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  On 9/9/2012 at 10:27 PM, Npoess said:

Do anyone know any good history documentaries?

For grand sweeps through history, I like the stuff James Burke has done (Connections, The Day the Universe Changed) as well as Jacob Bronowski's 'Ascent of Man' series, if you haven't checked those out

  On 1/17/2013 at 10:43 PM, Squee said:

Another interesting Vice documentary...

 

saw that earlier today. pretty interested in the studies they made with cancer cells and snake venom

  On 10/25/2011 at 3:46 AM, huzur said:

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For three years Dr Jonathan Howard has dedicated himself to finding a solution to our energy crisis. In the spare room of his South London flat he's constructed a fusion reactor from bits of recycled scrap, and parts bought from ebay.

Scientists say that 'Fusion is like trying to put the Sun in a box – but we don't know how to make the box'.

Can Jonathan put the Sun in a box without getting burnt?

He should try starting a Kickstarter.

Aaaand another Vice documentary:

  On 1/18/2013 at 1:56 AM, isaki said:

  On 1/17/2013 at 10:43 PM, Squee said:

Another interesting Vice documentary...

 

saw that earlier today. pretty interested in the studies they made with cancer cells and snake venom

Yeah, but when people postulate stuff like that I can't help but be skeptical because it seems like something a conspiracy theorist would say

  On 1/19/2013 at 5:23 PM, Squee said:

  On 1/18/2013 at 1:56 AM, isaki said:

  On 1/17/2013 at 10:43 PM, Squee said:

Another interesting Vice documentary...

 

saw that earlier today. pretty interested in the studies they made with cancer cells and snake venom

 

Yeah, but when people postulate stuff like that I can't help but be skeptical because it seems like something a conspiracy theorist would say

best look at the evidence and make your own mind up then...............................

http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/93/4/261.full

"A component of snake venom has demonstrated its ability to inhibit cancer cell migration in two different cancer models. The protein, called contortrostatin, seems to block cell migration in a novel way.

Francis S. Markland, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, was examining venom from the southern copperheadAgkistrodon contortrix contortrix for its clot-busting properties when he learned that a group in Taiwan had found disintegrins—integrin antagonists—in the venom of another snake.⇔" etc

Wouldn't surprise me really.... considering Snake Venom has been shown up for things like this...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19812064

Obviously still in the early days of research, interesting stuff though.

here I'm saving awesome docus for everyone:

  On 1/19/2013 at 6:43 PM, Macca said:

  On 1/19/2013 at 5:23 PM, Squee said:

  On 1/18/2013 at 1:56 AM, isaki said:

  On 1/17/2013 at 10:43 PM, Squee said:

Another interesting Vice documentary...

 

saw that earlier today. pretty interested in the studies they made with cancer cells and snake venom

 

Yeah, but when people postulate stuff like that I can't help but be skeptical because it seems like something a conspiracy theorist would say

best look at the evidence and make your own mind up then...............................

 

http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/93/4/261.full

 

"A component of snake venom has demonstrated its ability to inhibit cancer cell migration in two different cancer models. The protein, called contortrostatin, seems to block cell migration in a novel way.

Francis S. Markland, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, was examining venom from the southern copperheadAgkistrodon contortrix contortrix for its clot-busting properties when he learned that a group in Taiwan had found disintegrins—integrin antagonists—in the venom of another snake.⇔" etc

 

Wouldn't surprise me really.... considering Snake Venom has been shown up for things like this...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19812064

 

 

Obviously still in the early days of research, interesting stuff though.

Amazing. But to be honest, that stuff always sounds like a snakeoil sales pitch when you first hear it

I'm really impressed with the documentary series Vietnam in HD that History Channel (which has been even more of a joke than it was years ago) put out a couple years ago, watched one part last night. The archived footage they've compiled and edited is incredible and takes up most of the screen-time, avoiding Ken Burns editing. It's eerie seeing so much focus on the faces of the soldiers versus old black and white newsreel footage being replayed and rehashed. It's quite neutral in tone, at least compared to all the Vietnam docs I was used to as a kid (especially docs about the air war - which in it's conduct a seemingly different conflict) but with that said the actual carnage and absurdity of the war strategy speaks for itself. These are the kind of war documentaries they should show in classrooms.

Anyway, someone has put them up on youtube and while in 360p the quality is still kinda decent.

http://youtu.be/Pbf8UmrFR7M

A 70 years old man with a tiny music shop in NYC. A short docu which is pretty awesome in its simplicity and humanity at the same time.

that was worth my time, thank you for sharing

Awesome. I hope to visit NY while his store is still around.

  On 8/12/2013 at 11:23 AM, goDel said:

A 70 years old man with a tiny music shop in NYC. A short docu which is pretty awesome in its simplicity and humanity at the same time.

 

(ps awesome little doc)

Kenji Sugimoto has spent thirty years studying Albert Einstein. To complete his life's work, the professor traveled to America in search of the brain of the great thinker which was extracted in secrecy at a Princeton hospital, the disappearance of which is a mystery.

Thanks for the tip Joshua, I'm now hooked on the Vietnam in HD documentary series (despite its inaccuracies)

That birdman one was great as well.

nice documentary about modern nomads traveling the US -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QKbIb8wcz0 (if it's not working just try & find it else where)

on the end of the other end of the scale an amazing insightful documentary about the waco siege-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4scgRAJxWc

also the paradise lost trilogy is a must see especially the first film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost:_The_Child_Murders_at_Robin_Hood_Hills)

Happy vibes :(

Here's another short doc about a 97 years old grandpa making art in MS paint. He'd fit in well around this place ;D

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edit: f me, how do these work/

i wrote off vice when it's founder was invited onto colbert. Was his coming out party ss an agent of anti-change.

Vice bugs me in general, a few of those documentaries are genuinely good but many of them feel very superficial and like modern bohemian hipster travel guides rather than informative. The psychedelic guy especially hurts my brain, I want to punch the screen when watching him

I watched this doc recently called "The Act of Killing", which is without a doubt one of the best, craziest documentaries I've ever seen. I was going to link to it here, but after 10 minutes of searching I couldn't find a functional streaming version of it. That IS how I watched it, so I know it's out there, and well worth the tedious googling if you haven't seen it. It's truly exceptional.

I've been on an Errol Morris kick lately (he's the reason I was lead to the aforementioned exceptional doc). Most of you are probably already familiar with his work, but someone's bound to benefit from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9azGHgrOtVo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLEe496IS1o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOp3pUCHGow

  On 9/3/2013 at 9:24 PM, pyramidpanes said:

nice documentary about modern nomads traveling the US -

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QKbIb8wcz0

Reminding myself for later.

http://youtu.be/qp3qAYF6xEY

http://youtu.be/ktq9M1_0w24

http://youtu.be/gAsTGujUydA

http://youtu.be/5JxiTRWcVvk

  On 8/12/2013 at 11:23 AM, goDel said:

A 70 years old man with a tiny music shop in NYC. A short docu which is pretty awesome in its simplicity and humanity at the same time.

 

went in there once looking for vinyl. Its on the same street as Kims or where Kims used to be I think. It was alot messier then in the video but the guy was really nice. I was afraid to touch anything though, didn't want to start a CD avalanche.

Awesome!

I'm afraid the guy would have a heart attack if his mountains of cds do collapse, btw..