https://www.youtube.com/user/JamesBurkeConnection
created by drinka40tonight on 12/01/2013 at 01:57 UTC
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Comment by drinka40tonight at 12/01/2013 at 02:02 UTC
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Series 1 is great. Burke moves quickly, and some of the connections may seem tenuous, but it's still fantastic. Series 2 and 3, while decent, are no where near as good.
Comment by omi_palone at 12/01/2013 at 09:35 UTC
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When I was a young teen, and we got cable, and TLC or Discovery or whichever channel it was still showed programs like this and surgeries and debates, my little mind was blown. I loved this show, and his books on similar themes are equally great and worth revisiting. I've carried around The Pinball Effect[1] through a decade and a half's worth of moves.
1: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/reviews_aug97___c.html
Comment by rexxfiend at 12/01/2013 at 21:11 UTC
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I love these shows. A while ago someone linked a small video of him discussing the history of timekeeping or something like that, it was only about 30 seconds long but I was hooked. I went and found the rest of the series and we watched them pretty much back to back.
Comment by [deleted] at 13/01/2013 at 17:44 UTC*
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From Wikipedia[1]:
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_%28TV_series%29
Connections is a ten-episode documentary television series created, written and presented by science historian James Burke. The series was produced and directed by Mick Jackson of the BBC Science & Features Department and first aired in 1978 (UK) and 1979 (USA).
It took an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention and demonstrated how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events were built from one another successively in an interconnected way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology. The series was noted for Burke's crisp and enthusiastic presentation (and dry humour), historical reenactments, and intricate working models.
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