A BBC Horizon documentary on a US government scientist’s claim that he had made nuclear fusion out of sound waves in his laboratory.




Scientists search for the Holy Grail – can humans live forever?




Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores how understanding the atom more deeply has forced us to rethink the nature of reality. He discovers that there might be parallel universes in which different versions of us exist, finds out that empty space isn’t empty at all, and investigates the differences in our perception of the world in the universe and the reality.




A BBC Four documentary looking at four brilliant mathematicians whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically drove them insane and eventually led to them all committing suicide.




A War on Science

April 14th, 2009

An interesting look at how the theory of evolution is coming under attack from the controversial idea known as intelligent design.



Biologist Richard Dawkins’ excellent 2005 TED talk lecture. Dawkins contends that the true nature of the universe eludes us, because the human mind evolved only to understand the world we can observe.



Dangerous Knowledge

April 14th, 2009

A BBC Four documentary looking at four brilliant mathematicians whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically drove them insane and eventually led to them all committing suicide.



Is TV Bad for My Kids?

April 14th, 2009

A psychologist assesses the impact on the behaviour and performance at school of children deprived of computers and television.




WiFi Fraud?

April 14th, 2009

Panorama examines concerns about WiFi Technology.

Strangelets

April 14th, 2009

How the world might end 4 different ways in one day. With the CERN supercollider coming on line soon and the different experiments they will be performing this short film seems a good place to understand our new world!