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Contains 10 Results:

Ascent of Man 11: Knowledge or Certainty Part 1, 1974

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Produced by Adrian Malone. Written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski.

This segment talks about the advancement of physics during the 20th century and illustrates how university culture played a role.

Dates: 1974

Ascent of Man 11: Knowledge or Certainty Part 2, 1974

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Produced by Adrian Malone. Written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski.

This film considers the moral dilemma of scientists by contrasting humanist traditions with Nazi atrocities and the development of the atomic bomb.

Dates: 1974

Ascent of Man 12: Generation Upon Generation Part 1, 1974

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Produced by Adrian Malone. Written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski.

This segment emphasizes the impact of Gregor Mendel's experiments on genetics.

Dates: 1974

Ascent of Man 12: Generation Upon Generation Part 2, 1974

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Produced by Adrian Malone. Written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski.

This part talks about the discovery of DNA.

Dates: 1974

Ascent of Man 13: Long Childhood Part 1, 1974

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Produced by Adrian Malone. Written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski.

This segment talks about the process of learning and the development of imagination.

Dates: 1974

Ascent of Man 13: Long Childhood Part 2, 1974

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Produced by Adrian Malone. Written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski.

This segment looks at the role of 20th century science and technology in shaping human culture and focuses on the need for a democracy of intellect.

Dates: 1974

Autistic Child: Behavioral Approach, 1982

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Produced by Efficacy Research Institutes.

The film illustrates use of behavior techniques based on positive reinforcement to teach language and appropriate behavior to autistic children.

Dates: 1982

Avoiding Communication Breakdown, 1965

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Produced by the Bureau of National Affairs.

The film dramatizes a communications breakdown about a merchandise shipment in a sales company to reveal warning signs of defective communication. David K. Berlo shows how these signals could have been used by communication-conscious supervisors to prevent breakdown.

Dates: 1965

Brazil: Gathering Millions Part 1, 1965

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The film discusses how the lack of birth control and the migration of people from rural areas to cities impacts the urban environment.

Dates: 1965

Brazil: Gathering Millions Part 2, 1965

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This film expounds upon the economic, ecological, and public health threat of the rising population in Brazil.

Dates: 1965