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I’d like to recommend James Burke’s series “Connections”[1] and “The Day the Universe Changed”[2] from the late 70s early 80s. He was a bbc journalist covering

I’d like to recommend James Burke’s series “Connections”[1] and “The Day the Universe Changed”[2] from the late 70s early 80s. He was a bbc journalist covering NASA and doing science communication and one of his particular fascinations (and mine, having grown up with his work) is the cumulative effect of ideas and technology shape not only how we interact with the modern world, but how we perceive it. [1] https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0078588/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0078588/ [2] https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0199208/?ref_=m_nm_knf_wr_t3 https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0199208/?ref_=m_nm_knf_wr_t3

ZguideZ 7y ago
Some of the greatest TV ever made. Shaped my young mind.
- astrodust 7y ago
  Fantastic and unique in that it cuts across what seem to be unrelated fields to show how one discovery, even accidental, can have enormous and profound implications.
kej 7y ago
Just want to add that Connections and some of his other videos are available on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22james+burke%22 https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22james+burk...
- DaveInTucson 7y ago
  Many of these are on YouTube as well, just search for "James Burke Connections"
kwhitefoot 7y ago
He's still at it. See https://www.facebook.com/James-Burkes-Knowledge-Web-1636642569892667/#_=_ https://www.facebook.com/James-Burkes-Knowledge-Web-16366425...
hooande 7y ago
seconding this. Connections is an amazing series about this topic
grabbalacious 7y ago
This clip from his first Connections series is a favourite of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPcZ_5uCldg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPcZ_5uCldg Near the end it provides an answer to OP's question 'What's the most important modern simple invention?' although whether this in fact would be Burke's answer, I don't know.
schwarz 7y ago
There was also a Connections pc game https://www.oldpcgaming.net/connections-cd-review/ https://www.oldpcgaming.net/connections-cd-review/

ZguideZ 7y ago

Some of the greatest TV ever made. Shaped my young mind.

astrodust 7y ago
Fantastic and unique in that it cuts across what seem to be unrelated fields to show how one discovery, even accidental, can have enormous and profound implications.

kej 7y ago

Just want to add that Connections and some of his other videos are available on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22james+burke%22 https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22james+burk...

DaveInTucson 7y ago
Many of these are on YouTube as well, just search for "James Burke Connections"

kwhitefoot 7y ago

He's still at it. See https://www.facebook.com/James-Burkes-Knowledge-Web-1636642569892667/#_=_ https://www.facebook.com/James-Burkes-Knowledge-Web-16366425...

hooande 7y ago

seconding this. Connections is an amazing series about this topic

grabbalacious 7y ago

This clip from his first Connections series is a favourite of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPcZ_5uCldg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPcZ_5uCldg Near the end it provides an answer to OP's question 'What's the most important modern simple invention?' although whether this in fact would be Burke's answer, I don't know.

schwarz 7y ago

There was also a Connections pc game https://www.oldpcgaming.net/connections-cd-review/ https://www.oldpcgaming.net/connections-cd-review/