In today’s supermarkets, you’d be hard-pressed to find food that didn’t contain some form of genetically modified substances. These genetically modified substances effects on our health are completely unknown and Big Industry players such as Monsanto, DuPont, and Syngenta, are essentially exposing us to one of the largest and dangerous science experiments ever conducted on our civilization as a whole.
The Light Bulb Conspiracy, also known as Pyramids of Waste, is a documentary about products that are designed to fail. The term planned obsolescence is the policy of designing or manufacturing a product with a the intent of limiting its lifespan. This film explores how different companies incorporate known failures into their products just to be able to sell more. While consumers spend money on replacing these defective products a heavy burden of waste is placed on the environment. Have [...]
Sheryl Sandberg is Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer. She is responsible for helping Mark Zucherberg make Facebook profitable. Yet, with women like Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer leading the way, there are still far too few women in positions of power. Why is this? Sandberg delivers a reflective TED talk on why we have too few women leaders.
Countries like Greece and Spain are teetering towards bankruptcy. The poor is getting poorer and…the rich is getting richer. The same old story and a troubling trend backwards from the middle class dominance of the 20th Century. This report looks at the ever widening gap.
Steve Jobs died in early October of 2011, but not before re-inventing the personal computer, the animation film industry, the music industry, the phone industry, etc, etc. A couple of weeks later, 60 minutes put out this biography on man who has left his fingerprint in virtually every home in the developed world.
On a finite budget, the National Health Service cannot afford to offer every treatment on the market, so how is it decided which medications should be made available?
This documentary examines the Victorian financiers – including Samuel Gurney and Natty Rothschild.
New Zealand filmmaker Justin Pemberton conducts a worldwide investigation of the pros and cons of using nuclear energy. Searching for answers, Pemberton was granted rare access to nuclear power plants and a uranium mine, and visits England’s notorious Sellafield and Chernobyl in the Ukraine.
It’s now been 20 years since Blizzard started in the gaming industry. To celebrate, they’ve released this interesting video retrospective. It features candid commentary from the people who have spent the last two decades creating the games that helped make Blizzard Entertainment the company it is today.
A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview both proponents and opponents of these alleged practices, and use hidden camera techniques to delve into the gritty world of cocoa plantations.
Art and Copy is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration, it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time – people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry.
Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time.
Take a look into the company of Google. When did it all start? Are there any Flaws in Google? Where exactly is Google heading?
The gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years.
Facebook
Twitter
RSS Feed
Email