Brain Food

Richard Dawkins - Science, it works, bitches!

Wed, 29 May 2013 19:41:38 +0100

Richard Dawkins - Science, it works, bitches!

This Is Water In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:48:28 +0100

This Is Water

In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. However, the resulting speech didn’t become widely known until 3 years later, after his tragic death. It is, without a doubt, some of the best life advice we’ve ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education.

BBC, Rupert Murdoch - Battle With Britain In the wake of the...

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:05:14 +0100

BBC, Rupert Murdoch - Battle With Britain

In the wake of the phone-hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch has been accused of corrupting British media and contaminating politics. Yet the caricature image of him as the ‘Dirty Digger’, the sinister head of a global media empire, in fact obscures deeper, more significant truths - not least about Britain itself.

Rupert Murdoch can be seen as an agent of change, a revolutionary almost, who has been a vital part of the transformation of Britain over the last 45 years. He rode the wave of social change that swept a gloomy postwar country into the modern world and his ability to understand what people wanted and give it to them made him rich and powerful. Yet his part in this cultural, political and industrial revolution also brought Rupert Murdoch into conflict with the establishment and vested interests in all their guises. It may even have ultimately cost him his life’s ambition - to see the business he has built carried on inside the family by one of his children. Steve Hewlett tells the story of Rupert Murdoch’s 40-year battle with Britain.

BBC Panorama - The Russians Are Coming Russian money has poured...

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:39:36 +0100

BBC Panorama - The Russians Are Coming

Russian money has poured into London, but is organised crime coming with it? Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates a death in a Russian prison that has brought the threat of violence to the UK. Could a whistleblower found dead on the streets of Surrey be the latest victim of the Russian crime wars?

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Fri, 03 May 2013 19:46:49 +0100

Crash Course On Slavery

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:15:13 +0100

Crash Course On Slavery

Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero - Alfred Russel Wallace The...

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:53:39 +0100

Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero - Alfred Russel Wallace

The story of Alfred Russell Wallace, a man who independently came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection at the same time as Darwin. Wallace has since become a forgotten hero in the story of evolution, but Bill Bailey wants to change that.

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America Kickin’ Ass

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:47:42 +0100

America Kickin’ Ass

The Images Put On Board The Voyager Space Craft According to...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:17:02 +0100

The Images Put On Board The Voyager Space Craft

According to Jimmy Carters letter, included with the images, Voyager is expected to last well over a billion years just floating through space. So long after humanity has destroyed itself and our footprint on this planet has eroded to dust, this space craft and these images will be the only record of our existence and all that any other alien species will be able to learn about us. 127 pictures amounts to all of humanity’s imprint on the universe.

See what you can learn about humanity from just these pictures.

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Lu Guang’s The Polluted Landscape: the camera never lies,...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:21:12 +0100

Lu Guang’s The Polluted Landscape: the camera never lies, even in China - audio slideshow

Rowan Atkinson’s Archbishop Sketch The church is fun you...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:59:19 +0100

Rowan Atkinson’s Archbishop Sketch

The church is fun you know.

Frankie Boyle On Religion

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:56:36 +0100

Frankie Boyle On Religion

Out Of Sight Out Of Mind Since 2004, drone strikes have killed...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:27:24 +0100

Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

Since 2004, drone strikes have killed an estimated 3,115 people in Pakistan. Less than 2% of the victims are high profile targets, the rest are children, civilians, and alleged combatants. Above is the story of every known drone strike and victim in Pakistan.

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Ignorance Is Bliss reddit

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:50:49 +0100

Ignorance Is Bliss

Jon Stewart Interviews George Carlin

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:30:47 +0100

Jon Stewart Interviews George Carlin

Time-Lapse Earth A compilation of shots.

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:11:13 +0100

Time-Lapse Earth

A compilation of shots.

European Banking “Give me all the money in my...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:44:21 +0100

European Banking

“Give me all the money in my account”

Pat Robertson - University Educations To Blame For Lack Of...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:18:22 +0100

Pat Robertson - University Educations To Blame For Lack Of Miracles

HA!, Damn this is hilarious. He is absolutely right though, skepticism protects us from those who would take advantage of us. and to those who don’t know any better, everything looks like a miracle.

Hayden Parry - Re-Engineering Mosquito To Fight Disease In a...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:43:12 +0100

Hayden Parry - Re-Engineering Mosquito To Fight Disease

In a single year, there are 200-300 million cases of malaria and 50-100 million cases of dengue fever worldwide. So: Why haven’t we found a way to effectively kill mosquitoes yet? Hadyn Parry presents a fascinating solution: genetically engineering male mosquitoes to make them sterile, and releasing the insects into the wild, to cut down on disease-carrying species.

Paul Stamets - 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save The World

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:26:05 +0100

Paul Stamets - 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save The World