Popular Science J-6-2
★ 5 · 1936 · 10m · Documentary
Considers marvels of modern science: Fingerprints, cosmetics, radio, microbiological research, airplanes.
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In 1935, German scientists dug for bones; in 1943, they murdered to get them. How the German scientific community supported Nazism, distorted history to legitimize a hideous system and was an accomplice to its unspeakable crimes. The story of the Ahnenerbe, a sinister organization created to rewrite the obscure origins of a nation.
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Enhanced – Die Dopingspiele: Zwischen Medizin, Moral und Milliarden
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The controversial Enhanced Games challenge the foundations of modern sport by allowing athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs in pursuit of world records and prize money. As investors, athletes, scientists, and anti-doping officials clash over the project's ambitions, questions emerge about human enhancement, medical risks, commercial interests, and the future of elite competition. Between technological progress, ethical boundaries, and billion-dollar business opportunities, the debate raises a fundamental question: if doping becomes the norm, what remains of sport?
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Our Mr. Sun
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One entry in a series of films produced to make science accessible to the masses—especially children—this film describes the sun in scientific but entertaining terms.
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Jokes as a weapon of resistance: how satire sustains a beleaguered culture.
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Machine
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The United States in the 20th Century 1932-1940
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Presents the history of the U S from the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt to the eve of World War II, including the Great Depression and New Deal legislation designed to overcome it. Emphasizes events that had lasting effects on the nation, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority, the strengthening of organized labor and the growing power of the Federal government.. Continues the story of 20th century America from the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the eve of World War II. Footage shows the Great Depression, strengthening of organized labor, Social Security Act and growing powers of the federal government.
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The Singularity
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Within the coming decades we will be able to create AIs with greater than human intelligence, bio-engineer our species and re-design matter through nanotechnology. How will these technologies change what it means to be human? Director Doug Wolens speaks with leading futurists, computer scientists, artificial intelligence experts, and philosophers who turn over the question like a Rubik’s Cube. Ultimately, if we become more machine-like, and machines more like us, will we sacrifice our humanity to gain something greater? Or will we engineer our own demise? THE SINGULARITY is a comprehensive and insightful documentary film that examines technology’s accelerating rate, and deftly addresses the resulting moral questions.
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Fantastic Fungi
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