Let's watch Awesome Documentaries, 201X edition

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SanitysEdge: Jul 28, 2005

Assplant posted:

Life
Right now the show is being rerun on the BBC's iPlayer thingy so you can check it out online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nj6dr
Unfortunatly it's available for UK goons only and it releases one episode every couple of days (it's showing no. 2 out of 10).

Good news for US goons using Firefox who cant watch iPlayer: Google search for bbc iplayer foxyproxy.

Cosmos
How has this not been listed yet?

Watch Here: http://www.hulu.com/cosmos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos:_A_Personal_Voyage

Hulus description: In 1980, the landmark series Cosmos premiered on public television. Since then, it is estimated that more than a billion people around the planet have seen it. Cosmos chronicles the evolution of the planet and efforts to find our place in the universe. Each of the 13 episodes focuses on a specific aspect of the nature of life, consciousness, the universe and time. Topics include the origin of life on Earth (and perhaps elsewhere), the nature of consciousness, and the birth and death of stars. When it first aired, the series catapulted creator and host Carl Sagan to the status of pop culture icon and opened countless minds to the power of science and the possibility of life on other worlds.

Good news for UK goons on firefox but cant watch Hulu: Google Search for uk Hulu foxyproxy or something to that effect.

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SanitysEdge: Jul 28, 2005

Hormones posted:

Does anyone know where to find the NOVA documentary about a handful of Average Joes getting together to run the (I think?) Boston Marathon?

I've looked on Youtube and googled, but never found more than a trailer. It was really a great piece and inspiring, lots of happy feel good sort of stuff. I'd love to see it again.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/marathon/program.html
That? You can watch it right on the PBS website.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2010 02:27

SanitysEdge: Jul 28, 2005

The UK goons are holding out on us US goons. There are two very awesome documentary series on BBC right now: Richard Hammonds Invisible Worlds and Wonders of the Solar System (with Brian Cox).

Wonders of the Solar System is described as: "Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most stunning locations on earth to describe how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system."

Invisible Worlds is about showing off cool stuff we now are able to notice thanks to modern technology.

First episode of Wonders of the Solar System, about the sun: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rf172/hd/Wonders_of_the_Solar_System_Empire_of_the_Sun/
The 2nd episode is about how the order of the solar system formed out of chaotic systems, the 3rd about atmospheres, and the 4th is on geologic activity.

First episode of Invisible Worlds, about things that happen really fast (High speed video): http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rmrln/hd/Richard_Hammonds_Invisible_Worlds_Speed_Limits/
The second episode is about non-visible light and the 3rd is about the microscopic world.

If your in the US you can watch iPlayer with The Onion Router. Google it.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2010 02:44

SanitysEdge: Jul 28, 2005

Wandering Idiot posted:

'After Armageddon' is what you're looking for. It's on youtube, somewhere.

You might also like "Right at Your Door", its not a documentary though. Its a movie about a dirty bomb being detonated in LA. I dont think its realistic because from my understanding a dirty bomb would not really do poo poo aside from make people needlessly scared.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2010 01:47

SanitysEdge: Jul 28, 2005

I dont know who posted it first but Connections is the most amazing thing I have ever watched. Thank you.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2010 04:47

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