Movies: Moody Institute Of Science

  • 1957
    Living with the Atom

    Living with the Atom (1957)

    Living with the Atom

    01957HD

    This film covers the basics of atomic theory while addressing the moral issues inherent in yielding such godlike power....

    Living with the Atom
  • 1969
    Electric Eel

    Electric Eel (1969)

    Electric Eel

    01969HD

    The electric eel lives in the fresh waters of the Amazon Basin. It can give an electrical discharge capable of killing a horse. This eel can locate fish by means of "radar," then captures its prey by knocking it out with a violent shock of electricit...

    Electric Eel
  • 1955
    Carnivorous Plants

    Carnivorous Plants (1955)

    Carnivorous Plants

    21955HD

    Photomicrography reveals the unusual structure and behavior of the Venus's flytrap, the trumpet plant, the cobra plant, the common pitcher plant, the sundew plant and the utricularia....

    Carnivorous Plants
  • 1959
    Primitive Man in a Modern World

    Primitive Man in a Modern World (1959)

    Primitive Man in a Modern World

    01959HD

    An exploration of the contrast between modern civilization and isolated groups of people, often referred to as “primitive”, whose way of life is largely untouched by technological progress....

    Primitive Man in a Modern World
  • 1977
    Window to the Universe

    Window to the Universe (1977)

    Window to the Universe

    01977HD

    The history and importance of radio astronomy is examined....

    Window to the Universe
  • 1961
    The Professor and the Prophets

    The Professor and the Prophets (1961)

    The Professor and the Prophets

    01961HD

    The future is something that concerns everyone. What is in store for us? On the basis of prophecies that have come true, the credibility of the Bible is examined with regard to predictions that are yet to come....

    The Professor and the Prophets
  • 1969
    Mystery of the Three Clocks

    Mystery of the Three Clocks (1969)

    Mystery of the Three Clocks

    01969HD

    The human brain. The cicada or "seventeen-year locust." Chemicals reacting to one another. These three very different things have built-in "alarm clocks." Mystery of the Three Clocks presents a set of laboratory experiments based upon the mystery of ...

    Mystery of the Three Clocks
  • 1969
    Of Books and Sloths

    Of Books and Sloths (1969)

    Of Books and Sloths

    01969HD

    The sloth. Nature’s champion sluggard. One of the most misunderstood animals in the world. As recent as a century ago, the sloth was regarded as a "blunder of nature." To capture this story, the Moody Institute of Science did research in the laborato...

    Of Books and Sloths