Stroke -- Lecture 12. The visual system--the eye --;Part II : Lecture 13. The visual system... the cortex -- Lecture 14. The auditory system -- Lecture 15. The somatosensory system -- Lecture 16. Agnosias -- Lecture 17. The motor system... voluntary movement -- Lecture 18. The motor system... coordinated movement -- Lecture 19. Parkinson's disease -- Lecture 20. Language -- Lecture 21. The limbic system--anatomy -- Lecture 22. The limbic system... biochemistry -- Lecture 23. Depression -- Lecture 24. The reward system--anatomy --;Part III : Lecture 25. The reward system--drugs -- Lecture 26. Brain plasticity -- Lecture 27. Emotion and executive function -- Lecture 28. Processing of negative emotions--fear -- Lecture 29. Music and the brain -- Lecture 30. Sexual dimorphism of the brain -- Lecture 31. Sleep and dreaming --Lecture 32. Consciousness and the self -- Lecture 33. Alzheimer's disease -- Lecture 34. Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease -- Lecture 35. Wellness and the brain--effects of stress -- Lecture 36. Neuroscience--looking back and looking ahead
- Sensation, perception, and the aging process
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: QP431 .C659 2006
Publication information: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, c2006
Physical description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (22 cm.)
Description: Professor Francis Colavita offers a biopsychological perspective on the way we humans navigate and react to the world around us as we age
Contents: Part 1. Lecture 1. Sensation, perception, and behavior -- Lecture 2. Sensation and perception--a distinction -- Lecture 3. Vision--stimulus and the optical system -- Lecture 4. Vision--the retina -- Lecture 5. Vision--beyond the optic nerve -- Lecture 6. Vision--age-related changes -- Lecture 7. Hearing--stimulus and supporting structures -- Lecture 8. Hearing--the inner ear -- Lecture 9. Hearing--age-related changes -- Lecture 10. The cutaneous system--receptors, pathways -- Lecture 11. The cutaneous system--early development -- Lecture 12. The cutaneous system--age-related changes;Part 2. Lecture 13. Pain--early history -- Lecture 14. Pain--acupuncture, endorphines, and aging -- Lecture 15. Taste--stimulus, structures, and receptors -- Lecture 16. Taste--factors influencing preferences -- Lecture 17. Smell--the unappreciated sense -- Lecture 18. Smell--consequences of anosmia -- Lecture 19. The vestibular system--body orientation -- Lecture 20. The kinesthetic sense--motor memory -- Lecture 21. Brain mechanisms and perception -- Lecture 22. Perception of language -- Lecture 23. The visual agnosias -- Lecture 24. Perception of other people/course summary
- Energy crossroads
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: TD195.E49 E647 2007
Publication information: [Denver, Colo.] : Tiroir A Films, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Discusses current energy consumption patterns and their damaging effects on our environment, the global economy, and the geopolitical balance in the world today
- Thirsty planet.
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: TD365 .W374 2004
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004
Physical description: 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: When demand outpaces supply, water becomes a commodity to be traded on the global market. But who owns water and how can a price be set on water? In this program the pros and cons of privatization are assessed in a number of water management situations around the world: Aguas Argentinas in Buenos Aires the Bechtel Corporation in Cochabamba, Bolivia Thames Water Company in Jakarta and a public/private test partnership in Albania
- Energy and resources
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: TJ163.2 .E647 2006
Publication information: Lawrenceville, NJ : Cambridge Educational, 2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (21 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Discusses the formation, uses and impact of fossil fuels and development of alternative resources including nuclear power, solar energy, biomass, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, and wind power
- Renewable energy
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: TJ808 .R463 2006
Publication information: [New York] : A & E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, c2006
Physical description: 1 videodisc (45 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in
Description: Explores the recent advances and technologies of renewable energy, in particular solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, and tidal power
- Renewable energy
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: TJ808 .R464 2007
Publication information: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (28 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: This program examines the urgent need--not only in the U.S. but across the world--for sustainable energy. It also illustrates how new power production methods are becoming a reality. Alternative energy trendsetters are featured, including Time magazine Hero for the Planet Geoffrey Ballard, who explains his hydrogen fuel cell innovations. Evergreen Solar vice president Mark Farber describes his company's advanced solar cell production methods and its mission to provide access to energy in the developing world--a goal shared by the Solar Electric Light Fund, says executive director Bob Freling. In addition, Rocky Mountain Institute founder Amory Lovins promotes the benefits of small solar power plants, and economist Hazel Henderson explores the potential of wind energy
- Blue vinyl
- Location: General
Format: DVD
Call Number: TP1180.V48 B584 2005
Publication information: [New York] Documara : Distributed by New Video, c2005
Physical description: 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Skeptical of her parents' decision to re-side their home with vinyl siding (polyvinyl chloride or PVC), Judith Helfand set out with Daniel B. Gold in search of the truth about vinyl
- Arctic tale
- Location: Video Rental Collection
Format: DVD
Call Number: ZD 2674;QL105 .A785 2007
Publication information: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2007
Physical description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Filmed over the span of fifteen years, Arctic tale follows a polar bear cub and a walrus pup as they learn to survive in the wild and face increasing challenges posed by global warming
Contents: Special features: Making of Arctic tale -- Are we there yet? world adventure : polar bear spotting -- Theatrical trailer -- Previews
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