Three experts offer different, often surprising, perspectives on contemporary Chinese society. Featured researchers: - Michael Berry, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies, UCLA - Karl Gerth, Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies and Professor of History, UC San Diego -…
Five scholars give their take on a variety of legal issues, from the international human rights system to plea bargaining. Featured researchers: - Nita Farahany, Professor of Law and Philosophy, Duke University - Emilie Hafner-Burton, Professor of International Justice and Human Rights, UC San…
Set against the backdrop of suburban life comes this thrilling exploration, where the quest for truth collides with the mysteries of the cosmos.
Death is an inevitability from the moment we experience our first physical memory. My lifetime of study and experiences didn't avert that inevitability, but perhaps it prepared me for it? What can be created from death? This show. I've always known I've experienced life before…
Final Vows chronicles the life of a cloistered order of nuns at Santa Rita Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in the high desert of Arizona. The nuns, who take a vow that binds them to remain in the community they entered for life, candidly share their joys and struggles. While each woman’s journey…
Three theoretical physicists and a philosopher reflect on different aspects of “mathematical Platonism” which is the belief that numbers and mathematical concepts somehow have an existence independent of space, time, and us. Featured researchers: - Nima Arkani-Hamed, permanent faculty…
Synopsis: In the last store in a defunct shopping mall, 91-year-old Sonia Warshawski—great-grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust survivor—runs the tailor shop she’s owned for more than thirty years. But when she’s served an eviction notice, the specter of retirement prompts…
🇫🇷 De tout âge, sexe , nationalité, les personnages de ce documentaire racontent les difficultés que leur posent leur voix. Heureusement que des praticiens expérimentés existent afin d'être accompagné dans cette quête d'identité…
Anita Roddick of The Body Shop went to Africa to find out first hand how women entrepreneurs in the Third World survive and even flourish. Three separate businesses in different stages of development are shown: a Ghanian shea butter producer, a pottery in Kenya, and a Ghanian textile designer trying…
A portrait of the Christian Hospital at Vellore, India, showing the many different activities which take place. The work of the CHAD and RVHSA projects in rural development is also shown, commisioned by the Australian Friends of Vellore.
Inspiring insights from Edie Widder, marine biologist and Founder of Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and business professor Andrew Hoffman, University of Michigan, about the different paths they followed to become environmental scientists. Featured researchers: - Andrew Hoffman, Holcim…
When a family has a disabled child, how are the other siblings treated? This training film deals with this type of situation, made in 1989.
