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Clearing the Air / To Err Is Human /
Visualizing the Future
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Clearing the Air focuses on a region and city determined to create a healthier environment for its citizens. Drawing on help from higher-education institutions, the City of Houston is committed to greatly decreasing its pollution without stifling its continued economic growth. Can the city designated one of the most polluted in the nation become a model for the rest of the country?
In the airplane cockpit or the hospital emergency room, effective group communication can save lives. UT Austin social psychologist Robert Helmreich talks about the interpersonal dynamics that can avoid - or create - disaster in To Err Is Human.
Video-game and movie animation are becoming blockbuster economic forces in the entertainment industry. In Visualizing the Future, you'll see what a new generation of talented students are creating at Texas A&M's visualization laboratories. Then travel to Texas cities to see this burgeoning new industry, where many of these students will one day work.
Length: 27 min.
Rating: TV-G
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Special Thanks to
To Err Is Human
The University of Texas at Austin
The New Renaissance
Texas A&M University
Clearing the Air
City of Houston, Mayor's Office
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Rice University
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