TED Talks: Wade Davis & David ByrneCategory:
News & Current AffairsWith stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate. David Byrne sings the Talking Heads' 1988 hit, "(Nothing But) Flowers."
LinkAsiaCategory:
News & Current AffairsHosted by Yul Kwon, this weekly half-hour program takes viewers into media about Asia -- from Asia -- offering unfiltered insight into one of the most diverse, fast-paced regions of the globe, combining everything from Asia's top television networks, to blog and social media trends.
Moving the Mountain DiscussionCategory:
DocumentariesA panel discussion featuring "Moving the Mountain" director Michael Apted, producer Trudie Styler, and Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, held to raise awareness about prisoner of conscience and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Liu Xiaobo.
Moving the MountainCategory:
DocumentariesThrough stock footage, re-enactments, and interviews with witnesses, Moving the Mountain tells the story of the 1989 pro-democracy movement in China that culminated in a deadly government crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square.
Earth Focus: Chernobyl - The Real StoryCategory:
News & Current AffairsInternational agencies, the nuclear industry and governments ignore important scientific data about the consequences of the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Authors of a new book, Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment say that almost a million people died as a result of Chernonbyl -- not 4,000 as officially claimed. Was it a screw up or a cover up?
TED Talks: Jamie Oliver & Derek SiversCategory:
News & Current AffairsSharing stories from his anti-obesity project in West Virginia, Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food. And, with help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started.