10 films Found
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Advanced automation, artificial intelligence and technological singularity could well be achievable in the next 30 years. Job obsolescence and technological unemployment could consequently occur and digital immortality may not be a thing of science fiction. But what are the socio-political repercussions of these innovations, and are we ready for them? Does working less mean living more? Can we en…
A small group of Wikileaks journalists make their way through Central Asia interviewing newspaper editors. Their real goal: to find local media outlets to publish secret US diplomatic cables. This intelligent, guerrilla-style doc follows their fascinating journey from Afghanistan to Manhattan, through the boundaries of free speech and the minds of those who shape our understanding of the world.
In conflict zones far from the eyes of the world it is the wounded and the sick that struggle to survive. But as the lines between aid workers and military become blurred, as NGOs are increasingly attacked, the rules that protect the innocent and injured are breaking down. The confused relations between military and NGOs introduce ever more suffering into the hell that is war. An intelligent and …
There's a hidden world out there that is getting ready to explode: the world of slums. A seething mass of humanity inhabits it; over a billion people. And it is predicted numbers will triple in the next few years. This powerful, eye-opening documentary takes us across three continents to the heart of this new global niche. It's the largest development in society mankind has ever known and the con…
In a world where everything is for sale, is it wrong to sell your own kidney? Or to buy an illegal organ if it could save your life? Every year 15,000 human organs are trafficked from impoverished Europeans to recipients in more privileged countries. A shocking and exclusive new film on an intractable subject.
Want the perfect baby? Now you have to cross your fingers and hope for the best. But imagine if you could go down to the local baby clinic and max out your credit card. You could ensure your child was beautiful and intelligent. You could even guarantee they would never become an alcoholic. It may sound far fetched but the groundwork is already in place. But what are the dangers of tinkering with …
In the mid 1980s, scientists unlocked the genetic keys to manipulating our world. Suddenly everything seemed possible! There would be no more hunger or malnutrition; diseases would be vanquished and poverty wiped out. But twenty years on the situation looks very different. From the loss of biodiversity to health scares about GM food, the effects of genetic technology are prompting more and more d…
Did America knowingly allow Pakistan to become the first Islamic nuclear state? Did they look the other way as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and others connived to create the ultimate weapon in defence of Islam? Was America so desperate to defeat the Soviets that they quietly sanctioned a trade off, permitting the Muslim world to create a nuclear bomb in exchange for help driving the Russians from Afgha…
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