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Showing 1 - 10 of 19 titles with a criteria of Subject is History of Science


Biocentrics

A documentary that delves into the intricate connections among all living organisms and underscores the critical need to preserve biodiversity. Featuring breathtaking visuals and insightful interviews with scientists and environmentalists, the film showcases the biomimicry design methodology and emphasizes the urgent necessity of adopting a more sustainable and harmonious relationship with nature

Impronta Films | 2022 | 109 minutes

Black Sun

A history of the esoteric ideas and myths that served as a breeding ground for Nazi ideology and inspired Adolf Hiter.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 90 minutes

Bluespace

Contrasts sci-fi ideas about terraforming Mars with the state of NYC's waterways, and questions the viability of colonizing Mars before making our own planet sustainable.

Bullfrog Films | 2016 | 73 minutes

A Dangerous Idea

Examines the history of the US eugenics movement and its recent resurrection, which uses false scientific claims and holds that an all-powerful 'gene' determines who is worthy and who is not. This title has one or more clips.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 106 minutes

Galileo's Sons

A rare behind-the-scenes look at the Vatican Observatory, and the cosmological questions tackled by the Jesuit astronomers there.

Bullfrog Films | 2004 | 48 minutes

Gene Blues

Examines the ethical issues associated with DNA testing.

Bullfrog Films | 1997 | 30 minutes

Hot Potatoes

Explores the dangers of potato blight and the chemicals used to control it.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 57 minutes

I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb

Illuminating stories told by scientists who actually worked on the Manhattan Project.

Icarus Films | 1995 | 55 minutes

In Search of Memory

The life and work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 95 minutes

In the Name of the Gene

The story of the more than century-long myth of an all powerful "gene," and how this concept has been used as a social weapon to promote certain political agendas.

Bullfrog Films | 2025 | 52 minutes