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Inside Mighty Machines
6 x 60’, 2018, 4K
Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska is the only hub airport on the planet to operate in temperatures as low as -38 Fahrenheit and contend with winds of over 100mph. Despite frigid temperatures, increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, and the chaos of everyday air travel, it is also the only airport in the US that never shuts down. Ted Stevens is the world’s fourth busiest cargo airport, transporting everything from the everyday to the exceptional, from tourists to the likes of race cars and even sharks. This series will take viewers behind the scenes with the ground crew as they fight the elements to keep the runways clear, with passengers on their daily commute to Alaska’s wild places and with air traffic control as they keep commercial, freight and private planes moving through safely and on schedule. ‘Ice Airport Alaska’ is the untold story of the airport that never freezes.
Rare TV/Smithsonian Networks
Everything about their creation is special - whether extraordinarily heavy machines or luxury high class watches. They all have unique characteristics, and their birthplace is matchless. The documentary series ‘Mega Manufacturing’ takes the viewer behind the scenes of the biggest and most advanced factories in the world, focusing on the creation of inimitable products that are of their own kind.
Maximus Films
What are the five engineering innovations that made the 747 the game-changer of aviation? What makes a power plant’s giant turbine rotor blades spin at incredible speeds? What does it take to keep a floating city in perfect working order during critical overseas missions? Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek takes apart some of the world’s mightiest machines and uncovers their secrets. Join him on his mission to go “under the hood” of these massive conquerors of air, land, and sea.
360 Productions/Smithsonian Networks
Whether it’s Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Stroke or Dementia; cutting edge neuroscience is beginning to change what’s possible when it comes to recovery and prevention. ‘A Life Unbound’ explores brain plasticity strategies and the role they can play in revolutionizing the human experience. Speaking with Dr. Michael Merzenich, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Dr. Martha Herbert and Dr. Rick Hanson we are taken on a journey to understanding the brain by the biggest names in Neuroscience. Following the journey of Tessa David and the Jacobi family, we get a first-hand look at how their lives have been drastically altered by these ground-breaking strategies. We learn about how brain plasticity works in both children and adults while opening a conversation on the implications of what integrated brain plasticity strategies can mean for society as a whole.
Ice Airport Alaska
6 x 60’, 2020, 4K
A Life Unbound
1 x 60’, 2019, 4K
Mega Manufacturing
6 x 60’, 2019, HD
Death and Prosperity
Science