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61) B for Babylon
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A young Iraqi woman visits the Louvre to gather information on Babylonian artifacts, and through discussions with experts a picture emerges of a vibrant civilization and the kings and scribes, families and businesspeople, who composed it. This program focuses on some cultural highlights of the ancient empire, including its 24-volume encyclopedia, nuanced legal code, and influential body of literature. Babylon's image as both biblical "cursed city"...
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A great deal of psychological research is carried out using experiments and this film introduces students to a range of issues and ideas surrounding this most-popular of methods. Using a mix of classic and contemporary studies the film illustrates and evaluates three different types of experimental method: Laboratory, Field, and Natural Experiments - highlighting their respective strengths and drawing-out some of their major limitations.
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Statistical data is rightly seen as a central feature of much psychological research, but students need to understand the important methodological processes underpinning the production of such data. In this film, we go Behind the Statistics to look at the various factors from sampling techniques, through ideas about correlation and causation to experimental design that can influence the reliability and validity of statistical data.
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National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin travels to Petra, Jordan, to discover the origins of the famous city. He finds out that it was built by the Nabataeans, a mysterious civilization that learned how to survive in the desert. He tracks down evidence of their cities and temples, and reveals that the ancient city of Petra was part of a much bigger network than he ever imagined.
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National Geographic Explorer and scientist Albert Lin travels to Colombia to learn the truth behind the legends of El Dorado. While exploring the lost city of Ciudad Perdida, Lin discovers that fact is far more exciting than fiction — and discovers not just a city but an entire civilization. Now, for the first time, Lin reveals the extent of this civilization and its “cities in the clouds.”
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National Geographic Explorer and scientist Albert Lin travels to Micronesia, in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, to uncover the ancient island city of Nan Madol. Exploring the tombs, temples and ritual sites, all built on man-made islands now shrouded by centuries of jungle growth, Lin discovers not just a city but an entire ocean continent spanning thousands of miles.
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Albert Lin travels to Israel in search of the lost fortunes of the mysterious Knights Templar — warrior monks who ruled the Holy Land through blood, God and gold. Using cutting-edge technology, Lin investigates the hidden Crusader city and the secret tunnels that lie beneath it to discover their lost world, their gold and the secrets that made them so ruthlessly successful.
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For thousands of years before Stonehenge was built, its land was inhabited by a mysterious, ancient people. Albert Lin goes on an epic adventure across England and Scandinavia to discover their secrets while a team of archaeologists uncovers a unique stone structure that just might have been the reason Stonehenge was built.
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National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin travels to the mountains of Peru to discover the origins of its most famous site, Machu Picchu. Using LiDAR technology, he finds proof of the people who came before the Inca and treks into the mountains to find their homes and ceremonial sites. Lin reveals that the Inca city may have been inspired by another, even older civilization.
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