Kikot, Thom

Describes Islam's beginnings and tenets, the history of Muslims in America, and the challenges Muslims in America have faced since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and examines how religious prejudice is perpetuated by Arab stereotypes in movies.

Examines various aspects of World War II, looking at the conditions of the Great Depression in the years leading up to the conflict, and discussing the Holocaust, Hitler's underground bunker, and the Allied victory at Normandy.

Examines the lives of prehistoric humans and the tools they used, explains why scientists believe all humans are descended from the same woman, follows researchers as they attempt to re-create the life of Otzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old skeleton, and discusses the importance of the Nile to ancient Egyptian civilization.

Describes the values, cultures, and histories of China and Japan, discussing such topics as the Great Wall, the Qin dynasty, and the samurai and interviewing Japanese students living in America about the culture clashes they have experienced.

Examines the causes and devastating effects of World War I, looks at the reasons why the U.S. became involved in the conflict, discusses life during the Roaring Twenties and the development of jazz music, and explains the intended purpose of Prohibition and its role in the rise of organized crime.

Shows how bacteria are harmful and helpful to human beings, covering such topics as disease, digestion, air and water pollution control, and the treatment of muscle disorders.

Looks at how adaptations have enabled species to evolve and thrive in different environments, discussing organisms in Earth's oceans, plants, and insects, and examining how dogs evolved from wolves.

Examines the impact of geological forces on the Earth, looking at earthquakes, tsunamis, theories about how the dinosaurs became extinct, and the history of the planet's various terrains.

Reviews the history of food science, discusses irradiation and other methods of enhancing food safety, looks at how a calorimeter can be used to determine the energy value of foods, and includes tours of fun food factories.

Examines the healing and survival mechanisms of the human body, covering basic physiology, the job of the immune system, and a treatment for cancer that channels the body's own resistance.