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jeffhoard jeffhoard
 
M$3 February 13, 2009 07:17 PM

Have you watched any of James Burke's documentaries?

Like Connections or The Day the Universe Changed? What did you think of them?

If you haven't, and you are into Science, technology and history James Burke delivers.
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bbrookin bbrookin
 
 February 13, 2009 09:21 PM
Absolutely! I loved both Connections and The Day the Universe Changed. The episodes that stand out were one where he took a whack at a cow carcass with a claymore to show how battle looked in the old days and one where he was out in a boat discussing swamp gas. Excellent stuff!
He was recently on an episode of the podcast "Dan Carlin's Hardcore History". It was like listening to one of the old shows - he starts talking, and one thing leads to another.
The only thing I've seen comparable lately is when "Mythbusters" is checking into the historical likelihood some technology existed.
"Universe" is on Netflix - I've added them so I can see how well they've held up.
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jeffhoard jeffhoard
 
February 13, 2009 10:45 PM
He's also posted all his stuff on YouTube for the frugal viewer. I've Mahaloized it.

http://www.mahalo.com/The_Day_the_Universe_Changed_Episode_1

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philipy philipy
 
February 13, 2009 07:26 PM
I did, as a kid.

Now I barely remember them, but I loved them then, and they were part of what got me turned on to science and technology. Not the only thing, lots of things fuelled that interest from Star Trek to Apollo, but James Burke was in there, and always one to look forward to.

Another series of the same kind that was an even bigger influence on me than James Burke's Connections was Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man.

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