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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 25 sec.) ; 165422234 bytes |
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Catalyst celebrates an incredible ten years on television with a retrospective of research and discovery in the first decade of this millennium.COSMOLOGYIn the first of this 2-part special, astrophysicist Dr Graham Phillips, provides his perspective on what we've learnt about the universe in the last ten years. From the big bang to the end of time, more has been learned about the universe in the last ten years than in any other decade. THE HISTORY OF THE WORLDPalaeontologist, Dr Paul Willis examines the recent revolutions in our understanding of the history of the Earth and the evolution of life on it. In the last decade we've seen the resolution of a long-standing debate about human origins; did our ancestors come out of Africa relatively recently, or did different groups mix and evolve across the planet over a long period of time? CLIMATE CHANGEWhen Catalyst started a decade ago, global warming was regarded by many as a potential problem for the distant future - a scientific hypothetical with few tangible impacts in the here and now. What was once arcane research into parts per million of a trace gas called CO2, now wafts around every household, boardroom, and parliament. Mark Horstman asks what role for science in the debate that is defining the course of the twenty-first century?Part 2 of Catalyst's 10-year retrospective next week.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Executive Producer: Nick Green; Series Producer: Matt Scully |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-09-16 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Climate change mitigation.
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Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects.
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Cosmology.
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Earth (Planet)
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Evolution (Biology) -- Research.
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Space sciences.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Amos, William Hopkins, contributor
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Brown, Peter, contributor
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Demasi, Maryanne, reporter
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Goodwin, Ian, contributor
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Horstman, Mark, reporter
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Krauss, Lawrence, contributor
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Krull, Evelyn, contributor
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Lineweaver, Charley, contributor
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Newby, Jonica, reporter
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Norris, Ray, contributor
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Phillips, Graham, host
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Roberts, Donna, contributor
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Schmidt, Brian, contributor
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Schneider, Stephen, contributor
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Spero, Chris, contributor
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Willis, Paul, reporter
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Young, Neal, contributor
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