Akron Public Library

Inventions: Our lives are made easier by one invention or another, but we may not realize that not every invention is carefully planned - some of the most valuable ones came about by accident! Bill examines the process of inventing. Do-it-yourself science: You can demonstrate big scientific ideas with small, simple experiments. Get a lesson from Bill and learn how you can conduct scientific research.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest Internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a retreat belonging to the company's reclusive CEO, Nathan. But when Caleb arrives he finds that he will have to participate in a fascinating experiment with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot woman, Ava. Truths, emotions, and motives are blurred as the relationship between Caleb, Ava, and Nathan intensifies....

Using modern-day science mixed with good-natured fun, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman debunk common urban legends.

Young Victor conducts a science experiment that will bring his dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous consequences.

"You won't believe your eyes when Bill Nye the science guy reflects, refracts, bends, bounces, absorbs, and pulls light waves to show how things can be seen in different ways. In Light optics, Bill uses lenses, mirrors, and water to create optical illusions that are sights to behold."--Container

High atop the Rocky Mountains, a visionary scientist, Dr. Vick, along with his unwitting medical student assistant, Adam Schmidt, engage in controversial and gruesome research on death ̇and resurrection. A modern take on the classic Frankenstein tale of horror, Subject Two will raise the hair on the back of your neck, and leave you with a lasting impression of life and mortality.

Bill Nye talks about the center of gravity and its effect on balance.

"In Spinning Things, Bill Nye the Science Guy tells us what the Earth, a big storm, and a rolling ball have in common. Discover why some things spin and others don't"--Container.

Bill Nye takes viewers on a tour of a steel mill to help demonstrate that matter exists in three phases--solids, liquids, and gases.