15461. The Alcoholic Criminal (29:14)

Date:
1958
Summary:
Discusses alcohol as a measurable cause of crime, using filmed sequences and dramatic episodes to show how alcohol breaks down inhibitions, provides a sense of false security, and impairs judgment....

15463. The alphabet (30:13)

Date:
1958
Summary:
In this episode, Dr. Smith, Jr., analyzes the English writing system and traces the origin, development and spread of the alphabet. He spends a short time discussing other important writing systems...

15464. The Alphabet in Black (29:51)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Show how the black keys on the piano can be an alphabet of music all by themselves. Demonstrates the black key scale is characteristic of much folk or primitive music and show how it has been used...

15465. The Alphabet in White (29:13)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Describes the white keys of the piano as part of the composer's language. Shows different colors and tonal qualities of various white key scales. Demonstrates transposition and shows the great va...

15466. The amazing bird (29:41)

Date:
1957
Summary:
Discusses and illustrates physical characteristics of the bird. Explains the skeletal system, covering of feathers, and uses of the beak and feet. Outlines graphically the ancestry of the bird. (...

15467. The Amazon : people and resources of northern Brazil (21:33)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Preston E. James; Milan Herzog
Summary:
Locates the Amazon river on a map and describes its size, tributary rivers, and climate. Shows the vegetation, jungle animals, and life of primitive Indians who live in the jungle. Depicts life in ...

15468. The American Academy: Bridging Disciplines and Democracy (1:12:00)

Date:
April 10, 2021
Main contributors:
Oxtoby, David
Summary:
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided further evidence that a world of increasingly complex challenges requires a commitment to reaching beyond boundaries, crossing disciplines, bridging research and ...

15470. The American education system (28:43)

Date:
1959
Summary:
“American education is easy, lazy, and noisy.” With this statement four panelists, from India, Greece, Union of South Africa, and England, begin their discussion of American education. What are th...