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Video: NOVA’s ‘Secrets Beneath the Ice’

In early 2002, a Manhattan-sized chunk of ice broke off the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The 200-meter-thick ice disintegrated into the ocean a short time later. In 1995, a 770 square mile ice...

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Water is Life – a 5 minute film

“Water is Life” is a 5 minute film created for the California Academy of Sciences Museum and is narrated by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The film is presented over multiple screens at the museum to fully...

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“Alchemy”– a short film on the cycles of nature.

“Alchemy” is a short film created by Henry Wah Lee.  He spent a year filming and storing footage to create a film that captures nature’s changing landscapes. “Climb the mountains and get their good...

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The Geology of the Dolomites

This short visual film about the geology of the beautiful Dolomites mountain range is created by Italian photographer/filmmaker Rolando Menardi. These unspoiled mountains straddle the territory of five...

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Understanding the Scale of the Universe

Our human minds did not evolve immediately to understand large numbers. Many ancient humans thought the stars were mere ‘dots’ in the sky that were easily reachable, leading some to create structures...

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PBS The Botany of Desire – Full Video

“We don’t give nearly enough credit to plants, they’ve been working on us, using us…for their own purposes.” -Michael Pollan The Botany of Desire feature length video was titled after Pollan’s book....

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Documentary: National Geographic’s Bones of Turkana

Africa, the birthplace of humanity. The womb of the first hominins. A continent rich in archaeological sites that continue to produce insights into our interminable human evolution journey.  One such...

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DOCUMENTARY: ‘Everything is a Remix’

Is creativity magic? How do innovations truly happen? Are films a derivative of other films? Is originality dead? Is copying flattering? Is it ethical to copy, transform, and combine? Are existing laws...

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A visual cultural journey of Turkey in stunning beauty

Traveling over 2,000 miles over the course of 20 days, Leonardo Dalessandri shot film and photographs of the many cities he visited throughout his journey in Turkey. Armed with only a Canon camera and...

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The Science and Art of Making Flamenco Guitars – A Beautiful Visual

The folks over at Deep Green Sea films created an exquisite visual spectacle on the art and science of making guitars. The handmade craft process of Greek guitar maker Vassilis Lazarides is brought to...

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Free (Physical Geology) Video Lecture Series: Earth Revealed

Earth Revealed “Earth Revealed” is a series of 26 lectures (1/2 hour each) created by Annenberg Media. It is an instructional series lectured by Dr. James Sadd of  Occidental College aimed at...

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On “Ostracoda”– My First Mini-Science Documentary

For a long time, I have been fascinated by the use of film, voice, and music to communicate science information in a storytelling manner. Science can sometimes be dense in jargon that will scare the...

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Werner Herzog on Filmmaking and 24 Pieces of Advice

In 1971, Werner Herzog was scouting locations in Peru for a film he was working on. Due to a last minute change in his itinerary, he cancelled his reservation aboard the LANSA Flight 508 departing...

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Botany: What Plants Talk About

Plants.  They are meticulously counted and classified, yet we do not know all their secrets. They stand with attention in open fields, with their leaves saluting the sun, harvesting its energy into its...

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Corruption in Iguala, Mexico: 43 students kidnapped & murdered

On September 26, 2014, more than 100 college students took control of school buses and headed to Iguala, Guerrero to protest education discriminatory practices. Over 20 were wounded, 6 were killed on...

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30 TED Talks on Anthropology and Archaeology

Here is a collection of TED Talks (and TedX) regarding anthropology and archaeology on a wide variety of topics. How Language Transformed Humanity – Mark Pagel Evolutionary biologist Mark Page shares...

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Evolution of the Eyes

Millions of years ago, the first eyes calmly yawned at the sun’s light that massaged the earth. These primitive eyes did very little but detect light that helped organisms to establish day/night cycles...

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Why Mummies were Made: An Animated Story

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“Stillness”– A Small Visual Journey of South Mountain Reservation NJ

“Stillness” is a 5 min HD video I created of the many nature views painted on your eyes by South Mountain Reservation, New Jersey.  I wanted to practice some nature filming and to test a few plugins...

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Melody – A Mini-documentary

“Melody” is the story of a Latina who was born in a Chilean coal mining town that had a chance encounter with a tiny makeshift orchestra where its students shared violins every 15 minutes. This...

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