Big history. Season 1. Episode 3, Gold fever /
"Big History" puts a sci-fi spin on history by linking iconic events to our daily lives. What if every event in history is connected? This episode asks why mankind is gold crazy, and discovers there's a hard-wired reason we lust after it, and a microscopic explanation for why it shine...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
A & E Television Networks,
2013.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | "Big History" puts a sci-fi spin on history by linking iconic events to our daily lives. What if every event in history is connected? This episode asks why mankind is gold crazy, and discovers there's a hard-wired reason we lust after it, and a microscopic explanation for why it shines. We reveal how the science behind our favorite metal drives men across oceans and continents. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 21, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (22 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:21:40 |