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Bill Nye
81) Reptiles
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Bill Nye talks about reptiles, their nature, habitat, food, body temperature, and how they breed. Snakes and crocodiles are fascinating creatures and Nye gives us a close look.
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Earth's crust: Bill Nye goes to the depths of the Earth (literally) to explain how the Earth's surface and its inner mantle differ. Earthquakes: Thousands of earthquakes happen each year and Bill Nye, the science guy trembles in his boots when he explains what causes them. Find out what makes big pieces of the earth's crust (the plates) move and what you should have on hand in case of a quake.
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"All day long our lives are made easier by one invention or another, but we may not realize that not every invention is carefully planned. Some of the most valuable ones came about by accident! In Inventions, Bill, with the help of Samuel L. Jackson, examines the process of inventing."--Container.
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"In Spiders, the Science Guy demystifies that misunderstood creature, the spider. He'll cure the most intense case of arachnophobia by showing how cool spiders really are, and how these eight-legged predators balance our ecosystem by preying on pesky insects"--Container.
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The Planets: Bill Nye gets up close and personal with each of the solar system's planets and moons. Bill goes planet gazing and takes a serious look at Jupiter's features, Earth's elliptical orbit, and the distances between planets ; Gravity: have you ever wondered what holds the ocean to the Earth? Or what makes the Earth round? Perhaps you've thought about what holds humans to the ground. Bill Nye provides the explanation for these and other questions...
89) Probability
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"There is a good chance this will be one of Bill's best episodes! In Probability, watch Bill make this complicated concept very simple to understand, while showing how it allows us to predict events"--Container.
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"In Measurement, see some of our most important tools used for measuring. Telescopes, spectroscopes, microscopes, stethoscopes, radar, thermometers, scales, barometers -- not to mention the humble ruler -- are all used to compare stuff in our universe and make observations"--Container.
92) Volcanoes
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Bill Nye takes a look at the hot-hot-hot world of volcanoes: what they are, how they're formed and the different types that exist.
93) Physics
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Host Bill Nye examines thirteen discoveries that help explain why matter and energy behave as they do.
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Join Marty McFly and Doc Brown, along with his wife Clara and their kids, Jules and Verne, as they travel throughout time. With a little help from a DeLorean, the time travelers find themselves back in the Prehistoric and Medieval Times, witnessing the Civil War and Salem Witch Trials and, of course, traveling to the future.
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Join Marty McFly and Doc Brown, along with his wife Clara and their kids, Jules and Verne, as they travel throughout time. With a little help from a DeLorean, the time travelers find themselves back in the Prehistoric and Medieval Times, witnessing the Civil War and Salem Witch Trials and, of course, traveling to the future.
99) Light optics
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"You won't believe your eyes when Bill Nye the Science Guy reflects, refracts, bends, bounces, absorbs, and pulls light waves to show how things can be seen in different ways. In Light optics Bill uses lenses, mirrors, and water to create optical illusions that are sights to behold.."--Container cover insert.