JAMES BURKE : CONNECTIONS, EPISODE 1, “THE TRIGGER EFFECT”, 4 OF 5 (CC)
Watch Entire Show: www.youtube.com solon Shows: www.youtube.com Episode 1 of saint Burke’s most well-known series “Connections” which explores the surprising and unexpected ways that our recent technological world came into existence. Each program investigates the scenery of usually digit portion recent conception and how it came into being. These explorations are an endeavor to post the “connections” between various arts figures who seemingly had null to do with apiece another in their possess times, still erst connected, these same figures compounded to display some of the most intense impacts on our recent period world; in a “1+1=3″ type of way. It is this type of enquiry that is the important intent behindhand the Knowledge Web project; whereby sophisticated software is used to endeavor to conceive these subtle connections automatically. See k-web.org. See steer tender for acquire options.
Thanks for posting this, this, along with Carl Sagen’s “Cosmos” were two of the best shows ever shown on TV
found the full one at krunchd(dot)com/freebietv
I have been a Burke fan for years. I really appreciate your posting of his work. I have not seen recent updates on The Knowledge Web project. Do you know if it is still moving? Thanks again.
Just superb!
I’m sure we would’ve heard something on the news if Mr. Burke had passed on. He’s not THAT old! Maybe 70ish.
Is JB still with us? He must be quite ‘mature’ if he is. The same way Johnny Ball made maths fun (although I was still rubbish!) JB made science and technology accessible and not only the domain of those with a PhD. A national treasure.
Right. The emotionless tone calls to mind what we think and say now, in our own time, and can not see that what appears to be simply the way things are, as fundamentally wrong.
It’s subtle but how else can you bring it into context? It must be stated the way a “market watch” reporter dispassionately notes that the famine in Indonesia has caused a 2% drop in the value of some unknown company’s stock value.
- JBW
Yes, the taxes bit was chilling in his matter-of-fact delivery that seemed to parallel the depiction in the hieroglyphs. It’s just like he’s describing another standard process like agriculture or metalwork
Haha, I know. It’s often quite hilarious.
Also interesting I find, is the way he gently describes the torture of those who don’t pay their taxes… not funny, but ironic with it’s apparent lack of pity. It’s a strange, almost intimate tone of voice he uses but he gets the point across. Starkly.
- JBW
“They tried to domesticate any animal they could get their hands on. I mean, take a look at this: animal flat on its back…tie its back legs, hang onto its front legs, stuff food down its throat and hope that it learns to love you…didn’t work too well on that one – it’s a hyena.”
Gotta love Burke
I especially enjoy the first series. Haven’t seen these in years – thanks for posting!
Agreed. Fantastic, timeless stuff.
- JBW
The greatest science show EVER. Thank you for posting this. I have seen it several times, and never get tired of Burke.
You’re very welcome.
- JBW
Most Excellent shows, I miss them! Thanks for posting these!