Beethoven again revolutionises musical composition with works such as the Hammerklavier Sonata, the Missa Solemnis, the 9th Symphony and the baffling late string quartets - all composed when he was profoundly deaf. ... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 1 month ago • 4,038 views

not to steal mauz15's thunder, who was the one who posted the first of these I ever saw, and kulpims who has posted others in the series. This special goes through some of the greatest discoveries in... continue reading

posted by NicoleBee 1 decade 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 9,361 views

1. The Law of Falling Bodies (1604) Galileo Galilei overturns nearly 2,000 years of Aristotelian belief that heavier bodies fall faster than lighter ones by proving that all bodies fall at the same rate. ... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 8,623 views

youtube: "Correspondent Lisa Ling goes undercover to private fields and indoor state of the art hydroponic farms talking to the very reasonable and resolute people who will not buckle under possible legal... continue reading

posted by vairetube 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 7,035 views • 45:48

From the Dutch investigative journalism program Tegenlicht. You can watch the full episode here (It's mostly spoken in English with some Dutch narration).... continue reading

posted by cybrbeast 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 6,058 views • 4:07

Documentary about waves that can sink even large ships and ocean liners within seconds

posted by Fade 1 decade 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 5,401 views

YT: This is a short clip from Stephen Hawking's Universe. It shows the same thing that we see happening today with fundamentalist and their denial of Evolution and other scientific discoveries. This was... continue reading

posted by Duckman33 1 decade 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 4,369 views

Very clear explanation of the tech behind the internet.

posted by budzos 1 decade 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 8,446 views

(tools, early human migration) One of the great leaps in the ascent of man was the shaping of the environment into living spaces. Bronowski travels to Arizona, Machu Picchu, Segovia and Rheims to look... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 4,452 views

(The commitment of man) In this final program, Dr. Jacob Bronowski draws together the ideas he has explored in the series, taking stock of mankind's ascent and growth to self knowledge. _________________________________... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,982 views

(Agriculture and the first settlements) "This installment covers the change from a nomadic to an agricultural lifestyle. Jacob Bronowski visits the ancient city of Jericho, and we see footage of the Bakhtiari... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 4,247 views

(fire, metals and alchemy) Fire was used to transform metals into tools. The problem of the softness of copper was overcome by making the alloy bronze, and chemistry helped develop even more useful metals.... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 5,650 views

(the language of numbers) Pythagoras discovered that harmony in music was governed by exact ratios. The same applied to all matter, thought the Greeks. Bronowski traces the relationship between ratios... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months ago • 5,434 views • 51:23

(Galileo's universe) This episode looks at astronomy, and in depth at the trials of Galileo. Bronowski travels to Easter Island and the ruins of the Mayan civilization, before taking us into the Vatican's... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months ago • 4,758 views

(explores Kepler and Newton's laws) Until Newton's time, physics and metaphysics were indistinguishable. It took this antisocial English genius to turn physics into the dispassionate science that we recognize... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months ago • 2,619 views

(The Industrial Revolution) Power in terms of politics was a matter for revolutions in the 18th century, but here Bronowski concentrates more on the revolutions as an agent of social change. In particular,... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 2,747 views

(Darwin and Wallace's ideas on the origin of species) Until the 19th century it was believed that many creatures were created spontaneously, like bluebottles in old meat. It took two men years of observation... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 2,174 views

(the story of the periodic table) From Mendeleev to Bohr, the history of modern physics has led to great achievement and great destruction. The examination of crystals led to the development of the concept... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 2,133 views

While a group of academics were making considerable discoveries in the world of physics and chemistry at the University of Göttingen, the world outside was slipping into the barbarism of World War II.... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,630 views