Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society’s historical path. We now know that the brain – the organ that more than any other makes us human – is one of the wonders of the universe, and yet until the 17th century it was barely studied.
From lefty anti-war activists to conservative gun slinging republicans, Hollywood has had an enormous influence on American politics and the fundamental nature of the American political system. Steven Ross talks about his book ‘Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics’
Cellist Maya Beiser plays a gorgeous eight-part modern etude with seven copies of herself, and segues into a meditative music/video hybrid — using tech to create endless possibilities for transformative sound. Music is Steve Reich’s “Cello Counterpoint,” then David Lang’s “World to Come” with video by Irit Batsry.
The video for the song Assessment by The Beta Band from their 2004 album Heroes to Zeros.
La Linea (“The Line”) is an Italian animated series created by the Italian cartoonist Osvaldo Cavandoli. The series consists of 90 episodes which are about 2–3 minutes long each which were produced originally broadcast in the Italian channel RAI between 1972 – 1991.
“Cars” is a 1979 pop music song by UK artist Gary Numan, and was released as a single from the album The Pleasure Principle. It reached the top of the charts in several countries, and today is considered a new wave staple.
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Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous Brandenburg Concertos No. 1 – 6 by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in a playlist of nineteen YouTube videos: Playlists for the separate concertos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 A Czech Radio performance of the concertos is downloadable in mp3, ogg, and flac format.