Charles Darwin
The Genius of Charles Darwin is a three-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.In the first episode Richard …
Archives for June, 2010
Can We Make a Star on Earth?
Professor Brian Cox takes a global journey in search of the energy source of the future.Called nuclear fusion, it is the process …
The Lost World of Lake Vostok
It sometimes seems as if our planet has no secrets left but deep beneath the great Antarctic ice sheet scientists have made …
The History of Mathematics
Mathematics is the Empress of the Sciences. Without her, there would be no physics, nor chemistry, nor cosmology. Any field of study …
Age of Uncertainty
The ideas of economists and social philosophers shape actions and events even when we are unaware of their sources. They have a …
How to live forever or die trying
Is it possible to achieve eternal life? Some believe the first children who will live to the age of 1,000 have already …
In the Shadow of the Moon
“In the Shadow of the Moon” is a 2006 British documentary film about the United States’ manned missions to the moon. It …
The Eternal Jew
The Eternal Jew (1940) is an antisemitic German Nazi propaganda film, posing as a documentary. Its title in German is Der ewige …
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
Wal-Mart has become one of Americas most successful retail chains by offering everyday goods at low prices for working families.But just how …
Sicko
After exploring the predominance of violence in American culture in Bowling for Columbine and taking a critical look at the September 11th …
The Real Eve
Mitochondrial DNA is passed from mother to children, both male and female, unchanged and it mutates at a predictable rate; i.e., the …