• Symposium, ou les idées rec̦ues = Symposium, or accepted ideas
• Olympisme, ou la Grèce imaginaire = Olympics, or imaginary Greece
• Démocratie, ou la cité des songes = Democracy, or the city of dreams
• Nostalgie, ou le retour impossible = Nostalgia, or the impossible return
• Amnésie, ou le sens de l'histoire = Amnesia, or history on the march
• Mathématique, ou l'empire des signes = Mathematics, or the empire counts back
• Logomachie, ou les mots de la tribu = Logomachy, or the dialect of the tribe
• Musique, ou l'espace du dedans = Music, or inner space
• Cosmogonie, ou l'usage du monde = Cosmogony, or the ways of the world
• Mythologie, ou la vérité du mensonge = Mythology, or lies like truth
• Misogynie, ou les pièges du désir = Misogyny, or the snares of desire
• Tragédie, ou l'illusion de la mort = Tragedy, or the illusion of death
• Philosophie, ou le triomphe de la chouette = Philosophy, or the triumph of the owl.

Each episode has artists and intellectuals from around the world start with a Greek word and use it as a starting point for a wide-ranging exploration of the influence of Greek culture on today's society.

"Predictions underlie nearly every aspect of our lives, from sports, politics, and medical decisions to the morning commute. With the explosion of digital technology, the Internet, and "big data," the science of forecasting is flourishing. But why do some predictions succeed spectacularly while others fail abysmally? And how can we find meaningful patterns amidst chaos and uncertainty? In a fascinating, fast-paced investigation, NOVA takes viewers from the glitz of casinos and TV game shows to the life-and-death stakes of storm forecasts and the flaws of opinion polls that can swing an election. Prediction by the Numbers explores compelling success stories of statistics in action: how baseball legend Billy Beane developed the recruiting techniques made famous by "Moneyball" to transform the fortunes of major league teams. Yet advances in machine learning and "big data" models that increasingly rule our lives are also posing big, disturbing questions. How much should we trust "black box" predictions made by computers when we don't understand how they arrive at them? And how far can we really forecast how our future world will turn out?"--Container.

• Disc 1. Inventors ; Iron men ; Empires ; Warriors
• Disc 2. Plague ; Survivors ; New world ; Treasure
• Disc 3. Pioneers ; Revolutions ; Speed ; New frontiers.

From the producers of America: The Story of Us comes the epic tale of the rise of civilization. Mankind: The Story of All of Us, a 12-hour series, spans the first flourishing of life in Mesopotamia through the discovery of America, capturing the danger, action, struggle, heroism, and adrenaline using groundbreaking techniques.

• [v. 1] Koyaanisqatsi / Francis Ford Coppola presents ; an IRE presentation ; produced and directed by Godfrey Reggio ; scenario Ron Fricke ... [et al.] (86 min., 1983, 1.85:1)
• [v. 2.] Powaqqatsi / a Golan-Globus production ; a Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas presentation ; directed by Godfrey Reggio ; produced by Mel Lawrence, Godfrey Reggio, Lawrence Taub ; written by Godfrey Reggio and Ken Richards (99 min., 1988, 1.85:1)
• [v. 3.] Naqoyqatsi / Miramax Films and Steven Soderbergh present ; writer and director, Godfrey Reggio ; producer, Joe Beirne, Godfrey Reggio, Lawrence Taub (89 min., 2002, 1.78:1).

"Astonishingly photographed, and featuring unforgettable, cascading scores by Philip Glass, these are immersive sensory experiences that meditate on the havoc humankind's obsession with technological advancement has wreaked on our world"--Container.

Explores the types of influences the Islamic civilization has had upon European beginning with the Crusades and trade between Mediterranean ports and Islamic countries. How their technology, architecture and civilization were partially assumed into western civilization. Describes the large scale interactions through wars and conquests through the years until the early 20th century.

• disc 1. 1. The dawn of history ; 2. The ancient Egyptains ; 3. Mesopotamia ; 4. From bronze to iron
• disc 2. 5. The rise of Greek civilization ; 6. Greek thought ; 7. Alexander the Great ; 8. The Hellenistic Age
• disc 3. 9. The rise of Rome ; 10. The Roman Empire ; 11. Early Christianity ; 12. The rise of the Church
• disc 4. 13. The decline of Rome ; 14. The fall of Rome ; 15. The Byzantine Empire ; 16. The fall of Byzantium
• disc 5. 17. The dark ages ; 18. The age of Charlemagne ; 19. The middle ages ; 20. The feudal order
• disc 6. 21. Common life--Middle Ages ; 22. Cities and cathedrals--Middle Ages ; 23. The late Middle Ages ; 24. The national monarchies ; 25. The Renaissance and the age of discovery ; 26. The Renaissance and the new world.

• disc 7. 27. Reformation ; 28. Rise of the Middle Class ; 29. Wars of religion ; 30. Rise of trading cities
• disc 8. 31. Age of absolutism ; 32. Absolutism and the social contract ; 33. Enlightened despots ; 34. The Enlightenment.
• disc 9. 35. The Enlightenment and society ; 36. Modern philosophers ; 37. American revolution ; 38. American republic
• disc 10. 39. Death of the Old Regime ; 40. French Revolution ; 41. Industrial Revolution ; 42. Industrial world
• disc 11. 43. Revolution and the Romantics ; 44. Age of the Nation-States ; 45. A New public ; 46. Fin de Siecle
• disc 12. 47. First World War and the rise of facism ; 48. Second World War ; 49. Cold War ; 50. Europe and the Third World ; 51. Technological revolution ; 52. Toward the future.

Two semester telecourse on western civilization built around the classroom lectures of Eugen Weber, author, historian, and professor at UCLA. Weber's dynamic lectures survey developments in politics, economics, industry, agriculture, art, philosophy, and daily life from ancient Egypt to our own time.

The most celebrated work of Dante is the Divine comedy--a vision of hell, purgatory and heaven that provides a strangely surrealistic view of medieval attitudes on religious dogma and the price of disobedience. In this program, dramatizations of scenes depicting courtly love, sexual love, love of God, and love of the Virgin are featured.

Frederick II ruled an empire from Denmark to Silicy, and as far east as Palestine. This program traces his life and times, and his attempts to consolidate imperial power in Italy at the expense of the papacy in the 13th century.