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Showing 1 - 10 of 13 titles with a criteria of Subject is History of Science


Black Sun

A history of the esoteric ideas and myths that served as a breeding ground for Nazi ideology and inspired Adolf Hiter.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 90 minutes

Bluespace

Contrasts sci-fi ideas about terraforming Mars with the state of NYC's waterways, and questions the viability of colonizing Mars before making our own planet sustainable.

Bullfrog Films | 2016 | 73 minutes

A Dangerous Idea

Examines the history of the US eugenics movement and its recent resurrection, which uses false scientific claims and holds that an all-powerful 'gene' determines who is worthy and who is not. This title has one or more clips.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 106 minutes

Galileo's Sons

A rare behind-the-scenes look at the Vatican Observatory, and the cosmological questions tackled by the Jesuit astronomers there.

Bullfrog Films | 2004 | 48 minutes

Gene Blues

Examines the ethical issues associated with DNA testing.

Bullfrog Films | 1997 | 30 minutes

Hot Potatoes

Explores the dangers of potato blight and the chemicals used to control it.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 57 minutes

I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb

Illuminating stories told by scientists who actually worked on the Manhattan Project.

Icarus Films | 1995 | 55 minutes

In Search of Memory

The life and work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 95 minutes

My Love Affair with the Brain

Meet Marian Diamond, one of the founders of modern neuroscience, and an inspirational teacher to thousands at UC Berkeley and to millions around the world.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 57 minutes

A Natural History of Laughter

A lively look at the latest developments in the scientific study of laughter.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 48 minutes