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(0)Neil deGrasse Tyson
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018], ©2017.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye is a man on a mission, to stop the spread of anti-scientific thinking across the world. With intimate and exclusive access, as well as plenty of wonder and whimsy, this behind the scenes portrait of Nye follows him as he takes off his Science Guy lab coat and takes on those who deny climate change, evolution, and a science-based world view.
22) Fight for space
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the '60s and '70s, the Space Race inspired a generation to pursue careers in science and technology. Then it all stopped. The film asks why this happened and calls to reawaken our sense of wonder and discovery.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson will tackle one of science's major challenges in each episode, framed as a simple question that ordinary people wonder and worry about. Neil will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Episode includes: Origins of life: Scientists have long argued that billions of years ago, life emerged on its own, from the self-assembly of non-living matter,...
Publisher
National Geographic
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Description
StarTalk is both a podcast and a National Geographic television program, in which host Neil deGrasse Tyson and his celebrity guests tackle provocative subjects in science. This companion volume features interesting photos, smart scientific facts, and witty commentary.
26) The city dark
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"The City Dark chronicles the disappearance of darkness. The film follows filmmaker (and amateur astronomer) Ian Cheney who moves to New York City from Maine and discovers an urban sky almost completely devoid of stars. He poses a deceptively simple question, 'What do we lose, when we lose the night?"--Container.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson will tackle one of science's major challenges in each episode, framed as a simple question that ordinary people wonder and worry about. Neil will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Episode includes: Short story, can my car live forever? Irv Gordon, a retired science teacher from East Patchogue, NY, has managed to keep his 1966 Volvo P1800...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 25 years orbiting the planet. The story of one of the most remarkable advances in modern technology, as told by the people who designed, built, launched, operated and repaired the legendary observatory.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Who would have predicted that a hot spot left over from the Big Bang would eventually lead to our galaxy, the solar system, the Earth, - and to us? Origins explores how the universe and our planet began amid chaos and eventually gave birth to the first stirrings of life. Join cutting-edge scientists on a voyage deep into the Earth to find analogs to the earliest life on our planet, and travel a million miles from Earth with a space probe designed...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Tyson looks at the most confounding mysteries of Earth, space, and what it means to be human. He attempts to answer all of your most pressing questions, from how the brain works to the physics of comic book superheroes.
Science, pop culture and comedy collide in National Geographic's groundbreaking new series, hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasseTyson. Along with celebrity guests and comic co-hosts, Neil explores captivating topics such as space...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson returns, bringing together a rare mix of potentially clashing personalities - celebrities, comedians and the worlds leading scientific experts - to explore a variety of cosmic and science topics.
Science, pop culture and comedy collide in National Geographic's groundbreaking new series, hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Along with celebrity guests and comic co-hosts, Neil explores captivating topics such as space...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
How did the fierce wolf become a playful puppy? Why are there so many varieties of dogs? And how did they earn their place as "man's best friend"? This collection seeks to answer these questions-- and more.
How smart are animals?: New discoveries are revealing that "man's best friend" is smarter than we ever thought, with a brain that resembles our own in ways we never imagined. Travel to Wolf Park, where scientists are tracing the evolutionary path...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists, comedians, and more to explore a variety of cosmic topics, colliding pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life and the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Science, pop culture and comedy collide in National Geographic's talk show hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Along with celebrity guests and comic co-hosts, the show explores a variety of cosmic topics and collides pop culture with science.
