Kanopy (Firm)
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Turn now to the relationship between stress and your immune system. After mastering the basics of how this system works, delve into how frequent stressors can result in flare-ups of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, can increase your vulnerability to infections like the common cold and herpes viruses, and more.
102) Boltzmann Brains
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
One possible explanation for order in the universe is that it is a random fluctuation from a disordered state. Could the entire universe be one such fluctuation, now in the process of returning to disorder? Investigate a scenario called "Boltzmann brains" that suggests not.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
With new innovative designs, including 2-storey units, the reinvented high-rise is changing the face of cities. 1. The Glassworks, by architect Barry J. Hobin, is a loft-style condominium containing 31 units in a prime Ottawa location. 2. MVRDV designed the Silodam, which uses modern materials and spaces to create a play on traditional Dutch architecture. 3. The District Lofts, Peter Clewes's new building in downtown Toronto, uses space and orientation...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Intended to provide a complete and permanent record of surviving traditions and skills in textiles and crafts, the Ends of the Earth unique series show the processes in full, in detail and with all the clarity and colour made possible by modern video cameras. In many ways they are better than being there - pausing and replaying gives the possibility of checking again where the quickness of the hands has eluded or deceived the eye.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Boasting an unconventional yet undeniably beautiful vision, designer Yohji Yamamoto is one of the leading designers of our time. In the early 1980s, with Yamamoto at the forefront, the arrival of the Japanese designers in Paris heralded a darker, more somber aesthetic than the prevailing glitz of the era. The oversized black clothes of the Japanese designers sent a wave of counter-intuitive sex appeal through the fashion world. More than twentyfive...
106) Rick Joy: interludes
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Rick Joy, an architect based in Tucson, Arizona, owes his reputation to his innovative residential designs, which respond gracefully to their desert environment. Joy exploits natural and passive energy-saving techniques and unusual materials, such as rammed earth and rusting steel, to create striking architectural solutions for living in a hot, dry climate. In this film, Joy takes viewers through the Desert Nomad House, built in 2005, which is composed...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Rob is a Halifax-bred artist-photographer, who has turned his lens and talents to shooting barnyard animals. He explores the exploitation of fashion models' by re-creating the drama, angles and lighting, using the barn as his runway. His models range from goats and sheep to pigs and donkeys. The subjects' built-in 'cute factor' belies his more serious messaging. Let the controversy begin.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Mexican free-tailed bat is one of the most abundant mammals in North America. Outside of San Antonio, Texas there is a cave that is home to over 40 million of these bats. Roosting in large numbers in relatively few areas makes them especially vulnerable to human disturbance and habitat destruction. Documented declines at some roosts are cause for concern because there is a delicate balance in the ecosystem that depends on the bats. There is also...
109) Think Safety
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
An extremely easy to understand introduction to the concept of OHandS in connection with safety legislations.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Leadership requires awareness, open communication and the ability to empower others. David makes several mistakes managing Anne, and after a feedback session he makes some changes. Part 1: The Sins -David doesn't discuss and agree on the way they will work together, doesn't listen and continually interrupts, fails to acknowledge good work, invades personal space, is inflexible about the way things are done, is oblivious to Anne's body language and...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Rachel Whiteread has created some of the most remarkable and resonant public sculptures of recent years. House (now demolished) cast in concrete the interior of a terraced house in London's East End. Holocaust Memorial is a moving memorial in Vienna to the victims of the holocaust in Austria. Yet she also frequently works on a domestic scale, casting in plaster and resin the spaces inside, around and beneath furniture, floors and staircases. Her art...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
At last, an answer to one of the great unsolved cases in crime history. When the half-naked bodies of brilliant physicist, Dr Gilbert Bogle, and his lover, Mrs Margaret Chandler, were found in bizarre circumstances on a Sydney riverbank in 1963, it set into play an unprecedented forensic investigation. Autopsies offered little clue as to how the couple died, only that there were signs of a rapidly acting poison. Despite assistance from the FBI and...
114) How I Learn
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Winner of Telly Award Meet children of all ages as they experience the social, emotional, physical and intellectual milestones of typical early childhood development. Filmed in a child care center, this documentary is packed full of information and features, entertaining footage of children, parents, caregivers, archival film footage, and a teen childcare worker who pulls it all together.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Discover how a simple observation inspired Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection, and why his Origin of Species was eagerly accepted by much of Victorian society. Then, look at how the Nazis and others distorted Darwin's ideas.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Real Life Teens is an unbiased and realistic look from the perspective of teens, at the wide variety of issues teens face today featuring young teenagers telling their real stories, in their own words. The series discusses significant issues in adolescent society and cuts through many barriers with its honest and relevant advice and information. This program discusses the effects of the media on teens. It is designed to help teens feel comfortable...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The name Christian Dior is synonymous with luxury and glamour in the world of clothing, accessories, fragrance and cosmetics. Come to Paris to meet the master Dior himself in the early days of the House and see how the Dior label has flourished under famous designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, and Gianfranco Ferre.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An artistic journey down the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon an assemblage of Grand Canyon painters and photographers embarked on a twenty-one day river trip through the canyon. The journey was documented on high-definition video and presents a unique opportunity to see these artists working, interacting and talking about the techniques and inspiration of their craft. The excitement of the rapids, the talent, camaraderie, and the beauty of February...