Julia Sweeney - Letting go of god.

Julia Sweeney says she was a "happy Catholic girl" when, one day, she walked into church and signed up for a Bible-study course. "What an eye opener that was!" she says. "Next thing you know, I was on a quest for something I could really believe in.

I traveled to places like Bhutan, Ecuador, and my local Starbucks looking for answers. Would I embrace Buddhism? New Age pseudo-science? Was I a freak for feeling the way I did, or were there other people out there just like me? I was grappling with serious questions. But, somehow, a lot of the things that were happening to me seemed, well, funny."

Equally comedic and insightful, Letting Go of God is Sweeney's brilliant one-woman show about her struggle with her faith.

Julia Sweeney - Letting go of god.

An inconvenient truth.. or convenient fiction?

Pacific Research Institute's documentary examining the issues of global warming discussed in Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth"

An inconvenient truth.. or convenient fiction?

The climate of fear.

Glenn Beck shows us the other side of the global warming debate which isn't told by the mainstream media, as well as exposes the real inconvenient truth for Al Gore. A very interesting expose air on about global warming. It demonstrate the lies that Al Gore use to impose a global tax on us and the truth about global warming.

Exposed - The climate of fear.

It came from heaven.

In December of 1996 approximately 31 people claimed to have witnessed a giant UFO along a 340 km stretch of highway in Yukon. We talk to a UFOologist who investigated the event and discuss with witnesses their experiences on that evening. We also discuss the aboriginal historical perspective on the UFO phenomenon in Yukon with a local Elder.

Giant UFO in Yukon Territory, 1996.

Richard Muller - Atoms and heat.

Lecture by Professor Richard Muller of the University California, Berkeley. Taken from Lecture 26 of the spring 2006 webcasts of Physics For Future Presidents. Also known as Descriptive Introduction to Physics. Empahsis is on conceptual understanding, rather than mathematics.

Richard Muller - Atoms and heat

The holographic universe - Beyond matter.

A hologram is a three- dimensional photograph made with the help of a laser. To make a hologram, the object to be photographed is first bathed in the light of a laser beam. Then a second laser beam is bounced off the reflected light of the first and the resulting interference pattern (the area where the two laser beams commingle) is captured on film.

When the film is developed, it looks like a meaningless swirl of light and dark lines. But as soon as the developed film is illuminated by another laser beam, a three-dimensional image of the original object appears. The three-dimensionality of such images is not the only remarkable characteristic of holograms. If a hologram of a rose is cut in half and then illuminated by a laser, each half will still be found to contain the entire image of the rose. Indeed, even if the halves are divided again, each snippet of film will always be found to contain a smaller but intact version of the original image. Unlike normal photographs, every part of a hologram contains all the information possessed by the whole.

The "whole in every part" nature of a hologram provides us with an entirely new way of understanding organization and order. For most of its history, Western science has labored under the bias that the best way to understand a physical phenomenon, whether a frog or an atom, is to dissect it and study its respective parts.

So the hologram teaches us that some things in the universe may not lend themselves to this approach. If we try to take apart something constructed holographically, we will not get the pieces of which it is made, we will only get smaller wholes.

This movie explains the working of our senses in relation with our mind.

The holographic universe - Beyond matter.

Human all too human - Friedrich Nietzsche.

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of Christianity and traditional morality. He believed in life, creativity, health, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life's energies, however socially prevalent those views might be. Often referred to as one of the first existentialist philosophers.

Human all too human - Friedrich Nietzsche.


Nietzsche's thought extended a deep influence during the 20th century, especially in Continental Europe. In English-speaking countries, his positive reception has been less resonant. During the last decade of Nietzsche's life and the first decade of the 20th century, his thought was particularly attractive to avant-garde artists who saw themselves on the periphery of established social fashion and practice. Here, Nietzsche's advocacy of new, healthy beginnings, and of creative artistry in general stood forth.

His tendency to seek explanations for commonly-accepted values and outlooks in the less-elevated realms of sheer animal instinct was also crucial to Sigmund Freud's development of psychoanalysis. Later, during the 1930's, aspects of Nietzsche's thought were espoused by the Nazis and Italian Fascists, partly due to the encouragement of Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche through her associations with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. It was possible for the Nazi interpreters to assemble, quite selectively, various passages from Nietzsche's writings whose juxtaposition appeared to justify war, aggression and domination for the sake of nationalistic and racial self-glorification. Until the 1960's in France, Nietzsche appealed mainly to writers and artists, since the academic philosophical climate was dominated by G.W.F. Hegel's, Edmund Husserl's and Martin Heidegger's thought, along with the structuralist movement of the 1950's.

Nietzsche became especially influential in French philosophical circles during the 1960's-1980's, when his “God is dead” declaration, his perspectivism, and his emphasis upon power as the real motivator and explanation for people's actions revealed new ways to challenge established authority and launch effective social critique.

Owning the weather.

Documentary that looks at the history of weather modification and its use by the military. Among the topics covered are: cloud seeding, HAARP and declassified experiments.

Owning the weather.

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

The most definitive video existing DOCUMENTING the FBI's conspiracy to kill MLK.

As Martin Luther King Jr. went above and beyond issues of Civil Rights, the policy makers behind the secret curtain had to have him killed.

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Death of a President.

Death of a President follows the investigation of the fictional assassination of President George W. Bush in October 2007.

Combining real archival footage with a credible but fictional story, "Death of a President" presents a fascinating and thought-provoking political thriller.

Death of a President.

what the @#!$% do we (K)now!?

This is a radical departure from convention. It demands a freedom of view and greatness of thought so far unknown, indeed, not even dreamed of since Copernicus. It's a documentary. It's a story. It's mind-blowing special effects. This film plunges you into a world where quantum uncertainty is demonstrated - where neurological processes, and perceptual shifts are engaged and lived by its protagonist - where everything is alive, and reality is changed by every thought (???).

What the bleep do we know?

Quantum Entanglement and Qbits.

Entanglement is possibly the most intriguing element of quantum theory. This talk gives a gentle introduction to the phenomenon of entanglement and nonlocality. Uses of entanglement in quantum cryptography and quantum computing are also presented.

Quantum Entanglement and Qbits.

9/11 Press for truth.

Released September 8th; a video from the families who fought to create The 9/11 Comission -- and succeeded

Headline: LA Weekly reported Mahmmud Ahmed (Top ISI Official) ordered the transfer of funds from Pakistani banks to Florida, where it was picked up and distributed by Mohammed Atta to the 9/11 hijackers via money orders throughout the United States to sponsor the attacks.

This documentary presents the many-faceted events that led up to, and then scrutinizes, the 9/11 Comission hearings. Massive injustices and mis-representations are brought to light and "exposed" by respected members of the mainstream American media, and from the families themselves in the narrative of events that shaped most greatly our world today.

The families present their 2 1/2 year struggle to create an investigation and inquiry into the events of 9/11 -- which was at first heavily resisted and even explicity prohibited by the President and Vice-President. For an example of contrast in funding; the internal disruption of a Clinton-Lewisnki "sex scandal" the event was awarded a budget of 100 million dollars in total. Initially the 9/11 Comission was only alotted 3 million dollars and their time-limit was severly cut beyond the expecations of those who brought it into existence.

9/11 Press for truth.

Angels still don't play this HAARP.

The U.S. Government has a new ground-based "Star Wars" weapon which is being tested in the remote bush country of Alaska. This new system manipulates the environment in a way which can:

* Disrupt human mental processes.
* Jam all global communications systems.
* Change weather patterns over large areas.
* Interfere with wildlife migration patterns.
* Negatively affect your health.
* Unnaturally impact the Earth's upper atmosphere.

The U.S. military calls its zapper HAARP (High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program). But this skybuster is not about the Northern Lights. The device will turn on lights never intended to be artifically manipulated. The sequel to 'Angels don't play this HAARP'.

Angels still don't play this HAARP.

The microchip population.

This video documents the decline of civil rights since 9/11 and the arrival of biometrics as a new wave of identifying people. But is there a more sinister reason for creating a global database, and what are the potencial dangers involoved and what do we still not know enogh about?

The microchip population.

John Pilger - The new rulers of the world.

In order to examine the true effects of globalization, Pilger turns the spotlight on Indonesia, a country described by the World Bank as a model pupil until its globalized economy collapsed in 1998. The film examines the use of sweatshop factories by famous brand names, and asks some penetrating questions.

Who are the real beneficiaries of the globalized economy? Who really rules the world now? Is it governments or a handful of huge companies? The Ford Motor Company alone is bigger than the economy of South Africa. Enormously rich men, like Bill Gates, have a wealth greater than all of Africa.

The new rulers of the world.

Exploring life extension.

A film by the Immortality Institute that explores various aspects of extreme life extension including cryonics (cryogenics), caloric restriction, transhumanism, and other scientific pursuits of extreme life extension.

Exploring life extension.

Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor.

In this authoritative and suspenseful documentary, the BBC takes you inside the secret activities of the Americans, the British and the Japanese as each nation moved fatefully toward the "date that will live in infamy."

For nearly 50 years, the world has believed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's declaration that the Pearl Harbor attack was a completely unexpected assault on a neutral nation. Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor tells another, hidden story - using actual recording of intercepted diplomatic communications, declassified government documents, archival footage and interviews with diplomats and spies from around the world.

We now know that intelligence operatives from the US and three Allied nations monitored the Japanese fleet's progress on its deadly mission to Oahu in late 1941. Yet neither Admiral Kimmell nor General Short received a word of warning that might have allowed them to avert the sacrifice of 4,000 American casualties in less than 90 minutes.

Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor.

Dead in the water - The sinking of the USS Liberty.

During the Six-Day War, Israel attacked and nearly sank the USS Liberty belonging to its closest ally, the USA. Thirty-four American servicemen were killed in the two-hour assault by Israeli warplanes and torpedo boats. Israel claimed that the whole affair had been a tragic accident based on mistaken identification of the ship. The American government accepted the explanation.

For more than 30 years many people have disbelieved the official explanation but have been unable to rebut it convincingly. Now, Dead in the Water uses startling new evidence to reveal the truth behind the seemingly inexplicable attack. The film combines dramatic reconstruction of the events, with new access to former officers in the US and Israeli armed forces and intelligence services who have decided to give their own version of events.

Interviews include President Lyndon Johnson's Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara, former head of the Israeli navy Admiral Shlomo Errell and members of the USS Liberty crew.

Dead in the water - The sinking of the USS Liberty.

Tesco - The supermarket that's eating Britain.

Tesco is Britain's favourite supermarket. With 2,000 stores and 15 million customers a week, it's almost twice as big as its nearest rival. Dispatches shows how Tesco could soon become even bigger, and asks if this retail giant is abusing its power.

Tesco - The supermarket that's eating Britain.

Mission accomplished.

"Mission Accomplished", a military phrase associated with completing a mission, is in recent years particularly associated with a sign displayed on the USS Abraham Lincoln during a televised address by United States President George W. Bush on May 1, 2003.

Bush stated at the time that this was the end to major combat operations in Iraq. While this statement did coincide with an end to the conventional phase of the war, Bush's assertion — and the sign — became controversial after guerilla warfare in Iraq increased during the Iraqi insurgency.

Mission accomplished.

Isaac Asimov talks to The Humanist Institute.

How can Humanity Survive Itself? Asked and answered by Isaac Asimov (died April 1992) scientist, author of over 500 books, gives his answer to how humanity can survive itself. This talk was given by Asimov then president of The American Humanist Association, to The Humanist Institute. This talk was given at The Humanist Institute, in The Social Hall of the New York Society For Ethical Culture January 14, 1989.

Isaac Asimov - The threats to humanity.

Why Democracy: Russia's village of fools.

Info: "Mikhail Morozov is a Russian patriot, good Christian and successful businessman. He owns Durakovo - the “Village of Fools” - 100 km southwest of Moscow. People come here from all over Russia to learn how to live and become 'true' Russians.

When they join the Village of Fools, the new residents abandon all their former rights and agree to obey Mikhail Morozov’s strict rules. “What we have here is a society that respects the vertical of power, this is what our country needs most of all," says Morozov quoting his idol President Putin.

The whole spectrum of power - political, spiritual and administrative – is represented in the village and people gather for semi-private meetings with Morozov. They discuss the future of Russia, their ambitions and their goals. For God, Tsar and the Fatherland shows what drives Russian patriotism today and why these citizens are against democracy."

Russia's village of fools.

From the wilderness - The CIA connection

Michael Ruppert is the author of Crossing The Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil. Published in September 2004 and is one of the three best-selling books globally and in the US about the attacks of 9/11.

Rubicon is the only book to show that Vice President Richard Cheney, the US government and Wall Street had a well-developed awareness of Peak Oil before the 9/11 attacks and that US policy since then has been consistent with Peak Oil imperatives.

From the wilderness - The CIA connection.

Mark Steele lectures about Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 -- April 18, 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist.He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E = mc2. Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect."

Einstein's many contributions to physics include his special theory of relativity, which reconciled mechanics with electromagnetism, and his general theory of relativity which extended the principle of relativity to non-uniform motion, creating a new theory of gravitation. His other contributions include relativistic cosmology, capillary action, critical opalescence, classical problems of statistical mechanics and their application to quantum theory, an explanation of the Brownian movement of molecules, atomic transition probabilities, the quantum theory of a monatomic gas, thermal properties of light with low radiation density (which laid the foundation for the photon theory), a theory of radiation including stimulated emission, the conception of a unified field theory, and the geometrization of physics. In popular culture the name "Einstein" has become synonymous with genius.

Mark Steele lectures about Albert Einstein.

Dan Aykroyd unplugged on UFOs.

This is a documentary supporting the claim that UFOs exist. Hollywood star Dan Aykroyd, who is a believer in the existence and government cover-up of alien life-forms, hosts this look into the phenomenon of UFO sightings.

Dan Akroyd shares his personal experiences in this field and also discusses recent findings with author and Ufologist David Sereda. Dan makes a compelling argument.

Dan Aykroyd unplugged on UFOs.

Behind the war on terror.

President Bush boards the carrier Abraham Lincoln, wearing a smug smile and a flight suit. He admires the "mission accomplished" banner and tells an audience of servicemen and servicewomen that the war is over. And we won. Americans on both sides of the debate about the Iraq war have seen that news tape repeatedly, and it still evokes the same strong emotions, presumably on both sides. Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohy use it early in their fervently political documentary. The film's title and early scenes promise a focus on the United States' oil-related motives for attacking Iraq and Afghanistan, but it soon branches into a maelstrom of other subjects.

In this new documentary that is filled with solid facts and figures, clear, illustrative maps, original footage shot in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as interviews with such personalities as Zbigniew Brzezinski, Noam Chomsky, The Project For The New American Century Director Gary Schmitt, author Ahmed Rashid, and the Pentagon's Karen Kwiatkowski.

After assessing today's dwindling oil reserves and skyrocketing use of oil for fuels, plastics and chemicals, "The Oil Factor" questions the motives for the U.S. wars in the Middle-East and Central Asia where 3/4 of the world's oil and natural gas is located.

So maybe this is why almost half a million US military personnel are deployed overseas near oil fields and oil routes? Or that the US military deployment in Afghanistan and Central Asia blocks China and Russia from accessing oil and natural gas they desperately need for their economies?

The oil factor: Behind the war on terror.

Dispatches - Iraq reckoning.

A documentary created by Dispatches for Channel four in the UK.

This is an interesting look at the image portrayed about Iraq by the politicians and the general media and then what is the actual real truth. Peter Oborne argues that Western forces entered Iraq with no idea of how to get out. The only objective they had was to remove Saddam Hussein and once that was done they found themselves without a single, unifying objective. Without a clear purpose why they were there they had no idea what they were there to achieve nor how to achieve it. And worse still without an objective they remain without any way to judge when their job is done, and when it is time to leave.

Oborne argues that it is now time to face up to the errors that were committed when we went in, as it is the only way to work out how to get out. We need to get out of Iraq – but to do that we need an exit strategy.

Dispatches - Iraq reckoning.

The century of the self.

One of the best documentary series ever made. Its a real masterpiece from the BBC that shows the reality of the american identity. This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy. Adam Curtis documented how the rise of Freud's individualism led to Edward Bernays' consumerism.

Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, changed the perception of the human mind and its workings profoundly. His influence on the 20th century is widely regarded as massive. The documentary describes the impact of Freud's theories on the perception of the human mind, and the ways public relations agencies and politicians have used this during the last 100 years for their "engineering of consent".

Among the main characters are Freud himself and his nephew Edward Bernays, who was the first to use psychological techniques in advertising. Combining the ideas of Gustave Le Bon and Wilfred Trotter on crowd psychology with the psychoanalytical ideas of his uncle, Sigmund Freud, Bernays was one of the first to attempt to manipulate public opinion using the psychology of the subconscious.

He felt this manipulation was necessary in society, which he regarded as irrational and dangerous as a result of the 'herd instinct' that Trotter had described. He is often seen as the "father of the public relations industry".

The century of the self..part 1


Freud's daughter Anna Freud, a pioneer of child psychology, is mentioned in the second part, as well as Wilhelm Reich, one of the main opponents of Freud's theories.

Robert Anton Wilson in an interview in 1995 told about Reich:

"He had a great capacity to arouse irrational hatred obviously, and that's because his ideas were radical in the most extreme sense of the word "radical." His ideas have something to offend everybody, and he ended up becoming the only heretic in American history whose books were literally burned by the government.
Wilhelm Reich was not only thrown in prison, but they chopped up all the scientific equipment in his laboratory with axes and burned all of his books in an incinerator. Now that interests me as a civil liberties issue. When I started studying Reich's works, I went through a period of enthusiasm, followed by a period of skepticism, followed by a period of just continued interest, but I think a lot of his ideas probably were sound. A lot probably were unsound. And, I'm not a Reichian in the sense of somebody who thinks he was the greatest scientist who ever lived and discovered the basic secrets of psychology, physics and everything else, all in one lifetime. But I think he has enough sound ideas that his unpopular ideas deserve further investigation".

The century of the self..part 2



The century of the self..part 3



Along these general themes, The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots and methods of modern consumerism, representative democracy and its implications. It also questions the modern way we see ourselves, the attitude to fashion and superficiality.

The century of the self..part 4

Visions of the future.

In this three-part series, leading theoretical physicist and futurist Dr Michio Kaku explores the cutting edge science of today, tomorrow, and beyond. He argues that humankind is at a turning point in history. In this century, we are going to make the historic transition from the 'Age of Discovery' to the 'Age of Mastery', a period in which we will move from being passive observers of nature to its active choreographers. This will give us not only unparalleled possibilities but also great responsibilities.

Visions of the future: The intelligence revolution.


Genetics and biotechnology promise a future of unprecedented health and longevity: DNA screening could prevent many diseases, gene therapy could cure them and, thanks to lab-grown organs, the human body could be repaired as easily as a car, with spare parts readily available. Ultimately, the ageing process itself could be slowed down or even halted.

But what impact will this have on who we are and how we will live? And, with our mastery of the genome, will the human race end up in a world divided by genetic apartheid?

Visions of the future: The biotech revolution.


The quantum revolution could turn many ideas of science fiction into science fact - from metamaterials with mind-boggling properties like invisibility through limitless quantum energy and room temperature superconductors to Arthur C Clarke's space elevator. Some scientists even forecast that in the latter half of the century everybody will have a personal fabricator that re-arranges molecules to produce everything from almost anything. Yet how will we ultimately use our mastery of matter? Like Samson, will we use our strength to bring down the temple? Or, like Solomon, will we have the wisdom to match our technology?

Visions of the future: The quantum revolution.

Clash of the worlds.

Exploring how past conflicts between a Christian West and Islam can help explain more recent violence. In the next three episodes this series looks at three great clashes between a Christian British Empire and Islam: the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the Mahdi uprising in 1880s Sudan and the creation of the state of Israel in the first half of the twentieth century. The first programme tells the story of the Indian uprising in which both sides committed atrocities in the name of their faiths.

Clash of the worlds: Mutiny.


Clash of Worlds continues to explore how past conflicts between the West and Islam can help explain the violence of recent events. This week's programme tells the story of The Mahdi, a self-proclaimed Muslim redeemer in the Sudan, takes on and trounces the might of the British empire and its Christian hero, General Charles Gordon. The British go to great lengths to destroy the Islamists. Yet this story of religious revival continues to inspire modern day militants.

Clash of the worlds: Sudan.


This last episodes tells the story of decisions made by the British rulers of Palestine ninety years ago have wreaked damage that continues to this day.

Clash of the worlds: Palestine.

Montaigne on self-esteem.

This time the popular British philosopher Alain de Botton looks at the problem of self-esteem from the perspective of Michel de Montaigne (16th Century), the French philosopher who singled out three main reasons for feeling bad about oneself - sexual inadequecy, failure to live up to social norms, and intellectual inferiority - and then offered practical solutions for overcoming them.

Montaigne on self-esteem.

Nietzsche on hardship,

The British philosopher Alain De Botton explores Friedrich Nietzsche's (1844-1900) dictum that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of overcoming hardship. For him, any existence that is too comfortable is worthless, as are the twin refugees of drink or religion.

Nietzsche on hardship.

Epicurus on happiness.

The British philosopher Alain De Botton discusses the personal implications of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270BCE) who was no epicurean glutton or wanton consumerist,but an advocate of "friends, freedom and thought" as the path to happiness.

Epicurus on Happiness

Milton Friedman on Limited Government.

Milton Friedman (July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American Nobel Laureate economist and public intellectual. An advocate of economic freedom, Friedman made major contributions to the fields of macroeconomics, microeconomics, economic history and statistics.

According to The Economist, Friedman "was the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century…possibly of all of it." Alan Greenspan stated "There are very few people over the generations who have ideas that are sufficiently original to materially alter the direction of civilization. Milton is one of those very few people." In his 1962 book Capitalism and Freedom, Friedman advocated minimizing the role of government in a free market as a means of creating political and social freedom.



The best case for limited government ever made.

The truth about democracy.

Athens is revered as the birthplace of Western philosophy, art, science and perhaps the greatest political idea of all time - democracy.

But in this fascinating documentary series, historian Bettany Hughes looks behind some of the myths of Athens Golden Age. She finds a very warlike and aggressive state, wich was also capable of terrible mistakes, misdeeds and atrocieties.

The truth about democracy..part 1.


The truth about democracy..part 2.