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YoutubeColor film was built for white people Here's what it did to dark skin
The unfortunate history of racial bias in photography…
YouTubeDilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Profound Advice
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at the London Rigpa center in 1982.
YouTubeEnnio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold
An insanely good theremin player nails one of Ennio Morricone's 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' songs
YouTubeMike Bloomfield's Telecaster
Dan Erlewine first saw this Tele back in the 1960s, before Mike Bloomfield recorded with it on Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited album...
YouTubeWhy do we feel nostalgia?
Nostalgia was once considered an illness confined to specific groups of people. Today, people all over the world report experiencing and enjoying nostalgia. But how does nostalgia work? And is it healthy? Clay Routledge details the way our understanding of nostalgia has changed since the term was first coined in the late 17th century.
YouTubeJigme Khyentse Rinpoche on Vegetarianism
Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche is the third son of Kangyur Rinpoche, the 16th Karmapa as the incarnation of…
YouTubeOne day, a computer will fit on a desk (1974)
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke makes the bold claim that one day computers will allow people to work from home and access their banking records.
YouTubeBarry Lyndon: Use of the Mitchell BNC Camera and Zeiss Lenses
Interviewees reminisce on how Stanley Kubrick acquired the Mitchell BNC cameras and used them, in conjunction with NASA Zeiss lenses, to film Barry Lyndon ...
YouTubeLarry David Hires Bald Chef
Larry David hires a chef for his restaurant because he is bald, discusses bald life.
YouTubePostmodernism is an Instrument of Power
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. He is Institute Professor Emeritus ...
YouTubeJigme Khyentse Rinpoche at Vana
In December 2015, About Kangyur Rinpoche. Born in 1963, Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche is the third son of Kangyur Rinpoche. He was recognised by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche and His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa as one of the reincarnations of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Rinpoche, one of the greatest Tibetan Masters of the last century and the Guru of Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
YouTubeHallowe'en Advice How to Deal with Trick or Treaters
Ever wondered how to react when a group of children arrive on your doorstep dressed in ghoulish clothes? Never fear, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are on hand to provide some great advice for you in this funny video from BBC sketch show classic 'A Bit of Fry & Laurie'.
YouTubeWatch 62 Years of Global Warming in 13 Seconds
From our friends at NASA comes this amazing 13-second animation that depicts how temperatures around the globe have warmed since 1950. You'll note an acceleration of the temperature trend in the late 1970s as greenhouse gas emissions from energy production increased worldwide and clean air laws reduced emissions of pollutants that had a cooling effect on the climate, and thus were masking some of the global warming signal.
YouTubeDark Patterns: User Interfaces Designed to Trick People
Presented by Harry Brignull at the UX Brighton Conference.
YouTubeDr. Strangelove The Hilarity of Nuclear Annihilation
In this video I analyze how Kubrick turns the threat of Nuclear bombs into something funny.
YouTubeNet Neutrality
The current debate about Net Neutrality may not be as clear cut as you'd imagine. Professor Derek McAuley lays out the details.
YouTube1984 the Coffee Generation ad
Be a COFFEE ACHIEVER ! (with Kurt Vonnegut) Because coffee is the calm moment that lets you think. Coffee gives you the time to dream it.
YouTubeJagten (2012)
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. With Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm. A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be...
YouTubeThe Wrestler (2008)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky. With Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis. A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
YouTubeA Conversation on the Economy with Joe Stiglitz and Paul Krugman
What do you get when you put two of the most well known and most widely cited economists in the world, both Nobel laureates, on stage together? A healthy dose of economic reality.
YouTubeVajrayana-Buddhism in the Modern World: The Challenges of Maintaining an Authentic Tradition
In March 2018, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche gave teachings to the Rigpa Sangha in Berlin, London and Paris. These teachings are wonderful in any context, explain the Vajrayana practice of guru yoga in depth, and deal directly with the subject at hand.
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