As the Ebola epidemic threatens to spiral out of control, NOVA reports from the hot zone, where courageous medical teams struggle to cope with a flood of victims, to labs where scientists are racing to test vaccines and find a cure. Surviving Ebola includes chilling firsthand interviews of what it's like to catch and survive this terrible affliction.

Using microphotography to explore the hidden world inside the human body, this program covers three incredible team efforts: the coordination of muscles, bones, heart and circulatory system that makes Mike Powell the world's greatest long jumper; the digestive dynamo that turns a simple sandwich eaten by five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair into raw energy for a blistering sprint down the ice; and the ultimate event--the development of a new...

Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack.

Looks at the lives and careers of Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst, and how Hearst tried to surpress the 1941 film Citizen Kane and destroy Welles.

Examines the rise and fall of Egypt's New Kingdom, 1560 B.C. to 1080 B.C.

Examines the subtle but potent gender biases in today's classrooms. By using scripted classroom scenes to graphically illustrate biased and equitable teaching, the program is a powerful tool for use in pre-service education classrooms or in professional development workshops. Dr. Sadker explains what is biased in each scene and provides background information and tips on equitable teaching strategies.

Samuel Clemens rose from a hardscrabble boyhood in the backwoods of Missouri to become, as Mark Twain, America's best-known and best-loved author. Considered in his time as the funniest man on earth, Twain was also an unflinching critic of human nature who used his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. He created some of the world's most memorable characters as well as its most quoted sayings. And, in his often-misunderstood novel "Huckleberry...

Chronicles the emergence of the powerful Roman Empire from a chaotic period of violent coups, assassination, overarching ambition, civil war and clashes between the classes as well as the sexes.

Where the earth meets the sky explores the world and work of glass artist Josh Simpson. It is a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at one of America's leading glass artists.