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This is no documentary about Nazis or Hitler’s 2nd in command Hermann Goering in particular, but it’s a story about the origins of pleasure and how we experience it differently. Paul Bloom gives in this TED talk the example of a famous painting by the Dutch artis Vermeer which Goering buys for what would now [...]

The BBC HORIZON documentary “Don’t grow old” shows scientists who are searching for an “elixir of youth” that should help us to manipulate and extend our lifespan. But is there really an anti-aging formula like “antioxidants“, that really works for all of us? Or is it just a question of right nutrition and a healthy [...]

Energy is all around us. There is not only electric energy, but all forms of power. It’s in every atom, drop of water, breeze of wind or move we make. Engineers like Nikola Tesla or Viktor Schauberg have been researching for years on new ways of creating electricity. This documentary about free energy gives some [...]

This documentary about stupidity tells us the history of the word “moron”, the difference between stupid, moron, smart, intelligent, genius and questions the regular practice of classifying peoples intelligence through standardized IQ tests. Of course also Mr. Bush is examined in this report. A well educated guy who, nevertheless, acts in a completely dumb way [...]

What is Reality? Philosophs, physics and mathematicians have been thinking about this question since thousands of years. This BBC Documentary by David Malone looks at famous personalities who have been thinking about the true nature of reality and shows the findings, doubts and troubles they faced when they started talking publicly about their new “revolutionary” [...]

Humans have been evolving over time. Now Juan Enriquez predicts the Homo Evolutis to come next. He is presenting this idea at TED, a conference made for people just like him. Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don’t look for it on your ballot – or [...]

On this year’s TED Talks 2009 in California Bill Gates shocked his audience of rich people with the unleashing of a swarm of mosquitoes, so that not only poor people can experience them. Further more he talks about the American school system and the quality of teachers. Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the [...]

The movie about Stephen Hawking’s ideas from his book titled the same and abut his life. A Brief History of Time attempts to explain a range of subjects in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes, light cones and superstring theory, to the nonspecialist reader. Its main goal is to give an overview of the [...]

Our genes carry unbelievable information of our past. And it is this genetic information, that affects our present, because the only way forward is to look into the past. This documentary film explains genetic science and it’s impact on our future life. A gene is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism. The [...]

A film by the Immortality Institute that explores various aspects of artificial life extension including cryonics, caloric restriction, transhumanism, and other scientific pursuits of extreme life extension. With the scientific progress we see now the question raises: “Is immortality possible?” Will there be a time where everybody with enough assest available will be able to [...]