15263. The criminal man. [Emotions and crime] (29:07)

Alternative title:
Emotions and crime
Date:
1958
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Summary:
Discusses the relationship between emotional stability and criminal behavior. Points out that most crimes are committed by normal persons, illustrating with examples of hit-and-run drivers, embezzl...

15264. Music as a language. Music and emotion (28:50)

Alternative title:
Music and emotion; Music as a language; Music as emotion
Date:
1957
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Discusses ways in which composers can and have expressed or evoked emotion; demonstrates that rhythm, harmony, quality, and loudness are factors which may vary to help convey emotion, and stresses ...

15265. The months before birth. [The last months of pregnancy] (29:11)

Alternative title:
Last months of pregnancy; Months before birth
Date:
1956
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Summary:
Reviews fetal development during the later months of pregnancy, including physical characteristics of a seven-month-old fetus and definitions of premature and full-term birth. It provides guidance ...

15266. Step by step (29:05)

Alternative title:
Basic issues of man
Date:
1963
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Summary:
Explores questions of social change and whether society should be structured to provide equal benefits to its members. The episode follows the story of a successful corporate chairman who, while pr...

15267. The exceptional child. [The visually handicapped child: the blind] (28:47)

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Visually handicapped child: t...; Blind; Exceptional child
Date:
1959
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Summary:
This episode explores the unique challenges faced by children who are blind and the support they need to grow and build relationships. It highlights both the limitations caused by blindness and the...

15268. Focus on behavior : the science of psychology. The chemistry of behavior (29:09)

Alternative title:
Chemistry of behavior; Focus on behavior
Date:
1963
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Summary:
The episode introduces psychopharmacology, the study of how psychoactive drugs influence behavior, as a developing field in psychology. It presents experiments conducted by Dr. Roger Russell of Ind...

15269. Acting in the twentieth century (29:10)

Alternative title:
Acting: the twentieth century; Plays and players
Date:
1960
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Summary:
Explores the differences between American and European actors and the challenges of teaching acting in a liberal arts college. Arnold Moss is joined by a panel of theater educators and practitioner...

15270. The exceptional child. [Mentally retarded: trainable] (28:56)

Alternative title:
Mentally retarded: trainable; Mentally handicapped: trainable; Exceptional child
Date:
1959
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Summary:
Explores the challenges faced by children with severe intellectual disabilities, highlighting their interactions with family, neighbors, and educational environments. Through dramatizations and cla...

15271. Japan: the changing years. Education in the new Japan (29:02)

Alternative title:
Education in the new Japan; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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Summary:
Compares the education in imperial Japan to that of Japan today. Shows how students as a group today are an increasing influence in Japan. Considers the Zengakuren and how it operates. Discusses th...

15272. The exceptional child. [The gifted child] (29:06)

Alternative title:
Gifted child; Exceptional child
Date:
1959
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Summary:
Explores the unique challenges faced by gifted children, highlighting how their intellectual, emotional, and physical development may differ from others. Through filmed sequences and dramatizations...

15273. Heredity. Fact or fallacy (29:05)

Alternative title:
Fact or fallacy; Heredity
Date:
1960
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Summary:
Discusses and disproves many folk tales about heredity and its effects. Explains the relationship between heredity and environment, and describes the roles played by heredity and congenital charact...

15274. The exceptional child. [Speech disorders: stuttering] (29:02)

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Speech disorders: stuttering; Exceptional child; Speech handicapped child: stu...
Date:
1959
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Summary:
Examines the challenges faced by children who stutter, explaining how stuttering patterns develop and the social difficulties that may result. Through interviews, filmed sequences, and dramatizatio...

15275. Lars Willnat, MA'91, PHD'92 (02:42)

Date:
2025
Main contributors:
Willnat, Lars
Summary:
Lars Willnat, MA’91, PhD’92, is the John Ben Snow Endowed Research Professor in the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. His research focuses on global journalism studies, the effects of media o...

15276. Library 508 (49:25)

Date:
February 4, 1993 to April 12, 1993
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