Around the world, a new generation of astronomers are hunting for the most mysterious objects in the universe. Young stars, black holes, even other forms of life. They have created a dazzling new set of super-telescopes that promise to rewrite the story of the heavens. This film follows the men and women who are pushing the limits of science and engineering in some of the most ...
Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century takes viewers to the frontlines of what is rapidly becoming an education revolution. The film, targeted at parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about education in America, explores how exceptional educators are increasingly using digital media and interactive practices to ignite their students' curiosity and ingenuity, help the...
Nova ScienceNow examines the question of whether we can live forever. It looks scientists who are exploring hibernation and building organ replacements and profiles computer scientist Jason Leigh. 生物学正进入一个新的时代,一个不朽的时代。随着医疗技术的进步,我们终于能够提出一个令前人匪夷所思的问题:我们可以长生不老吗?我们可以治疗疾病,更换身上坏死的器官,甚至让健康科学上升到基因学的高度。所以的这一切能够为人类带来永生吗?同时,我们应该这么做吗?
This documentary film records the start-up stories of three check owners in a cheerful way. It also witnesses the ups-and-downs of the check fun stores alongside the overall economic ups-and-downs. Through the camera, we see how these witty hardworking check fun stores owners and the check leaseholders interacted, trying to pursue opportunities to redirect their lives by the ch...
《非洲猫科》是一部讲述发生在非洲平原上的一个有关野生动物的真实故事的影片。由塞缪尔·杰克逊担任旁白。 影片的主角是两个家庭,三只大型猫科动物,分别是未成年的母狮玛拉、成年雄狮毒牙以及雌性非洲猎豹希塔。他们在非洲平原上的爱、对族群的忠诚、猎食、离家、成长以及争斗和死亡组成了一部波澜壮阔的野生动物的史诗。 玛拉是一只未成年的小母狮,只有6个月大。它的母亲莱亚正在用尽浑身解数照顾自己的女儿。玛拉活泼好动,是河岸狮群中的乖宝宝,它的母亲莱亚是狮群中最有经验的猎手。不过一次意外的负伤终结了莱亚“捕猎能手”的地位。母亲的地位岌岌可危,形单影只的玛拉也暴漏在了狮群的危险之中。而玛拉也只有尽快学会捕猎才能巩固自己在狮群中的地位并且填饱雄狮和自己的肚子。可是时日无多,母亲身负重伤,它未来的生活还是一个问号。而且,另一个狮群中的雄狮在就开始算计着这对母女了。 成年雄狮毒...
太平洋上的新几内亚岛坐落在赤道之上,紧挨着色彩斑斓的珊瑚礁,锋利的水下悬崖深至1000米。期待已久的探险即将展开,日本放送协会(简称NHK)将与著名的海洋生物学家,印尼腔棘鱼的发现者马克·厄德曼联手,潜入这鲜为人知的热带海洋深处。世界上首次成功拍摄到巨型鱿鱼在其自然栖息地游动的球形透明潜艇,将作为此次相继邂逅真正活化石物种的工具。在他们的最后一次潜水活动中,在这深海悬崖最黑暗的深处洞穴里,我们的团队将邂逅一种巨大的、未知的热带鱼……
Cars! Film! Cars on film! Film involving cars! You get the idea. It's basically a DVD involving those two things. Gasp as we find the perfect drift car for a gritty, Bourne Identity-style chase! Cheer as we stage a race for all those unsung heroes of the movie industry! Whoop as we find the car that makes the perfect dramatic exhaust note to dub onto an action sequence! Make so...
Examines the once a year phenomenon when the Californian squid come in their millions to mate in the shallow waters around the Californian coast. Their predators are, of course, well aware of this meeting. For many years, biologist Phil Sammet has been observing the Californian squid and has made some surprising discoveries.
和孤独同样不朽的是什么?从奇莱到柏克莱,乱石磊磊的心间正在上升完成的,是诗……《朝向一首诗的完成》从杨牧朗诵的声音,展开对于一个庞大文学生命的追索。那个花莲中学里踟蹰的少年,大度山下论辩学习的身影,在爱荷华选读古英文的执着与好奇,乃至其穿梭于欧美、大陆与台湾的文化资源,融会知识进入文学写作的尝试,那对于音韵与想像的计较的决心,均使人重读杨牧诗文时,更深刻地重新被撼动一次。
Ice is one of the strangest, most beguiling and mesmerising substances in the world. Full of contradictions, it is transparent yet it can glow with colour, it is powerful enough to shatter rock but it can melt in the blink of an eye. It takes many shapes, from the fleeting beauty of a snowflake to the multi-million tonne vastness of a glacier and the eeriness of the ice fountai...
In 2004, football coach Bill Courtney took on the daunting job of coaching at Manassas High School in inner-city Memphis, where players are more likely to wind up in jail than in college. The Manassas Tigers were perennial whipping boys of the league, bereft of victories, funds, and morale. Courtney recruited a group of freshmen to turn things around, and in their first season ...
香槟酒是法国香槟地区的修道士唐·培里侬在17世纪发明的,此后就名扬天下,成为一种奢华的庆祝之酒。那么香槟酒是如何酿造的?它和葡萄酒的区别在哪里?为何它属于奢华之酒?为何它常被用于欢庆的场合?为何它又被称为是爱的圣液?为何它开瓶时会发出巨响且泡沫奔腾?酿酒人又是如何看待它的?影片从葡萄的收获采摘到压榨成汁,从发酵到混合,会向你娓娓道来,让你基本了解酿造香槟酒的整个过程之概况。此外你还能在温馨的音乐中领略到香槟区葡萄园美丽迷人的风光景色。观赏这部影片,就宛如在喝一杯美酒佳酿。
Horizon: Season 47, Episode 8
究竟是哪里疼呢?从出生那一刻到最后离开这个世界,我们总在经历着疼痛。我们毕生都在努力避免它,但是疼痛却是我们生存的关键因素。该片借助遗传学、最新的扫描技术、虚拟现实技术和催眠术,为我们解开一些疼痛背后的奥秘。让我们一起了解为什么有些人觉得比其他人更痛,而有些人却根本不知道疼痛为何物,本片带我们共同发现为什么情绪和想法可以影响我们对疼痛的感知。
《萌宠成长记》使用了先进的设备,并借鉴拍摄野生动物纪录片的手法,每一集跟随三组初生的小宠物来记录它们的生活,从出生到蹒跚学步和睁开眼睛,再到断奶和离开母亲照顾的心酸时刻,全程见证一只小萌宠的成长过程。在众多闪耀着理性光芒的社科人文纪录片中,该片无疑是一道清新可人的餐后甜点。
本片深入探究了给日本造成重创的地震与海啸背後的科学原理,本期节目将带领观众们随着地理学教授Roger Bilham的旅程,深入到震後仅数天後的日本。
Ronald Wright's bestseller A Short History Of Progress inspired this cinematic requiem to progress-as-usual. Throughout human history, what seemed like progress often backfired. Some of the world's foremost thinkers, activists, financiers and scientists challenge us to overcome 'progress traps,' which destroyed past civilizations and lie treacherously embedded in our own.
Horizon explores the secrets of what makes a long, healthy and happy life. It turns out that a time you can't remember - the nine months you spend in the womb - could have more lasting effects on you today than your lifestyle or genes. It is one of the most powerful and provocative new ideas in human science, and it was pioneered by a British scientist, Professor David Barker. ...
科技进步和社会发展已经使石油资源及其衍生品渗透进了现代人生活的方方面面,因此现代社会对石油的需求也在不断上涨。但是我们的石油从哪里来?现有石油资源还能供我们肆意挥霍多久?石油价格是否会因此大幅上涨?这些都是与我们生活息息相关的问题。为了解决油田减产问题,越来越多的中小盆地开始投入勘探开发,深海的勘探开发也取得了很大的进展。除此之外,在南极,北极,还有苔原地带,还存在着大量的资源仍待开发。当然,石油的开发也意味着承担极大的风险,墨西哥湾的原油泄漏已经为我们敲响警钟。21世纪的我们仍需为石油而战。
《天生狂野》讲述的是发生在人类救助人员和成为孤儿的野生动物之间的故事。 一些动物在出生之后,因为各种各样的原因成为了孤儿,在大自然中孤苦无助的它们很容易死亡。这个时候,一些善良的人们充当起了“救世主”的角色,自然保护小组、野生动物救护组织和一些环保人士自愿自觉地开始了拯救野生动物孤儿的活动。 在《天生狂野》中,观众能看到刚出生不久的大象和猩猩在救护站里得到了人类无微不至的照料并且最终重返自然的过程。也能看到世界著名的灵长类动物学家比卢特·葛莱迪卡斯为保护猩猩种群而做出的努力和奋斗。 幕后制作 17年前的夙愿 17年前,本片的编剧兼制片人德鲁·菲尔曼来到了东南亚旅游,他访问了婆罗洲,拜访了知名的动物学家比卢特·葛莱迪卡斯。回来之后,他的脑子里就盘旋着一个念头,要把葛莱迪卡斯的故事用IMAX格式拍成电影。虽然IMAX诞生于1970年代,不过,直到菲尔曼萌...