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This eye-opening program delves into humanity's war with lethal microorganisms and viruses. Detailed images illuminate how microbes attack the body and how our immune systems defend it. Reenactments of remarkable medical discoveries - penicillin, blood groups, methods of malaria control, and the polio vaccine- are portrayed.

Profiles a diverse group of Goldman Environmental Prize winners who have made it their duty to protect their local environments. The inspiring stories pose questions about how to weigh the needs of modern life with the reality of its impact on the environment. Demonstrates many ways that regular people can become environmental heroes.

The beauty, artistry, athleticism, and competition of Native American dance are illustrated in this documentary. Filmed at the Crow Fair, Crow Agency, Montana, the program highlights the beautiful costumes and many dance styles incorporated into the culture from various Native American tribes and nations.

Contains 2 programs from the PBS Nature series.

Includes the art of Valazquez, El Greco, and Goya; El Estorial, the palace monastery; Avila; Segovia; Toledo; the caves of Cordoba; Moorish Spain in Granada; Seville; Costa del Sol; the Salvador Dali Museum; Pablo Picasso's work in Barcelona; the Iberian Peninsula.

Stars actor Jeff Goldblum and dramatizes the race to solve the structure of DNA. It is the story of the diligent research and perseverance of James Watson and Francis Crick that led to the discovery. Students of biology and genetics will benefit from the process of problem-solving used to identify the structure of DNA, as well as the clear, concise summary of research evidence.

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock unravels the American obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide and by subjecting himself to a "McDonald's only" diet for thirty days straight.

The program explains how triangles can be classified by side length and by angles, introducing the mathematical names. It then names and illustrates the different types of convex quadrilaterals. Study guides are available from VEA website. www.veavideo.com

Freakonomics is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally best-selling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. The film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years.