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True Facts About The Octopus

#octopus #buzfeed #sea creatures #natural science

It's Time to Question Bio-Engineering . Paul Root Wolpe

The Future? What Are Bitcoins?

#bitcoin #banking #future #future economy #future banking #currency #finance #smart finance

Atheism 2.0 . Alain de Botton

#religion #atheism #alain de botton #TED

The Power of Nightmares . BBC

#politics #politcs of fear #documentary #bbc #c.i.a.#al-qaeda #911

Sex Determination: More Complicated Than You Thought . Aaron Reedy

#sex #biology #gender #animals #science

Vampires: Folklore, fantasy and fact . Michael Molina

#vampire #history #folklore #fantasy #myth #Blood

#transportation #TED #new york #time square #city planning

Ways of Seeing . John Berger . 1972

A BAFTA award-winning BBC series with John Berger, which rapidly became regarded as one of the most influential art programes ever made. In the first program, Berger examines the impact of photography on our appreciation of art from the past.

Episode 2 . Episode 3 . Episode 4

#ways of seeing #john berger #1972 #art #documentary #bbc #bafta #photography

10 Shady Origins Of Consumerism In The US . S.Grant for Listverse

"Consumerism and the practice of flaunting one’s status through clothes, jewelry, and other things has existed since the dawn of civilization. Yet, the endless cycle of working to buy has never been more rampant than it is now. How did the United States, a nation founded on Puritan, non-materialistic tenants become filled with the biggest shoppers on the planet and end up occupying 29% of the World’s consumer market? As it turns out, Americans were carefully and systematically manipulated into becoming insatiable shoppers."

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#consumerism #edward bernays #history #marketing #public relations #us economy #us history