Nova A.i. Revolution

PBS - NOVA: A.I. Revolution (2024)  Movies

Posted by notbanned at March 30, 2024
PBS - NOVA: A.I. Revolution (2024)

PBS - NOVA: A.I. Revolution (2024)
HDTV | 1920x1080 | .MKV/AVC @ 3392 Kbps | 53 min 30 s | 1.34 GiB
Audio: English AAC 182 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Can we harness the power of artificial intelligence to solve the world’s most challenging problems without creating an uncontrollable force that ultimately destroys us? ChatGPT and other new A.I. tools can now answer complex questions, write essays, and generate realistic-looking images in a matter of seconds. They can even pass a lawyer’s bar exam. Should we celebrate? Or worry? Or both? Correspondent Miles O’Brien investigates how researchers are trying to transform the world using A.I., hunting for big solutions in fields from medicine to climate change.

PBS - NOVA: A TO Z: How Writing Changed The World (2020)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Dec. 2, 2020
PBS - NOVA: A TO Z: How Writing Changed The World (2020)

PBS - NOVA: A TO Z: How Writing Changed The World (2020)
WEB-DL | 1920 x 1080 | .MKV/AVC @ 6500 Kbps | 53 min 32 s | 2.51 GB
Audio: English AAC 157 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Just as handwritten records changed how societies work, the printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies–from pen to paper to printing press—make it all possible?

PBS - NOVA: The Origami Revolution (2017)  Movies

Posted by notbanned at Feb. 16, 2017
PBS - NOVA: The Origami Revolution (2017)

PBS - NOVA: The Origami Revolution (2017)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 2895 Kbps | 53mn 31s | 1.25 GiB
Audio: English AC3 384 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary | Biography

The century old tradition of paper folding is now at the heart of a scientific revolution. Scientists are discovering that folding is a powerful tool to explore the limits of science. Engineers and designers are now adopting origami designs to conquer space or reshape the world around us.

PBS - NOVA A to Z: of Writing (2020)  Movies

Posted by notbanned at Oct. 11, 2020
PBS - NOVA A to Z: of Writing (2020)

PBS - NOVA A to Z: of Writing (2020)
HDTV | 1920x1080 | .MP4/AVC @ 6500 Kbps | 2x~54min | 5.05 GiB
Audio: English AAC 157 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Follow the evolution of the written word, from millennia-old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine to our modern-day alphabets. How Writing Changed the World: The printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies–from pen to paper to printing press—make it all possible?

PBS - NOVA: A TO Z: How Writing Changed The World (2020)  Movies

Posted by notbanned at Oct. 30, 2020
PBS - NOVA: A TO Z: How Writing Changed The World (2020)

PBS - NOVA: A TO Z: How Writing Changed The World (2020)
WEBRip | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 4500 Kbps | 53 min 32 s | 1.75 GiB
Audio: English AAC 157 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Just as handwritten records changed how societies work, the printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies–from pen to paper to printing press—make it all possible?

PBS Nova - Infinite Secrets the Genius of Archimedes (2003)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Jan. 18, 2021
PBS Nova - Infinite Secrets the Genius of Archimedes (2003)

PBS Nova - Infinite Secrets the Genius of Archimedes (2003)
DVDRip | 720 x 400 | .MKV/AVC @ 7510 Kbps | 56 min 38 s | 3.12 GB
Audio: English AC-3 384 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None
Genre: Documentary

"This is one of NOVA's shining episodes–one of the most exciting works the venerable series has produced in recent years." – The Christian Science Monitor

PBS - NOVA Wonders Series 1 Part 5: Can We Make Life? (2018)  Movies

Posted by notbanned at May 25, 2018
PBS - NOVA Wonders Series 1 Part 5: Can We Make Life? (2018)

PBS - NOVA Wonders Series 1 Part 5: Can We Make Life? (2018)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MP4/AVC @ 3200 Kbps | 52 min 56 s | 1.25 GiB
Audio: English AAC 160 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

A revolution in gene editing enables scientists to create and edit DNA like never before. "It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the idea of creating life in the lab. Now, a revolution in genetic engineering and thrilling innovations in synthetic biology are bringing that dream—or nightmare, as the case may be closer to reality. New tools allow researchers to use cells to create their own DNA and edit it into existing genomes with more ease and less cost than ever before.

PBS Nova - Australia's First 4 Billion Years (2013)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at April 2, 2019
PBS Nova - Australia's First 4 Billion Years (2013)

PBS Nova - Australia's First 4 Billion Years (2013)
HDTV | 1280 x 720 | .MP4/AVC @ 3919 Kbps | 4x~54mn | 5.92 GB
Audio: English AAC 129 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None
Genre: Documentary

Of all the continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of our planet's origins than Australia. NOVA's four-part "Australia's First 4 Billion Years" takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. With help from host and scientist Richard Smith, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids.

PBS - NOVA: Building Pharaoh's Chariot (2013)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at April 2, 2019
PBS - NOVA: Building Pharaoh's Chariot (2013)

PBS - NOVA: Building Pharaoh's Chariot (2013)
HDTV | 960 x 540 | .MP4/AVC @ 2164 Kbps | 52mn 9s | English AAC 129 kbps, 2 channels | 886 MB
Genre: Documentary, History

Around 3,600 years ago, reliefs in Egyptian tombs and temples depict pharaohs and warriors proudly riding into battle on horse-drawn chariots. Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological and strategic revolution, and was the secret weapon behind Egypt's greatest era of conquest known as the New Kingdom.

PBS Nova - Treasures of the Earth: Power (2016)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Nov. 13, 2019
PBS Nova - Treasures of the Earth: Power (2016)

PBS Nova - Treasures of the Earth: Power (2016)
HDTV | 1280 x 720 | .MP4/AVC @ 2847 Kbps | 52mn 50s | 1.11 GB
Audio: English AAC 160 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Drill down to discover the treasures beneath our feet that power our world. Fossil fuels–coal, oil, and natural gas–powered the industrial revolution and allowed us to build a way of life that many cherish today. Personal cars, planes, lights, hot showers–all of these are gifts from our fossil fuels… but they have a dirty dark side in that they are polluting the planet. What is it about these natural resources that have allowed them to fuel our civilization? What secrets are locked in their molecules? Where did that energy come from, and can we find alternative energy resources that come in a cleaner form?