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101 results for ""W.A. Palmer Films"".

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You cannot know the unknowable

Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the limits of predictability. Illustrates the nature of what is knowable and…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Words that don't inform

Discusses the use of pre-symbolic language in furthering communication. Defines and illustrates the function of…

1959 Dr. S.I. Hayakawa KQED W. A. Palmer Films Inc. Richard Moore Tom Borden Ralph Chesse Ruth Asawa Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Where is the meaning?

Explains where the true meaning of words is found. Points out that meaning is in the…

1958 Dr. S.I. Hayakawa KQED W. A. Palmer Films Inc. Richard Moore Tom Borden Ralph Chesse Ruth Asawa Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
What is language?

Defines language as a series of self-contained systems. Shows how words have different meanings within…

1958 Dr. S.I. Hayakawa Richard Moore Tom Borden W. A. Palmer Films Inc. Ruth Asawa Ralph Chesse KQED Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Turning point. 1966 W.A. Palmer Films 9:35 Library of Congress +1
To young persons with active minds

Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the future of scientific endeavor and the qualities which help make a…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Titian

…FEET 325 / COLOR [] BLACK & WHITE [XX] / W. A. PALMER FILMS, INC. / 611 HOWARD STREET / SAN FRANCISCO…

Palo Alto City Library
The task of the listener

Discusses the relationship between personality and communication. Explains human behavior in terms of the self-concept…

1958 Dr. S.I. Hayakawa KQED W. A. Palmer Films Inc. Richard Moore Tom Borden Ralph Chesse Ruth Asawa Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
The Still And The Quiet

A dramatization about a young lawyer who, because of a psychological complex which he has acquired…

1968 W A Palmer Films Inc
The Semantics of the Popular Song

Contrasts the attitudes toward love developed by the lyrics of popular songs and the blues. Uses…

1959 KQED San Francisco Dr. S.I. Hayakawa Clancy Hayes Richard Moore Tom Borden Ralph Chesse Ruth Asawa W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
The Pilgrimage To Mecca

Presents scenes of an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, and explains the religious significance of the different…

1964 Naamani Safouh W A Palmer Films Inc
The nature of opinion

Discusses the nature of opinion as contrasted with knowledge. Points out that where opinion can be…

1957 Dr. Mortimer J. Adler Dr. Lloyd D. Luckmann Dave Butler W.A. Palmer Films Inc. San Francisco Productions Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
The laws of men and of nature

Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the laws of men and nature. Provides examples of conservation of mass…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
The language of advertising

Discusses advertising and the way in which it often commits a multitude of semantic crimes. Explains…

1958 Dr. S.I. Hayakawa KQED W. A. Palmer Films Inc. Richard Moore Tom Borden Ralph Chesse Ruth Asawa Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
The Golden Gate International Exposition and the 1939 or 1940 May Fete Parade

19th Annual Rodeo in Salinas, California, 1929. Print by W. A. Palmer Films, Inc.

Palo Alto City Library
The difference between knowledge and opinion

Discusses the psychological difference between knowledge and opinion, and describes the skeptic point of view. Compares…

1957 Dr. Mortimer J. Adler Dr. Lloyd D. Luckmann Dave Butler W.A. Palmer Films Inc. San Francisco Productions Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Talking ourselves into trouble

Discusses the area of general semantics. Develops the idea that one's language determines the limits…

1958 Dr. S.I. Hayakawa KQED W. A. Palmer Films Inc. Richard Moore Tom Borden Ralph Chesse Ruth Asawa Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Story of helium

The story is one of the most significant and exciting in the whole history of science…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Captain Albert R. Behnke Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Statistical evidence

Dr. Joel Hildebrand illustrates the "laws of chance" or "probability." Discusses fallacies of what is "normal…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Sociology of molecules

Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the forces that differentiate species of molecules. Reviews briefly the structure and…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Sexual or erotic love

Discusses the essentials of love, and explains how sexual love and erotic love can be combined…

1957 Dr. Mortimer J. Adler Dr. Lloyd C. Luckmann Dave Butler W.A. Palmer Films Inc. San Francisco Productions Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Scientists and people

Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the role of the scientist in society. Indicates why a broad acquaintance…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Scientific forecasting

Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the importance of scientific forecasting. Compares forecasting through astrology, palmistry, "Laws of…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Tom Borden Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Recreation Center For The Handicapped

Shows how the recreation center for the handicapped provides year round programs for the severely handicapped…

W A Palmer Films Inc
Quiz program--summary

Dr. Joel Hildebrand reviews the important concepts of the preceding programs through questions and answers. Touches…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Palo Alto City Hall Dedication, 1953

The Armsby-Hendrickson Wedding in Burlingame, February 19, 1927. Print by W. A. Palmer Films, Inc.

Palo Alto City Library
Opinion in relation to freedom and government

Discusses the opinion in the realm of action, and points out the need for authority because…

1957 Dr. Mortimer J. Adler Dr. Lloyd D. Luckmann Dave Butler W.A. Palmer Films Inc. San Francisco Productions Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Ohayo, San Francisco

Tells the story of a Japanese school girl on her first visit to San Francisco as…

1962 W A Palmer Films Inc
Observation and Experiment

Dr. Joel Hildebrand discusses the scientific method and how it is used. Points out that science…

1958 Dr. Joel Hildebrand KQED San Francisco Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Models, molecules and mathematics

Dr. Joel Hildebrand explains how the results of observation and experiment can be illustrated with models…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Mathematics For Tomorrow.

…Made By W. A. Palmer Films. 29 Min., Sd., Color, 16 Mm. Eastman Color. Appl. Author…

1964 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 10:00 Library of Congress
Love in a world without sex

Discusses fraternal love, and differentiates it from sexual love. Explains Aristotle's idea of human association…

1957 Dr. Mortimer J. Adler Dr. Lloyd D. Luckmann Dave Butler W.A. Palmer Films Inc. San Francisco Productions Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Learning through television : how to watch a TV program

Presents the case for television as an instrument for learning, and explains the obstacles that stand…

1957 Dr. Mortimer J. Adler Dr. Lloyd D. Luckmann Dave Butler W.A. Palmer Films San Francisco Productions Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Learning from discussion : the art of conversation

Discusses the role of conversation and discussion in the life of learning. Gives the three methods…

1957 Dr. Mortimer J. Adler Dr. Lloyd D. Luckmann Dave Butler W.A. Palmer Films Inc. San Francisco Productions Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
John Wesley Powell, Canyon Geologist

Describes the survey trip of Major John Wesley Powell through the Grand Canyon in 1869 and…

Center Of Astrogeology W A Palmer Films Inc AV Geeks Archive
Interpreting the evidence

Dr. Joel Hildebrand explains why natural "laws" tell how things may be expected to act. Provides…

1958 KQED San Francisco Dr. Joel Hildebrand Gerald G. Marans Herbert D. Seiter Tom Borden W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
How We Know What We Know

Dr. Hayakawa develops the idea that what we know of the objective world is a product…

1959 Dr. S.I. Hayakawa KQED San Francisco Richard Moore Tom Borden Ralph Chesse Ruth Asawa W.A. Palmer Films Inc. Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Hiding behind the dictionary

Discusses and illustrates how dictionaries are prepared. Explains how the meanings of words are learned without…

1958 Dr. S.I. Hayakawa KQED W. A. Palmer Films Inc. Richard Moore Tom Borden Ralph Chesse Ruth Asawa Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive
Great ideas. War and peace. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress
Great ideas. Unsolved problems of philosophy. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films Library of Congress
Great ideas. Truth. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress
Great ideas. The use of philosophy. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films Library of Congress
Great ideas. The powers of government. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress
Great ideas. The parts of life: sleep, work, play, leisure, rest. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress
Great ideas. The origin and nature of man. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress
Great ideas. The necessity of government. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress
Great ideas. The nature of opinion. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress
Great ideas. The nature of law. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress
Great ideas. The nature of human learning. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 10:00 Library of Congress
Great ideas. The nature of government. 1956 W.A. Palmer Films 1100 Library of Congress

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