We assume we are the masters of this planet, but despite all of our great engineering achievements, the world would fairly quickly revert back to its old self if we vanished in an instant. That’s the premise behind Life After People, a documentary that explores how fast mother nature would reclaim the planet. This documentary [...]
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Documentary Worth Watching: Sicko
While a bit older, and definitely skewed (I live in Canada and enjoyed the slightly incorrect portrayal of my home country), I am a big fan of the message behind Sicko: everyone should have health care.
If you haven’t watched this 2007 documentary by Michael Moore, it is definitely worth watching.
Documentary Worth Watching: Building Green
While I enjoy the idea of green living, the following documentary talks about extreme ways of living green as well as somewhat reasonable ways (especially if you live in climates like California experiences). I enjoyed the approach of the documentary, as well as the fact that it was a project with multiple facets from start [...]
Documentary Worth Watching: Future Life On Earth
I have always had a fascination with the future, and what great technologies it would bring to make my life easier. As a child, I held Star Trek as the gold standard in technology, and so watching what people envision in the next few decades thanks to Discovery Channel made me super excited. NextWorld: Future [...]
Documentary Worth Watching: Marathon Challenge
Have you ever felt like you could never run a marathon because it was too hard, long or just impossible due to some “bad genes” passed on from your parents? Well, Nova looks at turning some reasonably fit, regular people into Boston Marathon runners in under a year.
This documentary might inspire you to work towards [...]
