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Einstein in Color

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:10:37 -0700

(18 votes - 0 comments - 396 views)
A unique color footage of Albert Einstein taken in 1943 at his home in New Jersey, after he published 3 scientific papers.
This video was made public only a couple of years ago.

Plato's Allegory of the Cave: Beautiful Adaptation in Clay

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:31:02 -0700

(20 votes - 0 comments - 214 views)
Winner of the USA film fest.
The clay artist was Jon Grigsby, and almost all of the 4,000 or so photos that make up the animation were lit by candlelight.

"...Plato is saying that humans are all prisoners and that the tangible world is our cave. The things which we perceive as real are actually just shadows on a wall. Just as the escaped prisoner ascends into the light of the sun, we amass knowledge and ascend into the light of true reality: where ideas in our minds can help us understand the form of 'The Good'"

-Source: Wikipedia

The Trial and Death of Socrates

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:08:19 -0700

(30 votes - 2 comments - 318 views)
A depiction of the last days of Socrates - an event which marks the historical emergence of Western philosophy.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Interview

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:04:50 -0700

(36 votes - 6 comments - 669 views)
Dr. Tyson is the Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He is also the host of the PBS science program Nova scienceNOW.

Dr. Tyson ruminates on all things cosmic - our expanding universe, black holes, asteroids threatening our planet, and other phenomena. He discusses the need for more scientific literacy, the science versus religion debate, and he touches on the challenges he has faced to become an astrophysicist who happens to be African-American. As always we are enlightened and entertained by this remarkable scientist and educator.

Jason Becker - Guitar virtuoso with inspiring story (20 min)

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:06:30 -0700

(11 votes - 7 comments - 414 views)
Jason Becker is a neo-classical guitarist who achieved fame at age 16 as a technical virtuoso and guitar prodigy.

At 20, he was asked to join David Lee Roth’s band and while gearing up for a 1990 tour, he began to feel weakness in his hands and legs. He was soon diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which slowly robbed him of his ability to play guitar, to walk, and even speak.

He still remains mentally sharp and through the aid of a computer, he continues composing music through the help of other musicians; in this way he has released the album "Perspective" (1996)

A 3D Exploration of Picasso's Guernica

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:29:56 -0700

(20 votes - 3 comments - 796 views)
The 3D short film exploration of Picasso's masterpiece, Guernica. Animation made by Lena Gieske
www.lena-gieseke.com

Giant Amazon Water Lily

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:04:09 -0700

(102 votes - 9 comments - 2122 views)
Fascinating footage of the largest Water Lily on earth. The Victoria amazonica, has a leaf that is up to 3 m in diameter on a stalk 7–8 m in length.

Golden Eagle Captures a Goat

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:53:21 -0700

(112 votes - 17 comments - 3891 views)
The Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. It has a wingspan averaging over 2 m (7 ft) and up to 1m (3 ft) in body length.
It is said that the strength on its talons can crush a human skull with ease.

Genghis Khan BBC Documentary (Part 1)

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:54:10 -0700

(18 votes - 8 comments - 944 views)
One, if not the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. Genghis Khan's Mongol empire was by far the biggest and strongest in human history.

Parts 2-10 can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?p=r&user=kenVHYT&page=2

Gengis Khan Battle Scene (From the movie 'Mongol')

mauz15 (http://www.videosift.com/member/mauz15) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:43:48 -0700

(24 votes - 1 comment - 1318 views)
This scene from the movie 'Mongol' shows the fierce Mongol warriors as they start fighting for who gets to rule Mongolia. Soon enough, China, Persia and Europe all came to fear the ruthless Mongol warriors and the strategic mind of The great Gengis Khan.