Departures – Vietnam
Two young Canadians travel to Vietnam with their Vietnamese Canadian friend so he can discover his roots through family and culture. This National Geographic video follows the adventure of the 3 guys on their...
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Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety discusses the desire of people in many modern societies to “climb the social ladder” and the anxieties that result from a focus on how one is perceived by others. Alain de Botton...
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Google Fiber: Super High Speed Internet
Google wants to expand its fiber to as many as 34 more cities across the United States. Here’s what you need to know about Google Fiber and how it works. Super High Speed Internet...
Super Science: Nanotechnology
Imagine a tiny robot the size of a human cell, injected by the millions into your bloodstream on a search and destroy mission: to locate cancer cells, and kill them. Welcome to the scientific...
Honey Hunters of Nepal
This short film documents men of the Gurung tribe in Nepal and their journey to harvest honey from the world’s largest honey bee, the Himalayan Apis Dorsal Laborious, each can measure up to 1.2...
SF Bay: The California Gold Rush
The effects of the Gold Rush were substantial. San Francisco grew from a small settlement of about 200 residents in 1846 to a boomtown of about 36,000 by 1852. Roads, churches, schools and other...
I Am Bruce Lee
Voted as one of the most important people of the 20th century by Time Magazine, as well as one of the Greatest Pop Culture Icons by People Magazine, Bruce Lee continues to be honored...
Jean Nouvel: Architecture, Place & Time
French Architect Jean Nouveau talks in an interview about his place-making philosophy in Architecture in relation to his projects inspired by classic Arab & Islamic Architecture. (10:45 min)
Ukraine Divided: “Apocalyptic” Clashes in Kiev
BBC news reports at least 13 people, including six police officers, have been killed in violent clashes in Ukraine. (3 min)
Superheroes of Sex
Throughout history, there have been fearless men and women who have risked everything to reveal the mysteries behind our favorite subject: sex. From Leonardo Da Vinci’s early work to Alfred Kinsey’s revealing sex surveys...
Explaining the Tech Boom in Emerging Nations
Smartphones remain a luxury for most, but nearly everyone logs on to social networks once they gain internet access. These are among the findings from a new survey from the Pew Research Center, which...
In the Mind of Plants
Can plants perceive their environments? Can they feel? Sleep? Remember? This is a cool documentary on the intelligence of plants, about their place on Earth, in the food chain, and includes time lapse evidence that plants do more...
The Four Horsemen
Four Horsemen is an award winning independent feature documentary which lifts the lid on how the world really works. If you see only one documentary film this year, try this one.
