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Unleash the power of STEAM...
one idea at a time! (5th-8th Grade)
Fridays; Jan. 19, Feb. 16, Apr. 19, May 17; 4:30 p.m. at John and Judy Gay Library (JJGL)
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Wednesdays; 4:30 p.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Told by one of our greatest chroniclers of technology and society, the definitive biography of iconic serial visionary Stewart Brand, from the Merry Pranksters and the generation-defining Whole Earth Catalog to the marriage of environmental consciousness and hacker capitalism and the rise of a new planetary culture--the story behind so many other stories. Stewart Brand has long been famous if you know who he is, but for many people outside the counterculture,...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Silicon Valley is one of the world's most powerful regions: A region that holds more knowledge, power and money than Washington, Wall Street or Brussels. And it is here that a digital revolution is being coded that is shaping our lives at every possible level. This revolution is designed by a new order of programmers, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from Silicon Valley. It's these people who have the knowledge, the networks and the money. Always...
3) Earth Days
Pub. Date
[2014], c2010
Language
English
Description
This program traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day and to its status as a major political force in America. Drawing heavily on eyewitness testimony and a wealth of never before seen archival footage, Director Robert Stone examines the revolutionary achievements - and missed opportunities...
Pub. Date
[2007], c2007
Language
English
Description
Eminent biologist E. O. Wilson has spent his life studying creatures great and small-from humans to insects-as well as the fragile and complex nature of the biosphere as a whole. Bill Moyers Journal profiles the two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, his advocacy of environmental stewardship, and his latest project: the Encyclopedia of Life, an online digital catalog of every living species on the planet. Also on the program, an update on the Earth Conservation...
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
There's a heavy dose of science in the first half of this episode, and some weird science at that! There's some very interesting research is taking place at the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute. We're talking DNA from thousands of years ago extracted from permafrost! In the first story, Brendan pays them a visit to get the scoop on the latest studies with implications for climate change, and there he discovers two teens in lab coats helping...
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