From B Z E R C Ben Zaidman Education Resource Centre – September 2015 Edition
Welcome back to school…
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Materials at BZERC can be reserved for immediate delivery to your location or booked for up to 1 year in advance. Work link: http://bit.ly/1K8X7VY Home link: http://bit.ly/1U0DQ9Z Sign-in to our online catalogue with your firstname.lastname. Your password is your employee# The teenage brain, a world of their own DVD (ca. 60 min.) Research has shown that during puberty, when the brain begins teeming with hormones, the pre-frontal cortex, the center of reasoning and impulse control, is still a work in progress. The website accompanies the PBS series revealing the processes involved in brain development across a lifetime. For more information go to: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/
Touring China, Touring India DVD (120 min.) Touring China is a compelling visual pilgrimage into a country where the ancient and the modern coexist. Touring India is a travel adventure unlike any other. Experience India in all its diversity, from tropical beaches to Himalayan mountain vistas.
Surviving progress = Survivre au progrs DVD (ca. 86 min.) Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, 'Surviving Progress' is a provocative documentary that explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding through the major 'progress traps' facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment. "Survivre au progrès" adopte une approche innovatrice en racontant comment notre civilisation mondiale rpte, plus grande échelle, les erreurs du pass. Ce film nous dmontre quel point l'humanit est myope et manque de perspective long terme et rappelle que c'est du pass que l'homme peut tirer des leons pour le futur. English with optional French subtitles