St. Petersburg: Russia
When is electricity dangerous or benign, spectacular or useful?n
Volta invents the electric battery using the internal properties of di fferent metals.n
With current extinction rates exceeding those of previous mass extinct ions, many biodiversity studies focus on efforts to count the Earth
Change is Gonna Come - Karla is having a lot of fun with her new tadpole friend, until one day, when she finds that he's changed completely. Why did he have to go and do that. Mama explains (with some help from her home movies) how change is something that happens to everyone in the animal kingdom -- it just happens faster to some than others. Trumpet While You Work - Max wants Mama to play, but she has to work, as does the local "tale-spinning" orb spider. As a result, Max wants to know why adults always have to "work."
The program examines isomers and how the electronic structure of a mol ecule's elements and bondsnaffects its shape and physical properties.n
All sound is the product of airwaves crashing against our eardrums. Th e mathematical technique for understanding this and other wave phenome na is called the Fourier analysis, which allows the disentangling of a complex wave into basic waves called sinusoids, or sine waves. In thi s unit we discover how the Fourier analysis is used in creating electr onic music and underpins all digital technology.
Standing on the banks of the Delaware near Philadelphia, Dave recalls the victory at Trenton, New Jersey when the Continental Army crossed the Delaware and overcame the Hessian troops under the command of Colonel Rall. At Monmouth Battlefield State Park Dave introduces the "first Pentagon", a dining room at Ford House that served as meeting place for the leaders of the Continental Army in the two winters that Washington and his troops prepared for the final battles of the Revolutionary War.
Visit the only robotics magnet school in the Los Angeles school district, where robots are incorporated into every subject. City leaders in West Sacramento spearhead an effort to educate all their citizens, from preschool to college. Discover how special ed students are building friendships with general ed students through a sports program at an East Bay high school.
In Good Shape is the weekly health show on DW, covering all aspects of health care: what's new in medical treatment, alternative medicine, wellness and fitness - as well as nutrition and beauty. In our studio interview we discuss topics in-depth with specialists, and offer you opportunities to pose your own questions. Dr. Carsten Lekutat and Stefanie Suren are alternate hosts of the program and will provide a combination of video-rich features and insightful interviews that grapple with some of the larger issues in medical treatment and healthcare. As an interactive feature of the program we also ask viewers to request a program topic Dr. Carsten Lekutat is a qualified General Practitioner and works as a doctor in Berlin. He is also responsible for training medical students at the Berlin Charite hospital. Stefanie Suren is executive producer and presenter of In Good Shape. 'Keep it simple and straightforward' - that is her goal as a reporter, producer and presenter.
Burdened with the legacy of colonial imperialism, the Third World rush ed development to catchnup with its Western counterparts.n