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Carbon nanotubes are long, thin cylinders which, under a microscope, look identical to asbestos fibers. The general public is largely unaware that carbon nanotubes (and other similar materials) are being increasingly used in a wide range of products, ahead of research into their health implications. |
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Date: 29 August 2009 Category: General |
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This is Part 1 of two videos demonstrating how the lure of commerce tramples on common sense. As the terrible saga of asbestos diseases continues to unfold it\'s surely time we embraced the precautionary principle and began to apply it to technologies currently in development. |
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Date: 29 August 2009 Category: General |
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An engaging speech on the wasted educational opportunity of modern television given by David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow from the George Clooney film, \'Good Night, And Good Luck\'. |
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Date: 12 July 2009 Category: Education |
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Geoff Lawton, a founding director of the Permaculture Research Institute explains concept of sustainable aid and the Institute’s vision for an integrated worldwide network of Permaculture ‘self-help’ training centres for small communities. |
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Date: 10 July 2009 Category: Education |
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Sir Ken Robinson’s informative and often humorous address regarding the way modern, largely commerce driven education systems stifle creativity in the individual student. |
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Date: 03 July 2009 Category: Education |
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This video is a standout documentary. With a simple and compelling narrative and often stunning footage it engages the senses, the heart and the mind in the story of humanity and our relationship with our earthly home from the very beginning to the present day. It is hard to go away from this film and consider that ‘business as usual’ is still a realistic option. [More] [Less] |
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Date: 22 June 2009 Category: Population |
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Global growth in population and resource consumption is peaking out and about to force dramatic changes (if not collapse) upon our current way of life. For anyone who doesn’t yet understand the simple arithmetic, this video by Dr. Albert Bartlett is a must see. |
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Date: 22 June 2009 Category: Population |
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As well as an explanation of the accelerating seismic activity of the Greenland icesheet, this video contains a good micro-demonstration of the differential rates of solar warming for dark and light surfaces, explaining the global albedo effect – an important concept in understanding the mechanics of potential runaway global warming. [More] [Less] |
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Date: 22 June 2009 Category: Climate Change |
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