sociology

PBS FRONTLINE presents this excellent in-depth exploration of what it means to be human in a 21st-century digital world. (86:13 min)

Wade Davis, at recent a lecture explains that differences in human existence throughout the world should be celebrated and not seen as inferior or superior as humans tend to define. (4 min)

BBC Explorations looks into what makes one human attractive to another. (24 min)

In this episode Alain de Botton explores love and romance through the unlikely philosophy of the German Arthur Schopenhauer, known for his atheistic pessimism. His writings, though, were in line with the teachings of Buddhism and Vedanta. (24 min).

Mike Wesch, a 2009 National Geographic Emerging Explorer, talks about the future of communication and education, and describes the inspiration behind—and breakthrough success of—his wildly popular video Web 2.0 The Machine is Us/ing Us. (16:50 min)

Excellent video documenting the evolution of the Web and how it has changed the way we communicate and suggests that we need to rethink a few things like copyright, authorship, identity, ethics, governance, privacy and so on. (4:34 min)

A difficult journey that begins in loneliness and shame for thousands of Ethiopian women ends in a productive new life and hope for the future in this award-winning PBS Nova film. (52:38 min)

Anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis is perhaps the most articulate and influential western advocate for the world’s indigenous cultures. This TED talk (19:12 min video) features a slideshow of gorgeous photography from work and travels.