Science is interesting

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http://science-documentaries.com


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Here you will find a collection of the best scientific documentaries available online. Focus here is on quality above quantity. There is an endless heap of documentaries that are "scientific" but in fact are not, instead filled with metaphysical ideas, UFOs, bio energies and other meta-sciences. You will not find those here. Other thing is the quantity of information in every documentary itself, often being very low but instead full of special effects and dramatic monologue. Hopefully you won't find those here either.

What you will find are informative, revealing, interesting, mind-boggling and above all scientific documentaries about the marvels of the world surrounding us, or the marvels of human ingenuity.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Human, All Too Human

Friedrich Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil



Martin Heidegger: Design for Living



Jean-Paul Sartre: The Road to Freedom


From its roots in the 19th century to its full flowering in the 20th, existentialism has made a profound impression on the course of modern history. This powerful three-part series profiles the lives and critically examines the contributions of proto-existentialist Friedrich Nietzsche; Martin Heidegger; and Jean-Paul Sartre, under whom it ripened to its fullest expression. 3-part series, 50 minutes each.

Cosmic Journeys



Cutting-edge stories about the origins of the universe, black holes, exploding stars, the search for ET life, and the nature of the planets. Original productions from SPACERIP TV and Space.com.
Series features 12 episodes, each lasting around 20 minutes.
It's very professionally done, nice production and no time-wasting, each of 12 episodes has enough information for a full length documentary film.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Richard Dawkins – Break the Science Barrier



Richard Dawkins, a renowned author and a professor of public understanding of science at Oxford delivers a documentary about the importance of understanding the general scientific principles. It's not about the details of scientific methods, but about the general principles that should be understood by everyone, most importantly by politicians and government officials.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Cell

Part 1: The Hidden Kingdom


Part 2: The Chemistry of Life


Part 3: The Spark of Life


The Cell, a three-part BBC documentary about the building blocks of all life, cells.
Starting with a bit of history about the first discoveries of the existence of cells and how it shattered the general view on life in a world filled with religious dogmas.
It then continues delving deeper in the cell itself, the structure and the famous DNA code contained in its heart.
The final part offers a glimpse on the future possible technologies that could be made possible with the knowledge about the cell we have now. Genetic manipulation offers many wonders...bacteria producing diesel fuel? - possible

Sunday, April 11, 2010

What we still don't know

Part 1: Are we alone?


Part2: Why are we here?


Part 3: Are we real?



A three-part series in which cosmologist Sir Martin Rees tackles some of the most fundamental questions of existence. Are we alone? Why are we here? Are we real? Answer to each of them is a journey of it's own and well worth the watch.