Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet

Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet (1998) is a three-hour documentary film written and hosted by Mark Stephens under the pseudonym Robert X. Cringely and produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting for PBS.
A sequel to Triumph of the Nerds, Nerds 2.0.1 documents the development of ARPANET, the Internet, the World Wide Web and the dot-com bubble of the mid and late 1990s.
It was broadcast two years prior to the collapse of the dot-com bubble.

The documentary was later turned into a book of the same title by series director Stephen Segaller.
Networking the Nerds
Serving the Suits
Wiring the World

Monday, October 10, 2011

The First World War


Although the First World War gets less attention than its successor, it was really the watershed event of the 20th century.
This conflict shaped the world that came after to this day. It was the catalyst for the rise of soviet communism in Russia, whose unraveling less than a decade and a half ago continues to affect worldwide diplomacy and economics.
Germany’s defeat provided the opportunity for fascism and Hitler to come to power there, causing the Second World War and its greater destruction.
The defeat of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War and the diplomatic and political morass that followed was the precursor for the reconstitution of Israel and eventually brought the Middle East into center stage today.



Watch the full documentary now (playlist – 8 hours, 40 minutes)

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Cities of the Underworld




In every major metropolis, skyscrapers loom above, taxis and vendors clamor at street level, and subways rumble below. But deeper beneath the hectic surface lie other, silent worlds, each with its own mysterious and fascinating history.
Cities of the Underworld peels away the layers of time-often literally hundreds of feet thick-to expose the incredible pasts lurking beneath some of the most populous cities on earth.



Monday, October 3, 2011

Through the Wormhole: What Do Aliens Look Like?


Science fiction writers have always had their little green men. But these humanoid aliens were based soundly on Earth-based life, not any extra terrestrial evidence.
Today, we’ve discovered hundreds of planets around other stars. As we learn what some of these alternative Earths might look like, science and imagination have allowed us to use real science to imagine the biology of their inhabitants.
Will they have two eyes? Two legs? What color will their skin be? Which species on Earth can give us clues about likely biology of aliens? 


Sunday, October 2, 2011

Iraq’s Missing Billions

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Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "11 - Ocean Deep"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "10 - Seasonal Forests"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "09 - Shallow Seas"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series " 08 - Jungles"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "07 - Great Plains"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "Ice Worlds"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "05 - Deserts"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "04 - Caves"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "02 - Mountains"

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series "1. From Pole to Pole"