In the 20th century, we saw the birth of psychoanalysis, and our lives have changed forever. Psychoanalysis, or psychology more precisely, has managed to affect almost every aspect of our lives. In this documentary, we discuss the impact of politics on psychoanalysis, and the other way around. You can say Sigmund Freud was the man … Read more
Born as Zenzile Miriam Makeba, but known as Mama Africa, Makeba was a South African singer and actor that was among the first African musicians to receive worldwide recognition. Mama Africa was a United Nations goodwill ambassador, as well as civil rights activists. She used her popularity to impact people in a good way. Her … Read more
You have probably heard the words, “Remember, remember the 5th of November”. The words are association to the Gunpowder plot. The date is the one on which Guy Fawkes, a Catholic renegade, dramatically failed to blow up London’s House of Lords. The memory has been preserved for more than 400 years. Nowadays, some people might … Read more
Gary Yourofsky is one of the most popular activists for animal rights. According to his own website, he has given 2,388 lectures in 178 schools, and more than 60,000 people have heard him speak. But no speech is more popular than the one at the Georgia Tech. In the summer of 2010, Gary gave one … Read more
Jacque Fresco was born on March 13th in 1916. He is an American futurist and self-described social engineer, inventor and designer. Fresco is self-educated and has worked in a mixed bag of positions identified with industrial design, ranging from bio-medical innovations to totally integrated social systems and is the Founder and Director of Sociocyberneering and The Venus Project. The Venus Project reflects … Read more
“A Thin Line is a short documentary about two women from Ghana, Africa, who both almost died while giving birth, but survived and now tell their story. Focusing not on the near death, but on the impact of health care and the limited access to it in African countries, the stories of Philo and Elisabeth … Read more
No, this is not a story about beef tenderloin, one of the best meat dishes you can get. No, this is a story about the homeless population in America. Despite America being one of the most democratic and wealthiest countries, hundreds of thousands still live without a roof over their head. The “walk through the … Read more
At this point, almost everyone knows about Anonymous, a group of hacker activists. Their moto is working on ideas rather than directives. They are known for their many distributed denial-of-service attacks on governments around the world, but also on religious and corporate websites. The group originated in 2003, and started first on the imageboard 4chan. … Read more
Can we turn Sahara, one of the biggest deserts in the world into a rainforest? That is the question you would be asking yourself after watching Antonio Donato Nobre’s TED talk. He is an environmentalist, a professor, and an explorer. Antonio speaks about the Amazon river, an amazing nature that flows everywhere around us. He … Read more
Thanks to Steven Spielberg, the story of Oskar Schindler has reached a wider audience. The movie Schindler’s List is one of the most successful movies of all-time, winning 7 Academy Awards, including one for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay. Oskar Schindler was a German angel who managed to save the lives of more than 1,000 Jews … Read more