Wealth. Power. Influence. Everybody wants them, but only a select few ever get them. When hard work and talent aren’t enough, how do you get yourself noticed? IMPOSTORS is a captivating documentary series that explores schemers who have taken the quickest, riskiest, and dirtiest path to success: deceit. Exposing true accounts of real fraud, the series uncovers shocking stories of shrewd people who do almost anything to con their way into worlds of prestige and luxury.
From servant's quarters to business empire, Emma Harte's indomitable spirit propels her rise from poverty to riches, yearning for one unattainable love.
After some three and a half billion years of life’s evolution on this planet – and after almost two million years since people recognizable as human first walked its surface – a new human burst upon the scene, apparently unannounced.
It was us.
Until then our ancestors had shared the planet with other human species. But soon there was only us, possessors of something that gave us unprecedented power over our environment and everything else alive. That something was – is – the Human Spark.
What is the nature of human uniqueness? Where did the Human Spark ignite, and when? And perhaps most tantalizingly, why?
In a three-part series, Alan Alda takes these questions personally, visiting with dozens of scientists on three continents, and participating directly in many experiments – including the detailed examination of his own brain.
High school superlatives distinguish the most promising students bound for success: "Most Likely to Succeed" or "Most Likely to Become a Professional Athlete." But what happens when the twists and turns of these hopeful students' lives lead to a dramatically different ending than their yearbook could have otherwise predicted? MOST LIKELY TO... tells the dramatic and emotional stories of celebrated students whose lives don't turn out the way anyone expected.
Taught by noted physicist Dr. Don Lincoln of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, this course follows the search for a theory that explains all physical reality-a theory of everything. Dr. Lincoln covers recent developments in particle physics and cosmology, plus the background needed to appreciate the centuries-long search for this holy grail of science. Only high-school-level math is used.
When disgraced documentarian Tessa Fowler rents a rural house to escape the big city, they unearth a box of old tapes - one seemingly capturing a murder. They set out to unravel the dark secrets buried in this perfect town's past.
Jessica James is the most kick-ass super-villain on the planet! But... she just got knocked up. By Michael Masters. A womanizing superhero. Now Jessica must raise the baby with her nemesis! Yikes!
Organic chemistry-one of science's most complex fields-is finally made clear with this richly illustrated introductory course taught by an award-winning professor.
Barbee Rehab: Where Barbee addicts and addicted Barbees come to heal. Starring Tom Sizemore, Janice Dickinson, Vanessa Bednar, Derek S. Orr, and Bai Ling.
Self-styled “Squatter Hunter” Flash Shelton crisscrosses the country deploying savvy legal maneuvers — and a whole lot of nerve — to help desperate homeowners reclaim properties seized by unwelcome occupants.