Tag: documentaries
Disparity Feature Film
Far from here, in my home county, I first saw crushing poverty in 1962. In the back streets of Hong Kong and later in the same year, I saw worse in Delhi and in, Indian villages. We economists are interested in people’s well-being, which we measure as utility. In the richer countries most of us,
Britain’s Illegal Rave Renaissance: LOCKED OFF
yeah Rave culture was always supposed to polarize people. Depending on your experiences It’s either one of the UKs great exports Or a symptom of our own moral decline But After a nationwide clamp down in the mid 90’s The scene was forced further into the underground With new super clubs And licensed sanitized parties
“The value of information does not survive the moment in which it was new. It lives only at that moment; it has to surrender to it completely and explain itself to it without losing any time.” “A story is different. It does not expend itself. It preserves and concentrates its strength and is capable of
Driving out of Charikar is a journey towards darkness. We’re on our way to the scene of the Taliban execution. I’m travelling with Haji Abdul Hussein, police chief of the area where the killing occurred. What do the police do to ensure women’s safety in the area? What should they do? Yes. Our police are
Real Value | Economics Documentary with Dan Ariely | Sustainability | Social Entrepreneurship
(clicking) (fun piano music) (exciting instrumental music) (soft, slow instrumental music) – A brain is active all the time trying to infer things about the world. What is this world? What is going on here? It’s using relevant cues, but also irrelevant cues. And once it gets these cues it use them to interpret the
Vicky! Whats up, Victor? Hey man. Woo! Boom, you blow it up at the end. So uh, how’s uh, how’s Shirene? Uh, Shirene, how’s Shirene doing? Haven’t seen her in a while. [Voicemail of Shirene] [Victor speaking on the phone] Hey it’s me. I’m just calling to look in uh, I’ve been trying to get
What is hydraulic fracturing – or fracking ? Since the industrial revolution our energy consumption has risen unceasingly. The majority of this energy consumption is supplied by fossil fuels like coal or natural gas. Recently there has been a lot of talk about a controversial method of extracting natural gas: Hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Put
In January 1559 Elizabeth the first was crowned Queen of England. She was the last of the great Tudor dynasty. A bright star who dazzled both a nation and the world. The achievement of most stars fades quickly. But Elizabeth’s has lasted nearly four centuries, and it’s easy to see why. She reigned for forty-five