pbs.org
So, since I have no cable, I've been learning how to get my nonfiction-TV fixes online. Pbs.org has proven the most fruitful and easily accessed source of science geekery so far. This week's find (now that I have time again to look):
http://video.pbs.org/program/brain-da...
Not everything remains up all the time. I was also fond of this:
http://video.pbs.org/program/inside-n...
and this:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365559270/
and also "How We Got To Now", but it seems to have aged off. (But my library proved to have it on DVD.)
Anybody else got any recs, or good sources, for this sort of thing?
Ta, L.
http://video.pbs.org/program/brain-da...
Not everything remains up all the time. I was also fond of this:
http://video.pbs.org/program/inside-n...
and this:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365559270/
and also "How We Got To Now", but it seems to have aged off. (But my library proved to have it on DVD.)
Anybody else got any recs, or good sources, for this sort of thing?
Ta, L.
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I'm particularly fond of some of the Novas. Secrets of the Viking Sword and King Solomon's mines spring to mind.
Robert Sapolsky is one of the geniuses of the modern age and his Behavioral Biology class at Stanford from 2009 is entirely available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... - not quite as approachable as Nova but pretty damn enjoyable to watch and pitched for college-level knowledge (not expecting a deep biology background).
Hulu actually has quite a few nature and history docs. I've especially been enjoying Xploration Awesome Planet, hosted by Philippe Cousteau (Jacques's grandson).Of course, they also have crappy stuff like Ancient Aliens, so beware.
There are several universities that offer online lectures/courses for free for those who simply wish to expand their knowledge base. MIT : http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ocw-schola... YALE: http://oyc.yale.edu/
Stanford has offered free courses in the past as well, but these I knew were out there.
If you have a Roku; there are many, many free channels. The Smithsonian channel, A&E, PBS, CNET, Popular Science, Discovery Channel, something called TestTube, and there is no end. https://www.roku.com/whats-on
Youtube is fabulous for documentaries. If you type in: Science Documentaries you will be amazed b the variety. I recently watched an engrossing biography about Albert Einstein.I wish I had a way with words to say how much I enjoyed Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen. The death of Aral was such a huge event, I wasn't sure what to expect (I deliberately didn't read any spoilers). The story unfolded perfectly and I grew to love Jole very quickly.
To be back in your world is such a pleasure, it's a feast for the senses. I wasn't expecting to see Miles in this book - what a wonderful thing. And Kareen!
I thought you handled the relationship between Cordelia and Jole with exquisite tenderness. I think I love Aral even more now. Thank you so, so much.
Peggy wrote: "Youtube is fabulous for documentaries. If you type in: Science Documentaries you will be amazed b the variety. I recently watched an engrossing biography about Albert Einstein.I wish I had a way ..."
Your way with words looks fine to me...
:-), L.
Peggy wrote: "Youtube is fabulous for documentaries. If you type in: Science Documentaries you will be amazed b the variety. I recently watched an engrossing biography about Albert Einstein.I wish I had a way ..."
The math vids on youtube are also good. (Don't know if searches on Science Documentaries will hit them or not - probably some of them.) Some of the math ones do the best job I've ever seen of helping people "see" four-dimensional shapes.
I doubt much learning will come of these physics "talks", but they're fascinating to watch anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjbt... (Bohemian gravity) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51FMi... (Bohemian quantum physics)
I knew her when I was in grad school. I think I was her TA one semester.