http://documentaryheaven.com Welcome To Documentary Heaven!! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:18:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://documentaryheaven.com/future-by-design/ http://documentaryheaven.com/future-by-design/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:48:16 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=5839 Future by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a "generalist" or multi-disciplinarian -- a student of many inter-related fields. He is a prolific inventor, having spent his entire life (he is now 90 years old) conceiving of and devising inventions on various scales which entail the use of innovative technology. As a futurist, Jacque is not only a conceptualist and a theoretician, but he is also an engineer and a designer. Written by Gazecki, William... 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Does the real key to controlling how we age lie with a five-year-old boy with an extraordinary ageing disease or with a self-experimenting Harvard professor?Could one of these breakthroughs really see our lives extend past 120 years?Director/Producer Nicola Stockley. Executive Producer Andrew Cohen. Aired Wed 3 Feb 2010, BBC Two.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/horizon-don%e2%80%99t-grow-old/feed/ 24 http://documentaryheaven.com/nostradamus-2012-end-time/ http://documentaryheaven.com/nostradamus-2012-end-time/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:41:37 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=3813 It’s a year that many have prophesied will bring a catastrophic end to life as we know it. Whatever is in store a massive cosmic collision, a global environmental disaster, an Armageddon-like religious showdown, or a more subtle transformation many believe that 2012 will mark a major shift in the history of our planet. But what is there to substantiate such fears? A detailed, historical investigation of this chilling prophecy is the mission of Nostradamus 2012.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/nostradamus-2012-end-time/feed/ 24 http://documentaryheaven.com/the-sustainable-city/ http://documentaryheaven.com/the-sustainable-city/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:20:44 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=2469 Today, the way ecology is being incorporated into architecture has evolved considerably. Sustainable architecture, or green architecture, aims to minimize the negative impact of buildings on the environment by enhancing efficiency and moderating the use of materials, energy, and space.Spewing carbon dioxide, generating masses of waste, and consuming alarming quantities of energy and water, our cities place a heavy burden on both the global environment and the local ecosystem. Architecture itself has a tremendous impact on the environment.Today, the way ecology is being incorporated into architecture has evolved considerably. Sustainable architecture, or green architecture, aims to minimize the negative impact of buildings on the environment by enhancing efficiency and moderating the use of materials, energy, and space.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/the-sustainable-city/feed/ 6 http://documentaryheaven.com/future-weapons-future-combat-s2e12/ http://documentaryheaven.com/future-weapons-future-combat-s2e12/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:01:18 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=1895 In this episode of Future Weapons Richard shows us the Active Denial System, a non-lethal way of protecting troops, the Crusher unmanned ground combat vehicle, and the US Army's Future Combat Systems that integrates soldiers and technology like never before.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/future-weapons-future-combat-s2e12/feed/ 5 http://documentaryheaven.com/pt-33-visions-of-the-future-the-quantum-revolution/ http://documentaryheaven.com/pt-33-visions-of-the-future-the-quantum-revolution/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:52:53 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=1766 In this new three-part documentary, 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.Part Three: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... 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This will give us not only unparalleled possibilities but also great responsibilities.Part Two: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 a... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/pt-23-visions-of-the-future-the-biotech-revolution/feed/ 3 http://documentaryheaven.com/the-intelligence-revolution/ http://documentaryheaven.com/the-intelligence-revolution/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:40:26 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=1760 In this new three-part documentary, 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.Part One:In the opening installment, Kaku explains how artificial intelligence will revolutionise homes, workplaces and lifestyles, and how virtual worlds will become so realistic that they will rival the physical world. Robots with human-level intelligence may finally become a reality, and in the ultimate stage of mastery, we'll even be able to merge our minds with machine intelligence.For the firs... 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Or was it the discovery of the millennium?... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/heavy-watergate-the-war-against-cold-fusion/feed/ 11 http://documentaryheaven.com/2057-the-city-of-the-future/ http://documentaryheaven.com/2057-the-city-of-the-future/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:19:22 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=1289 What would you see and experience if the clocks rolled forward 50 years? In a unique blend of drama and science, this three-part series shows you the world of tomorrow. Will we have flying cars? Will advances in medicine help us stay young forever? What about "printing" custom-made vital organs? What will our cities look like? What will tomorrow's wars be about? Will we have robots helping around the house? Will solar power be the new oil?Supported by the world's leading scientists and research institutes, we embark on a quest to answer some of society's most fundamental questions and reveal the dramas of tomorrow's world along the way. State-of-the-art computer graphics in combination with a dynamic story line will create a world usually only seen in feature films, but with the accuracy and relevance of a documentary. This series is all about opening the window of our future based on science fact, not science fiction.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/2057-the-city-of-the-future/feed/ 7