The Spy in Your Phone

Everyone has a smart phone these days. This device keeps us connected with each other and with the wider world. It stores our data, keeps us entertained, and enables us to get so much more done than we normally would without it. It is a powerful device. However, there are dangers that come with such a small device having such an enormous influence on our lives. It...

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End of the Road: How Money Became Worthless

In 2008, the stock market crashed, and the evidence is clear that the global economy has not recovered completely more than a decade later. To recover from the financial shocks, bailouts and stimulus packages were used to speed up the financial rehabilitation. Governments did what they felt was necessary to ensure that life as we know it could continue on the most...

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Tutankhamun's Treasures

It was 4000 years ago when the famous Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun and thousands of precious artifacts, were buried in a hidden crypt deep in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb lost in history and forgotten for thousands of years until British archaeologist Howard Carter found it in 1922. Thanks to the "Find of the Century" as it was called back then, Tutankhamun's...

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DamNation

In the first half of the 20th century, Americans built dams all over the country to provide growing population potable water for homes, farms and communities. They were also a source of clean and sustainable hydroelectric power, a welcome alternative to fossil fuels. In 1935, the Hoover Dam, today, still a modern marvel of human engineering, began its operations. It...

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The Rise of AI

When one hears the term "AI," images of a futuristic, fully automated world that frees humanity from day to day tasks come up - combined with darker visions of a dystopian world where people will be subjugated by "Robocop" type machines that control everything. The planet is currently experiencing a glorious era in technological history - the rise of artificial...

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Lost World of the Maya

The ancient Mayans ruled over a vast area of the northern part of modern-day Guatemala. From as early as 1800 B.C. it became the leading Mesoamerican civilization, with a population of millions, living within a series of city-states spanning Central America's jungles. Exceptionally advanced, especially in astronomy and math, the Mayans developed their calendar...

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Artifishal

The documentary explores the implications of the changing relationship between humans and how we manipulate ecosystems for our benefit and survival. It focuses specifically on fishing of wild salmon. Throughout the piece, we can see a clear parallel path between the technological advancement of the society and communities that practice fishing and the depletion of...

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The Story of Fascism in Europe

Consider yourself lucky if you have heard the term fascism before. It means that you probably studied or read about it enough to know that it should NOT be making any kind of comeback today or in the foreseeable future. Fascism is a nationalist political philosophy and a form of government headed by a charismatic dictator or tyrant that holds absolute authority and...

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