Science masters series

A study of the human brain, examining its outer and inner features, considering its different functions, tracing its development from a single fertilized egg, and exploring the mystery of memory.

Uses the periodic table of chemical elements to present principles in chemistry and a review of discoveries in chemistry that have influenced the world.

Discusses how mathematics can be used to understand nature's patterns as clues to the deep regularities that govern the way the world works.

Explains evolution as a flowing river of genes, genes meeting, competing, uniting, and sometimes separating to form new species.

Richard Leakey examines the evidence and the various theories about the origin of human beings.