Orem Library

What would happen if every human being on Earth disappeared? This isn't the story of how we might vanish it's the story of what happens to the world we leave behind.

Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, 'Ethos' lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a military industrial complex that just about owns our government. We cannot change our system until we know how the system works....

The Human Race is a compelling adventure documentary set in the Kimberley Region - an ancient, remote and spectacular landscape in North Western Australia. Three men from different continents begin the race on the rim of Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, the second largest meteorite crater in the world, and finish in the small coastal town of Wyndham.. Australian Aboriginal elder, 72 year old Jack Jugarie, travels with little more than his Dreamtime knowledge...

Explore ways that teachers and students behave in classrooms across the globe, focusing on what seems to work in a few key systems. Discover why practices that produce a great outcome in one place—such as lengthening the school year—don’t necessarily lead to success in another..

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: MAKING SENSE OF PLANET EARTH presents human geography’s unique perspective. Human geography focuses on the distribution of places and human traits across the globe and their connection to one another. Presented by acclaimed geographer Alec Murphy this incredible series shot in HD reviews significant discoveries, individuals, and theories that make human geography a cutting edge science in the 21st Century.

Accountability culture varies from country to country and region to region, but three common elements appear in most educational systems. Compare and contrast how access, achievement, and a combination of standards and assessments play out in the U.S. and Finland, and look at one notable exception—the consensus culture of Japan..

Many business and industry leaders say there is no connection between formal school education—which teaches information, but not skills—and what is needed in the world of work. Investigate renewed global efforts to test whether vocational training can better prepare youth to participate in the emerging technology-driven knowledge economy..

This is the story of Tyke, a circus elephant that went on a rampage in Honolulu in 1994, killed her trainer in front of thousands of people and died in a hail of gunfire. The incident traumatized a city and raised profound questions about our relationship to other species.

As the human population has grown to over 7 billion people, nothing has had to change more than the geography of agriculture. Program five studies the primary relationship between people and the cultivation of land and how agriculture has developed to sustain Earth’s ever-growing population.

Investigate the idea that “non-school factors” such as student poverty are among the strongest predictors of learning. Examine how two of the largest of these factors—culture and economics—play out in South Africa, which is experiencing an HIV/AIDS crisis, and in China, where test scores and national economics are thought to go hand-in-hand..