Documentary
List activity
142 views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
188 titles
- DirectorDaniel McCabeStarsDavid PogueCraig SechlerThe potential environmental impact of virtually indestructible versions of glass, rubber and plastic.
- DirectorDaniel McCabeStarsDavid PogueEric BuchananJohn HayesThe chemical reactions that transform the world, from explosions to photosynthesis; lock-and-key molecules that put the heat in peppers and make venoms useful to medicine.
- DirectorDaniel McCabeStarsDavid PogueCraig SechlerThe molecules that allowed life on Earth to begin and thrive; how scientists use evolution in chemistry.
- DirectorMartin JohnsonStephen CooterStarsZachary QuintoAnjali TripathiDavid GrinspoonThe rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all have similar origins, but only one supports life. Was it always this way?
- DirectorRushmore DeNooyerStarsJanna LevinRainer WeissEilat GlikmanAstrophysicist Janna Levin explores black hole science.
- DirectorMartin GorstStarsEric MeyersNicolas CailleRob OwenDocumentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
- DirectorSarah HoltBen LawrieRoss YoungStarsCraig SechlerMark NorellStephen BrusatteInvestigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Join scientists as they drill into the impact crater and, for the first time, reconstruct the hell on earth that unfolded in the minutes, hours and months after the impact.
- DirectorMartin GorstStarsCraig SechlerJay PasachoffSteven TomczykScientists and citizens alike observe the first total solar eclipse to traverse the U.S. mainland in more than a generation. Included: the storied history of eclipse science; and cutting-edge research into the solar corona.
- DirectorSarah HoltFrançois-Xavier VivesStarsDaniel AukesDavid BakerAaron ChevalierThe centuries old Japanese art form has gone high tech. Building with examples in biology and applying sophisticated mathematics, computer software and good old fashion imagination it looks like any structure can be folded and practical applications are everywhere.
- DirectorNiobe ThompsonStarsSarah AnzickBerhane AsfawKalepa BaybayanScientists are using archaeological and cultural findings to map humans' exodus from Africa and identify the adaptive skills required for the journey.
- DirectorKate DartDoug HamiltonStarsDebbie BerebichezLung S. ChanLisa DongThis program explains the formation, chemistry, variations and allure of the most notable gemstones; diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, jade and opals.
- DirectorTerri RandallStarsAomawa BakerEdo BergerJeanette CainesHistory's most important metals and how they advanced civilization.
- DirectorKate DartDoug HamiltonStarsPaul EkinsZhiqiang FengJanice GillespieAn examination of fossil fuels. Included: modern-day oil prospecting in California; and a utility company that struggles to keep the lights on during hot summer days.
- DirectorPeter YostStarsJames CrockerDrake DemingSandra FaberThe story of the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched into orbit in 1990. It since has provided stunning images; helped astronomers determine the age of the universe; and advanced the understanding of dark energy and cosmic expansion
- DirectorNathan WilliamsBen BowieStarsNatalie BatalhaDavid CharbonneauLewis DartnellA look at new worlds uncovered by NASA's planet-hunting Kepler Telescope, including whether any are like Earth and the type of life they might support.
- DirectorDuncan CoppChristopher RileyStarsCorey JohnsonBuzz AldrinCarol ArmstrongA look inside the life of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon.
- StarsWaleed AbdalatiDavid AdamecCharlie BristowEARTH FROM SPACE is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet.
- DirectorMichael BeckhamStarsMike EdmundsTony FreethPanagiotis TselekasExamining an ancient Greek astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor that is believed to be from the workshop of Archimedes.
- DirectorKeisuke HatateTomohiro InoueTaro IshiiStarsCraig SechlerRonald WilliamsEarle WilliamsA high-flying weather observation plane skirts the earth-space boundary zone in a search for sprites, which are fleeting flashes that flicker upwards from thunderstorms for a split-second.
- DirectorChris SchmidtStarsDavid PogueMike LassiterLawrence L. JonesWhere do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. Watch as David Pogue unlocks their secrets.
- DirectorMichael BicksStarsRodney BrooksEric BrownTodd CrainWatson, an IBM computer with a brain the size of 2,400 home computers and a database of 10 million documents, competes on the game show Jeopardy! (1984) against champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Will Watson win?
- DirectorOliver TwinchStarsAshley DaviesJennifer EigenbrodeJosh EisnerScientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone? Finding Life Beyond Earth immerses audiences in the sights and sounds of alien worlds, while top astrobiologists explain how these places are changing how we think about the potential for life in our solar system.
- DirectorJulia CortJosh RosenStarsAllan AdamsChristopher Mark ChanJohn ClauserThis program explains some of the weirdest aspects of quantum mechanics: uncertainty and entanglement. Despite the absurdity of these behaviors they have been confirmed time and again and have never been refuted. Lastly the theory that suggests the possibility that teleportation and quantum computers may be possible are examined.
- 1974– 45mTV-PG8.3 (167)TV EpisodeDirectorRushmore DeNooyerStarsAndy AlbrechtRaphael BoussoBrian GreeneHard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of worlds that make up the multiverse. In this show, Brian Greene takes us on a tour of this brave new theory at the frontier of physics, explaining why scientists believe it's true and showing what some of these alternate realities might be like.
- 1974– 52mTV-G8.0 (68)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter JonesOliver TwinchStarsLouise AlexanderJim BennettRonald H. BissingerNova examines the physics of telescope design. Following the development of the telescope over several centuries the program explains the challenges that the major design innovations solved and the inevitable major discoveries they produced.