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The NewsHour : technology
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Has the high-tech revolution enhanced or inhibited our quality of life? This selection of NewsHour segments reveals examples of digital technology applied in both beneficial and potentially destruc...
Has the high-tech revolution enhanced or inhibited our quality of life? This selection of NewsHour segments reveals examples of digital technology applied in both beneficial and potentially destructive ways. The program focuses on LED-based lighting, state-of-the-art sports training, nanotechnology for hydrogen fuel cells, and the computer-aided reconstruction of King Tut's true appearance. It also looks at what some experts say are cases of technological overconfidence-such as computerized voting machines and the American military's proposed National Missile Defense System-as well as the dark menagerie of worms and viruses coursing through cyberspace. Original
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- MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
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- PBS newshour
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2007], c2005
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (76 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781421361994
- OCLC
- ocn709673332
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Oct. 24, 2007.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Broadcast 10/23/03 to 11/10/05.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- King Tut Restoration: Tutankhamen's Appearance (3:20) -- King Tut Restoration: Tutankhamen's Death (1:54) -- Election Science: Voting Irregularities in the Reelection of George Bush (2:36) -- Election Science: Studying Election Procedures (3:54) -- Election Science: Highlighting Flawed Election Procedures (2:19) -- Election Science: Lessons from the 2004 Presidential Election (2:15) -- Election Science: Voter Confidence and Education (1:58) -- Missile Defense: The Plan (3:22) -- Missile Defense: Questions and Criticisms (4:20) -- Missile Defense: Limited Defense Capabilities (2:40) -- Nanotechnology: Unlimited Potential (2:46) -- Nanotechnology: The Nature of the Nano World (2:19) -- Nanotechnology: Building at the Molecular Level (2:38) -- Nanotechnology: Life at Nano Scale (2:24) -- Nanotechnology: Ethical Questions and Concerns (0:55) -- Hydrogen Power: Fuel Cells Replace Fossil Fuels (2:19) -- Hydrogen Power: Obstacles to Fuel Cell Vehicles (2:24) -- Hydrogen Power: Overcoming Obstacles with Nanotechnology (4:38) -- Sports Science: Improving Technique (3:06) -- Sports Science: Improving Equipment (1:55) -- Sports Science: MIT Student Projects (2:28) -- Sports Science: Biomechanics Feedback for Golfers (3:34) -- Light Bulb Technology: LEDs Save Energy (1:55) -- Light Bulb Technology: Advantages and Applications of LEDs (2:00) -- Light Bulb Technology: The Future of LEDs (2:37) -- Computer Worms and Viruses: The Threat (1:37) -- Computer Worms and Viruses: How They Work (2:44) -- Computer Worms and Viruses: Improving Computer Security (4:10)