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  1. Buckminster Fuller: Thinking out Loud (1996)

    Subject
    Engineering; Philosophy; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (NTSC, 94 minutes), $34.99

    A true Renaissance Man, Buckminster Fuller, best remembered as the architect and creator of the geodesic dome, made an equally dramatic mark as an engineer, inventor, poet, visionary, philosopher and...

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  2. Did Darwin Kill God? (2009)

    Subject
    Biology; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Can Darwin and religion exist side by side? In this thought-provoking programme, Anglican Christian, philosopher and theologian Conor Cunningham explains why these two beliefs are not in conflict. Richard...

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  3. Gravity - History of Idea - Early Geocentric to Modern Heliocentric Models

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Follows the path of the ancient Greeks, Renaissance Europeans and early British in their search for an understanding of the properties of the universe. From the simple versions of Geocentric models to the...

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  4. Wave-Particle Paradox, The (1980 Video)

    Director
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Demonstrates two famous paradoxes in physics: is light waves or particles and are electrons waves or particles? The discussion is set against the debate on whether truth is objective or subjective in the...

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  5. Chaotic Universe, The (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION IN UK, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

    Discussion of a way of thinking about the nature and organisation of all living systems, of the creativity inherent in chaos, and of a non-linear world that contains multiple views. John Cage discusses his...

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  6. Air Pollution (3 Parts) (1974 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 22, 25, 31 min.

    3: Pollution control and the philosophy behind related legislation. Practical methods of control include redesigning chimneys and modifications and alternatives to the internal combustion engine. For the...

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  7. Darwin and the Ancient Earth: Dinosaurs and the ‘Deep Past’ In the 19th-Century Imagination (2009)

    Subject
    Geology; Natural history

    Why was the young Charles Darwin’s fascination with geology so important for his later work and why was prehistory so popular in early nineteenth-century Britain? This podcast with Professor Jim Secord,...

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  8. Future of Work and Death, The (2016)

    Director
    Sean Blacknell
    Subject
    Philosophy; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 89 minutes), $295.00

    Provocative documentary in which worldwide experts in the fields of futurology, anthropology, neuroscience and philosophy consider the impact of technological advances on the two certainties of human life:...

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  9. Concepts of Psychology, The: 2

    Subject
    Philosophy; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, [Duration unknown]), £49.99

    This is the second in the series of the new Concepts in Psychology collection and looks at issues such as reductionism, correlation and causation, the use of non-human animals in research, psychology as...

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  10. Cosmic Dance of Shiva, The (199 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

    Shiva, the Hindu god of creation, is also the lord of dancers. The timeless quality of Indian art is shown here through Shiva’s dance, which emphasises the unity of all creative activities of man, whether...

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