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Cosmology, Physics Documentaries

Cosmology, Physics Documentaries are FASCINATING. Some students might remember a boring Wonder Years type professor droning on in high school, but times have changed, the physics documentary has changed, and cosmology and physics documentaries are as cutting edge as a knife, but far more penetrating into what makes the world tick. Watch one physics or cosmology documentary and you will be hooked. Guaranteed.

• Why Reading Matters

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  The science of reading is explored in this documentary and is expounded by writer Rita Carter. She cites how the activity helps our brain unlock its full potential and she also delves on the effects of digital revolution to how much men value reading today. The skill, which must be developed as a child, is
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• The Universe: The Inner Planets Mercury & Venus

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  This is the seventh episode to the documentary series called “The Universe” and it deals with the inner planets – Mercury and Venus. Unlivable because of their location next to the sun, these two planets are considered hostile worlds and is believed to be filled with craters, sulfur and carbon dioxide causing too many acid
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• What On Earth Is Wrong With Gravity?

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  Particle physicist Dr Brian Cox wants to know why the universe is built the way it is. He believes the answers lie in the force of gravity. But Newton thought gravity was powered by God, and even Einstein failed to completely solve it. Heading out with his film crew on a road trip across the
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• The Brain: Our Universe Within – Discovery Channel

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  Fifty years ago, something was discovered in a cave. This is more common than we may think: as our ancestors used caves for shelter and dwelling. Most often, what is found is a scrap of cloth, pottery, etc. Sometimes, a human skull. On this day, a man found a skull. It turned out to be
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• Today I Died – Science Documentary

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  Will our generation be able to live forever? Unlikely, even with the wonders of science creating more and more 100+ year old human. At the end of the day, there’s only so much our bodies can take: our teeth, our hearts, our organs, our bones and skin: they all decay. But, what if we could
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• History Channel – The Universe | Edge of Space | Full Documentary

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  I just added two religion/history based documentaries and many of us need to clean our pallet and finish the meal with some hard science. Today, we humbly bring you THE UNIVERSE – Edge of Space. It’s one of the better documentaries ever produced by The History Channel and it will delight – both visually land
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• Science and Islam: Part 1: The Language of Science

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  We found a remarkable series on Islam by the BBC. Rather than come at the religion from a purely religious perspective, BBC focuses on the hard science behind religion: in part 1, we focus on the language of science. This crisp and well researched documentary does a fantastic job of explaining an old religion to
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• Garrett Lisi’s Theory of Everything

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  Garrett Lisi is a physicist who’s come up with a fascinating theory which gives us a pattern, or layout for sub-atomic particles (similar to the periodic table of elements). Time will tell if Lisi’s theory is correct as, like the periodic table when it was first derived, Lisi’s ‘table’ has gaps where there should be
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• The Secret NASA Transmissions

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  Here is a film from a guy who used to work for a tv company. He had equipment to intercept and record transmissions from nasa space flights at a time before they used encryption. The film shows that there are 2 different “phenomenom” caught on tape from these missions which are not explaind by our
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• Race for The Moon

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  This is classic territory that any American grade schooler knows: The Americans won the race for the moon. Well, it’s not as simple as that, the story is far more complex, and it genuinely is inspiring. Too bad that JFK didn’t live to see his vision realized.