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Science-y/Humanist shows

  • 04-07-2010 10:15pm
    #1
    ChocolateSauce
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    Does anybody know of any other shows in the same vein as Sagan's Cosmos? And not internet videos, more the kind of thing you could buy on DVD and give as a gift to someone? Thank you!


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  • #2
    King Mob
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    ChocolateSauce wrote: »
    Does anybody know of any other shows in the same vein as Sagan's Cosmos? And not internet videos, more the kind of thing you could buy on DVD and give as a gift to someone? Thank you!

    Brian Cox's Wonders of the Solar System.
    Kenneth Clark's Civilsation.

    Anything with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.


  • #3
    Zillah
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    King Mob wrote: »
    Anything with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

    This man is a new favourite of mine. Astrophysics stand up, oh yes.


  • #4
    robindch
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    Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man.


  • #5
    rockmongrel
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    Have to agree on Brian Cox, he is brilliant.


  • #6
    Improbable
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    Are you looking for the kind of stuff in this list:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Documentaries_about_science


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  • #7
    sink
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    I just watched a PBS three episode series called 'The Human Spark' which I found very interesting. It investigates what makes the difference between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom. It even delves a little into the origins of religion as a by-product of our cognitive evolution.

    A stream is available on it's website but it's low quality.

    http://www.pbs.org/wnet/humanspark/

    There are higher quality version out there if you know where to look.


  • #8
    magicbastarder
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    would the attenborough documentaries be the sort of thing you're looking for?
    most are not *about* science, but he did one about darwin.


  • #9
    ChocolateSauce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭ChocolateSauce


    Thanks everyone, now off to youtube to see clips to decide which is the right one to invest in!

    Although I love Attenborough's stuff, it is not what I'm looking for this time though.


  • #10
    Ronanc1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭Ronanc1


    I know you said you didnt want internet links but theres some great stuff here and its all various tv stuff so if you watch some of the ones that interest you, you can then go about searching for the dvds

    http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/category/science-technology/page/3/


  • #11
    Improbable
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    If its not just tv shows/series you're looking for, the film "The Man From Earth" is a very good watch.


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  • #12
    robby^5
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    Stephen Hawkings into the Universe was very good.


  • #13
    rccaulfield
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    Improbable wrote: »
    Are you looking for the kind of stuff in this list:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Documentaries_about_science

    Jesus, thjey have Ben Steins intelliugent design documentary in there- Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. How can someone report this?


  • #14
    Ciaran500
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    rccaulfield wrote: »
    Jesus, thjey have Ben Steins intelliugent design documentary in there- Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. How can someone report this?

    It kinda fits in there, it is a "documentary about science".


  • #15
    Tim Robbins
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    Getting back to the OP, there's a good site www.philosophymonthly.com which
    has some good podcasts.

    For example, Daniel Dennet and Baggini in conversation here..


    http://www.philosophymonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/bpmmay10.mp3


  • #16
    Waking-Dreams
    Closed Accounts Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Waking-Dreams


    Sam Neill narrated one called, Space. I think the BBC comissioned that one. Though, I heard it's more style (CGI and cool graphics) over substance.


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