Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2021 | LENGTH: 1 part (29 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC description: The electric vehicle revolution is…
WorldWide Wikipedia
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia marked its 20th anniversary in 2021. With its philosophy “knowledge by all, for all”, Wikipedia has all but replaced printed encyclopedias in our collective consciousness. What does this mean for the world’s accumulated knowledge?
Are You Scared Yet, Human?
As artificial intelligence changes our world, it has sparked a new arms race between China and the US. Experts warn that without urgent regulation, we could lose control of AI.
Coded Bias
It follows researchers and advocates, principally MIT computer scientist and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League Joy Buolamwini, as they explore how algorithms encode and propagate bias.
The Story of Plastic
A detailed look into the environmental damage and human rights abuses that occur throughout the lifecycle of plastic.
The Bit Player
The Bit Player is a 2019 documentary film created to celebrate the 2016 centenary of the birth of Claude Shannon, the “father of information theory”.
The Spy in Your Phone
The story of how Israeli-made spyware Pegasus works, the hacking of journalists’ phones and its ominous consequences.
Invisibles: Clickworkers
Services from Amazon, Uber and Airbnb are available at the touch of a screen. Yet who are the workers who fulfill our wishes when we click? How much do they earn? Do their jobs have benefits? This documentary delves into the world of workers behind the apps.
The Philippine’s Queen of Extortion
We investigate how a lucrative online sex scam empire in the Philippines blackmails men around the world.
The Crowd and The Cloud
Are you interested in birds, fish, the oceans or streams in your community? Are you concerned about fracking, air quality, extreme weather, asthma, Alzheimer’s disease, Zika or other epidemics? Now you can do more than read about these issues. You can be part of the solution.
Animal Espionage
How do you study an animal you can’t even get close to? Camera traps and drones are revolutionizing wildlife biology by recording the secret lives of animals—from whales and tigers to elusive giant armadillos—all without disturbing them.
The Secret Science of Sewage
George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage.