NOVA - World in the Balance: The Population Paradox
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Studio: Wgbh WholesaleRelease Date: 06/29/2004
Studio: Wgbh WholesaleRelease Date: 06/29/2004
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- Fabulous film for more mature high school students
Typical of NOVA, this is a film with solid film-making, substance and appeal.It addresses some mature themes such as impoverished African women forced into lives of prostitution and the effects of AIDS in Africa.Its real-life interviews and serious themes require a more mature high school audience, but they will be riveted throughout the film.It clearly addresses human population dynamics, a required topic in upper Biology classes.
Rating: - World in the Balance
I used this in an AP Environmental Science classroom and it had the attention of all 24 students, and that is rare, even in an AP class.
Excellent presentation that produced many different discussions about the future of the planet.
Highly recommended.
Rating: - WORLD IN THE BALANCE
THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO SERIES! I USE THEM IN MY CLASSES! VERY RELEVANT FOR TODAY'S ISSUES.
Rating: - Informative and Eye-opening
I first watched this program on PBS.It was very compelling and telling about how our world and the people in this world are suffering as a result of population growth.I now share this DVD with friends and family that have children or who are planning to have children.Definitely had an impact on my own family planning.
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- Contains Bad Assumptions and Poor Worldview
I have a few problems with the DVD.
1.It assumes that CO2 is causing global warming something that is not scientifically proven.Global temperatures peaked in 1998 and have declined since.
2.The DVD says that there is one thing worse than more people is affluence.The DVD believes that more people are bad.It is based on the belief that the earth can only support a certain number of people.People have been producing alarmist documents for 200 years warning of the ... Read More
- Fabulous film for more mature high school studentsTypical of NOVA, this is a film with solid film-making, substance and appeal.It addresses some mature themes such as impoverished African women forced into lives of prostitution and the effects of AIDS in Africa.Its real-life interviews and serious themes require a more mature high school audience, but they will be riveted throughout the film.It clearly addresses human population dynamics, a required topic in upper Biology classes.
- World in the BalanceI used this in an AP Environmental Science classroom and it had the attention of all 24 students, and that is rare, even in an AP class.
Excellent presentation that produced many different discussions about the future of the planet.
Highly recommended.
- WORLD IN THE BALANCETHIS IS A GREAT VIDEO SERIES! I USE THEM IN MY CLASSES! VERY RELEVANT FOR TODAY'S ISSUES.
- Informative and Eye-openingI first watched this program on PBS.It was very compelling and telling about how our world and the people in this world are suffering as a result of population growth.I now share this DVD with friends and family that have children or who are planning to have children.Definitely had an impact on my own family planning.
- Contains Bad Assumptions and Poor WorldviewI have a few problems with the DVD.
1.It assumes that CO2 is causing global warming something that is not scientifically proven.Global temperatures peaked in 1998 and have declined since.
2.The DVD says that there is one thing worse than more people is affluence.The DVD believes that more people are bad.It is based on the belief that the earth can only support a certain number of people.People have been producing alarmist documents for 200 years warning of the ... Read More
