A private universe ; Minds of our own / [produced by] Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Science Media Group.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
English
Published/​Created
[Cambridge, Mass.] : Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, [2003]
Description
1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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    Summary note
    "How can students graduate from prestigious schools like Harvard or MIT and not even know some of the most basic ideas in science taught in grade school? These award-winning programs investigate the answers to this perplexing question, and help reveal why science taught in schools can so often end up unlearned"--Container label.
    Notes
    • Based on two programs: A private universe, originally issued in 1989, and Minds of our own, originally issued in 1997.
    • Title from menu screen.
    • "Private Universe Project."
    • "Funded in part by the National Science Foundation and Annenberg/CPB"--Container label.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Created by Matthew H. Schneps ; in collaboration with Philip M. Sadler.
    System details
    DVD; NTSC; Digitally mastered.
    Awards
    "American Film and Video festival ... Gold awards"--Container label.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Narrator, Lindsay Crouse.
    Contents
    • A private universe (20 min.)
    • Minds of our own. Program 1. Can we believe our eyes (60 min.); Lessons from thin air (60 min.)
    Other title(s)
    Minds of our own
    OCLC
    58407116
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