Interstices
Do you want to know more about Information Science and Technology, about what lies behind the technology we use everyday without even thinking about how it works or how it was invented ? On Interstices, there are articles, informative illustrations, multimedia documents, and interactive animations about on-going research, basic knowledge, how researchers approach their work, scientific life, recent scientific history in the field, and many related subjects. In French.
Visit websiteManufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
This indepth film explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, a linguist, intellectual, and political activist. Created by two Canadian independent filmmakers, it expands on the ideas of Chomsky's earlier book, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. This two part documentary(168 Minutes) includes a lecture given by professor Chomsky. In English with Spanish subtitles.
Visit websiteGarbage Dreams
This documentary is about the problems of waste management in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian government has recently awarded contracts to foreign multi-national companies to collect Cairo’s garbage. 60,000 Zaballeen — Cairo’s indigenous garbage collectors whose livelihood depends on collecting and recycling garbage — will be displaced. In Arabic with English subtitles.
Visit websiteHans Rosling: Myths About the Developing World
This is a film of a live presentation by Hans Rosling, in which he considers and debunks a few myths about the "developing" world. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a non-profit organization that brings vital global data to life.
Visit websiteThe Enemies of Reason
This documentary looks into what professor Richard Dawkins calls The Irrational Health Service. Focuses on how health has become a battleground between reason and superstition. A growing percentage of society now spends a total of over 1.6 billion a year on superstitious alternative remedies, but 80% of them have never been subjected to properly conducted trials.
Visit websiteHacking Democracy
80 minute documentary over the threats to democracy found in the paperless voting systems that were established during elections in the U.S.A. in the last years. It focuses on the story of Bev Harris, director of a nonprofit election watchdog group called Black Box Voting, and her investigations of potential security flaws inherent in electronic voting. The disturbing effect of the upcoming premier have caused sharp critics from manufacturers of insecure voting machines.
Visit websiteIn Transit
This short documentary was made to develop awareness of one of the worst crimes happening in Africa today; the systematic rape of women and girls in undeveloped regions.In this, the first of several short films, the project was to create a small series of surgical training videos documenting vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) repair, the most common procedure performed at DOCS on any given day.
Visit websiteVídeo Ciência
Science film producer with more than 20 years under its belt in Brazil offering a range of production services, including education and training films. In Portuguese.
Visit websitePIMM
Describing itself as "A biotech geek blogger’s adventures through science, technology and the web…", this growing blog centre with links to a vast range of science-related material, from physics and philosophy to stem cells, with plans to expand into science video.
Visit websiteScience-et-vie
Well-established journal with a website for promotion and updates on latest issues and activities. In French.
Visit websiteCategorynet.com
Big range of topics covered in this 'categorisation' portal, including plans to develop its science video service. Mostly in French.
Visit websiteFutura Sciences
Versatile portal of current and future science news, trends, views, videos, podcasts and actions in and around France's science scene. In French.
Visit websiteCité des Sciences
Portal providing a daily science and science culture news, events information, lab talk and more. In Fench.
Visit websiteInfo Science
Useful resource on the history, culture and daily activities related to science, with a good selection of audiovisual material and own science events and activities. Various partners include the SFRS, Exploradome, Festival International du Film Scientifique de Palaiseau, A fond la Science, news and content providers. Portal in French.
Visit websiteDiscovery Channel
Well established and mass audience science video channel with a wide cross-section of interests, from Animal Planet and Discovery Health to the Science Channel.
Visit websiteVEGA, Science Video on the Web
Science audiovisual portal with a selection of own material and good links to other science video resources.
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