Compares and contrasts the lives and ideas of seven of the founders of the United States of America--Washington, Hamilton, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Burr, and John Adams.
Goes inside the intensive care unit of one of New York's largest hospitals to examine the reality of modern, medicalized death and offer a portrait of patients who face the prospect of dying in ways they might not have imagined.
Looks at the 1970 experiment in which a teacher grouped her third grade class by eye color and proceeded to give preferential treatment to the blue-eyed group in order to evaluate the effects of racial stereotyping on children, visits the class fifteen years later to see whether the experiment had any long-lasting effects on participants, and shows a similar session conducted with adult correctional system employees.
Chronicles the history of the Roman empire, from its first major battle to its military feats and through its eventual fall, told through dramatic reenactments and battle scenes.
Follows pilot Darryl Greenamyer and his team on two expeditions to a Greenland icecap where they attempt to revive and rescue a rare World War II B-29 bomber that was abandoned there in 1947 following a crash landing.