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Neil Degrasse Tyson is a fascinating lecturer and teacher. You can tell he loves what he does and he is highly informative. he has a wonderful teaching style that makes the subject come alive and inspire wonder.
"The universe."
2009-05-26
- Reviewed By User: A391KO90XJUBO4
Good product and service.
Thank you, Bill
"I bought this for my grandkids"
2008-09-17
- Reviewed By User: AMC4PKWMF1KM
There are three shows that I loved when I saw them on television, and I wanted to share them with my grandchildren. One was "The Earth is Born" from "Origins"; a 2 hour History Channel special called "How the Earth Was Made"; and "Beyond the Big Bang" from "The Universe, Season I". I felt that it was worth buying the series to get all three of these shows. "The Earth is Born" and "How the Earth Was Made" supplement each other. Even though they are both wonderful shows, the subject is so big that neither covers everything. I think my 12 and 14 year old grandchildren will especially enjoy "Origins" and Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Maybe I was spoiled by Sagan's COSMOS that was produced 30 years ago, but this video really didn't impress me. I found the host somewhat distracting and a little bit of a ham in the way he presented things. As for the content, very little of it is anything new. Like one other reviewer said, a lot was missing from this video (and I haven't even read the book). They could have used some of the time they "wasted" on the anecdotal details of discovery to include more material. Most of the stuff in the video are things that we've known for a long time, with one or two newish ideas. I would recommend watching this if you can catch it on TV, and maybe as a purchase if you can get it for just a few $$.
There are two DVD's the first is outstanding the second is not nearly as great. However, I'm really glad I purchased this DVD..
"Expanding your mind with the Universe"
2007-09-23
- Reviewed By User: A22RY8N8CNDF3A
This four-part Nova series is an engrossing and exciting learning experience. Scientists, geologists, astronomers and astro-psysicists show how to surmise our origins from the big bang, galaxies, black holes, pulsating stars, elements, planets with life and then the one celled bacteria, dna, and from that creatures of higher intelligence and curiosity.
One interesting item among many is why we study the comets and asteroids so much. It finally became clear how important they are to life on earth -both creating and changing. Creation of life and and extinctions were described much faster than imagined. The new theory on the moon's creation is fascinating - we now have moon rocks to verify part of the theory.
It is beautifully animated, written and described for a layman and each series a logical progression. How life began - and the recipe are in this series. The ultimate in wonder and easily understood by most from 10 years to 100 years. How we came to be is deeply interesting and a miracle.
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"Fascinating!"
"A COSMOS copy?"
"Origins"