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  1. Exporting Harm (2002)

    aka: Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology
    Distribution
    DVD (PAL), $85

    A hard-hitting documentary on the dumping of toxic computer waste in China, aiming to open people’s eyes to the true horror of the high-tech revolution. A tale of how good intentions - to recycle old...

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  2. How Old Media Are Using New Media (2011)

    Subject
    Media studies

    Nowadays virtually everything appears on Twitter first, which is really challenging for the mainstream media. In this audio recording of a lecture given at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism,...

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  3. Flu Time Bomb (2007)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences

    As a virulent new strain of influenza spreads across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East on the wings of migratory birds, scientists look to the past in order to prevent a future global pandemic. The...

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  4. Ascent of Woman, The (2015)

    Subject
    History; Women’s studies

    Biographer and historian Dr Amanda Foreman explores the history of women since the dawn of civilisation, and the pivotal role they have played in the forging of the modern world. [4 x 60 minute episodes]

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  5. Japan and China: The Unforgotten War (2006)

    Subject
    Economics; History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    DVD

    Just a few sentences in a Japanese history textbook in 2005 sparked the biggest protests China had seen since 1989. The subject of those sentences— the Nanjing Massacre —occurred during World War II, but...

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  6. Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language (5 Parts) (2009)

    Subject
    Languages; Linguistics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 250 minutes ), $599.95 (set)

    Currently there are more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world. This five-part series traces the history and evolution of language and attendant theories and controversies, while evaluating the scope...

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