In this new series, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution and how – thanks to new discoveries – we're learning that the story is stranger and more surprising than we ever imagi…
maybe this documentary is amazing like you say, maybe I would like after watching it. But if I judge the usefulness of it, watching it for 6 hours, I think, nah...
Did you learn much new?
But I guess it is just love for documentaries alone.
I have seen a LOT of documentaries, and definitely many about the history of our species. But even so this one had new stuff in it I never heard of before. As someone who is very familiar with this subject, this documentary thought me new things that blew my mind. For sure worth it.
Even the way it is made is really pleasant to watch.
Ok, I had to watch after encouragement. Ended up watching half of documentary at double (sometimes triple) the speed. Expectation matched reality: documentary is slow & holds little information.
I used to watch science documentaries when I was a teenager decades ago, when everything was fresh new and my english was poor (but still topics were complex like physics). So it was very engaging for a duration of a few months back then, but now, I see most science documentaries as slow with little content & use.
Better example of useful video is this I recently discovered: youtube.com/watch?v=R7FAAfK78_… about climate change science explained in 25 minutes, about important topic for everyone to know. His few videos are fantastic overall.
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
I think maybe you got too used with short content?
The documentary reveals new information that is quite recent about the history of homo sapiens and it is very well made. Of course if you already know this info maybe you won't find it that interesting, but as someone who watches tons of documentaries, this one is particularly well made.
To watch it on double or triple the speed is, to me, the best way to ruin any such documentary. Information is not only about the content, but the delivery too: music, phase, scenery, storytelling, etc..
we could look through different angles, for example, I can argue that short content is better. Long content is slow most often and likely with little new info (per minute 🙂). And short content, one can choose to watch more densily packed and least known information. Result is learning more in shorter period of time. I find each of us know very little and there is endless things to learn we don't know about. So why watch 5 hour documentary, over 10 minutes of densily packed material about all sorts of things we should know about, but we don't. For example, most people don't know about open source world, on the other hand, there seems to be no introduction videos about it either 🤔 With small exceptions like videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
... show more
we could look through different angles, for example, I can argue that short content is better. Long content is slow most often and likely with little new info (per minute 🙂). And short content, one can choose to watch more densily packed and least known information. Result is learning more in shorter period of time. I find each of us know very little and there is endless things to learn we don't know about. So why watch 5 hour documentary, over 10 minutes of densily packed material about all sorts of things we should know about, but we don't. For example, most people don't know about open source world, on the other hand, there seems to be no introduction videos about it either 🤔 With small exceptions like videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media
This video is a colorful introduction to the Fediverse, guided by filmmaker & Fediverse advocate Elena Rossini. Watch now to discover a whole new world of social media, one where privacy is respected, users are empowered, and Big Tech has no say.
Special thanks to: @[url=https://mamot.fr/users/sknob]sknob[/url] for help with the French translation Tarcísio Surdi @[url=https://bolha.one/users/tarcisiosurdi]Tarcísio Surdi ⁂[/url] for the Portuguese Brazilian translation Jan Dytrych @[url=https://social.dytrych.cloud/users/jan]Jan Dytrych🇨🇿🇺🇦[/url] for the Czech translation Claudio Brugnoni for help with the Italian translation
I agree if you want just facts go read Wikipedia. I also like condensed info so I get to know quicker. However such documentaries are far more than about facts. Are about putting your head and brain through a journey of facts via visual, music, etc.. Like watching a movie, you don't just want to know if X and Y ended up together or who the criminal was.
Therefore documentaries are more than facts, are a way to learn about the world through the experience of visuals and sound. May be a great way to make you also remember those facts.
Also, some things cannot be understood by a few words, you need to "convince" or educate people.
I made 2 documentaries myself. Last one is 5 hours long. Want to know the gist of it? Trade is the origin of most problems. That's all. Short and to the point.
But what do you really understand by that? The reason I explained the same thing in 5 hours and carefully selected footage and music to add with the interviews, is to make people understand that short sentence. It is complex and you need more examples to see what trade is and
... show more
I agree if you want just facts go read Wikipedia. I also like condensed info so I get to know quicker. However such documentaries are far more than about facts. Are about putting your head and brain through a journey of facts via visual, music, etc.. Like watching a movie, you don't just want to know if X and Y ended up together or who the criminal was.
Therefore documentaries are more than facts, are a way to learn about the world through the experience of visuals and sound. May be a great way to make you also remember those facts.
Also, some things cannot be understood by a few words, you need to "convince" or educate people.
I made 2 documentaries myself. Last one is 5 hours long. Want to know the gist of it? Trade is the origin of most problems. That's all. Short and to the point.
But what do you really understand by that? The reason I explained the same thing in 5 hours and carefully selected footage and music to add with the interviews, is to make people understand that short sentence. It is complex and you need more examples to see what trade is and how it affects all of us.
Same with the above documentary. Sure they can tell us in 5 minutes all of the facts but I would miss on how they showcased how ancient people made their tools, where they lived, even the scientists studying them. You miss a lot.
here is another example of what seems to be very accessible & densily packed introduction of important information youtube.com/watch?v=UWh1MIMQd1… but close to nobody choose to watch it 🤷🏻 on the other hand.
Based on your answers, my initial prediction seems to be correct: "if I judge the usefulness of it [...] I guess it is just love for documentaries alone."
In other words, it is about happiness hormones or whatever it is called. And we could say, its the same for other alternative activities, like watching densely packed videos instead. So basically neither is better, and it is subjective choice of what works best for us individually.
I already watched your second documentary. Usually I would almost never watch such long things, but as I was impressed by all your work, I choose to watch it and it was very worth it. It is different from Human documentary, because it contained way more fresh ideas. I still don't agree (maybe not YET), but I
... show more
here is another example of what seems to be very accessible & densily packed introduction of important information youtube.com/watch?v=UWh1MIMQd1… but close to nobody choose to watch it 🤷🏻 on the other hand.
Based on your answers, my initial prediction seems to be correct: "if I judge the usefulness of it [...] I guess it is just love for documentaries alone."
In other words, it is about happiness hormones or whatever it is called. And we could say, its the same for other alternative activities, like watching densely packed videos instead. So basically neither is better, and it is subjective choice of what works best for us individually.
I already watched your second documentary. Usually I would almost never watch such long things, but as I was impressed by all your work, I choose to watch it and it was very worth it. It is different from Human documentary, because it contained way more fresh ideas. I still don't agree (maybe not YET), but I am very grateful these original or extreme perspectives exist to be curious about.
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
Based on your answers, my initial prediction seems to be correct: "if I judge the usefulness of it [...] I guess it is just love for documentaries alone."
Is not just the love of documentaries, whatever that means. I explicitly explained how information gets understood and retained better or worse depending on how it is transmitted. Watching that documentary may make you not only remember the facts, but understand this immense story of humans, and also how scientists do their work, what motivates them, etc..
I appreciate your positive words about TROM II. I am happy you found that interesting enough to watch it all.
I watched it a long time ago, and it gave me a new perspective on how to understand ourselves. The fact that we are the only species on this planet that can fantasise really blew my mind. It makes sense why we create gods, religions, countries, flat-Earth ideas, and so on. It’s a unique human skill — one that has made us resilient and adaptable in a changing world.
Really nice documentary about a scientist who made our understanding of tornadoes a lot better. I love to know about such stories of humans who are curious about how our world works.
Really good documentary! I still think chronically playing video games is bad, but for some people can be a way to cope with problems and/or make friends, have a life...
Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.
Yeah I think chronic anything is usually bad but in this case I can understand how it must've been liberating for him. Also solidifies the idea that these virtual interactions are still a way to spend time with each other and form friendships, even if it's online there are still people on the other side of the screen.
After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military technology? Or something else?
I've heard about her in a podcast episode before, and yeah I think they interviewed her partner too and talked about how they had to keep their relationship a secret.
Oh I'm sure this documentary will be much longer with more details... In the end of that podcast episode I remember them criticizing NASA and USA a bit for the way they treated her, and at the end they talked about how she was only the first American women to go to space, because if you drop that word American then other Women have been in space before - but yeah NASA had sent many men to space before, so they could do it but still were way too late in sending a women.
Really interesting documentary and how we should stop projecting silly ideas about these things, and let science and scientists do their job. Science is the only way we can figure shit out ;)
Follows an international team of archaeologists and researchers as they explore the extraordinary groups of megastructures that stretch across the Arabian desert.
Podcaster and journalist Gabriel Gatehouse sets out to solve the biggest mystery in tech, who is Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive creator of Bitcoin? But Gabriel realises in fact he's on a much bigger story.
Interesting documentary about how we can make our society a bit better. Things to learn from these Nordic countries, but also a bit of an expose of how even these tribes rely on the fossil fuel industry and so forth...
Simon Reeve journeys across a land of Arctic tundra, vast forests and stunning fjords, investigating the surprising secrets of some of the happiest and most equal societies on earth.
Follows Ruby Franke, a former YouTube mom blogger with millions of followers who was sentenced to prison for child abuse.
episodes:
01. Abundance Millions of subscribers tune in daily to watch mom Ruby Franke’s wholesome content. But happy families are rarely what they seem. When life coach Jodi Hildebrant enters their lives, she seems to have the answers they need.
02. Distortion At the top of our planet lies a magical realm, the Arctic Ocean. After four months of winter darkness, the sun returns to reveal a frozen ocean covered in ice. Mother polar bears emerge from their hillside dens and lead their cubs down to the sea ice to hunt, while a young male and female bear forge a surprising friendship out on the ice.For others, the frozen sea is a trap. A pod of beluga whales has been confined to an ice hole for five months, slowly starving to death as the food around them runs out. Their salvation lies in the strengthening sun that comes with spring, melting the sea ice, allowing their escape.Off the east coast of Greenland, the floating pack ice in spring is a nursery ground for harp seals. Mothers and pups have just a few weeks together for the pup to learn to swim before she leaves him to fend for himself. But in today’s warming climate, storms can tip helpless youngsters into the sea before they are strong enough to fend for themselves.Summer is a time of plenty in the Arctic Ocean as plankton blooms feed millions of tiny mouths, such as bizarre skeleton shrimps, as well as the biggest: bowhead whales. These ancient and long-lived whales arrive en masse every year at secret locations known as whale spas. But today, with the loss of summer sea ice, their peace is shattered by orcas from the south. These daring predators are bold enough to take on the much larger bowheads, targeting their vulnerable calves.The 24-hour daylight of the Arctic summer attracts visitors from afar, including huge flocks of seabirds like crested auklets. A male must use both his song and a secret tangerine perfume if he is to attract a mate. For the resident walrus, the summer heat can be unbearable. After hauling himself to the beach to moult, an oThe Frankes rise quickly through the ranks of life coach Jodi’s therapy organization. But everything is not as it seems as Ruby starts to banish members of the family from their home.d male uses an ingenious technique to get himself back to the cool of the water – a roly-poly!Summers in the Arctic today bring record-breaking heat. With climate change, it is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. It is predicted that the Arctic Ocean could become ice-free each summer by 2035, raising new challenges for polar bears. Without sea ice, more and more bears are becoming stranded on remote Arctic islands. It’s a dangerous place to be for a mother bear with cubs, surrounded by larger, predatory males.
03. Truth With the Franke family increasingly isolated, people on the outside try to find out what’s happening. The reality is worse than anyone imagined.
This is the perfect example of why in this trade-based society things get fucked. Because people are focused on trading, making a profit. And these idiots did just that. Cut corners, then cut their lives short and of those who paid for their scam.
YEAR: 2025 | LENGTH: 1 part (60 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC
description:
When the Titan sub imploded on a dive to the Titanic, the world watched in shock. A major investigation was launched. With unprecedented access to investigators and exclusive new evidence, this documentary explores whether this was more than a tragic accident. Why did it happen? Could it have been prevented?
We parked in San Esteban del Valle, in a little village in the mountains. We stayed for 5 nights. Amazing views, great motorhome place. We also gave each other haircuts, ate paella, and went for some little hikes.
Oh, and we also tried to avoid as much as possible the weird religious celebration called Easter. Speaking of that we recommend the documentary Praying For Armageddon - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…
We parked in San Esteban del Valle, in a little village in the mountains. We stayed for 5 nights. Amazing views, great motorhome place. We also gave each other haircuts, ate paella, and went for some little hikes.
Oh, and we also tried to avoid as much as possible the weird religious celebration called Easter. Speaking of that we recommend the documentary Praying For Armageddon - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…
Giving each other haircuts in the motorhome, in this beautiful place :)
We parked in San Esteban del Valle, in a little village in the mountains. We stayed for 5 nights. Amazing views, great motorhome place. We also gave each other haircuts, ate paella, and went for some little hikes.
Oh, and we also tried to avoid as much as possible the weird religious celebration called Easter. Speaking of that we recommend the documentary Praying For Armageddon - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…
Very important documentary. Very well made. But still no criticism of this trade based society...their solutions work IF we calm down with consumerism.
Attenborough explores the planet’s undersea habitats, revealing the greatest age of ocean discovery and emphasizing the ocean’s vital importance while exposing its problems and highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery.
The stunning documentary, Ocean with David Attenborough, shines a light on both the beauty of the sea and the ways in which humans are depleting its riches.
YEAR: 2024 | LENGTH: 1 part (81 minutes) | SOURCE: OFFICIAL
description:
The award-winning feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into “microplastics.” These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in all bodies of water, and mix into the soil, becoming a permanent part of the environment.
Now, leading scientists are finding these particles in our bodies: organs, blood, brain tissue, and even the placentas of new mothers. What is the impact of these invisible invaders on our health? And can anything be done about it?
Acclaimed author and science journalist Ziya Tong takes a personal approach by visiting leading scientists around the world and undergoing experiments in her home, on her food, and her body while collaborating with award-winning director Ben Addelman (Discordia, Bombay Calling, Nollywood Babylon, Kivalina v. Exxon) in an urgent call to action for all of us to rethink our relationship with plastic.
Watch it trade-free at: https://www.videoneat.com/documentaries/26438/plastic-people/ Scientists investigate the threat of microplastics in human bodies. Journalist visits labs and undergoes testin...
A documentary that showcases how "fame" makes you a bigger trading tool for other companies. In this society you are an asset. Big or small. That pressure made this guy kill himself.
Like he was saying in the documentary to be free does not mean to have money or be a celebrity, it is to have the time to do what you love, without anyone telling you what to do.
We should all experience such a life...unfortunately i this trade society things are backwards.
A documentary that showcases how "fame" makes you a bigger trading tool for other companies. In this society you are an asset. Big or small. That pressure made this guy kill himself.
Like he was saying in the documentary to be free does not mean to have money or be a celebrity, it is to have the time to do what you love, without anyone telling you what to do.
We should all experience such a life...unfortunately i this trade society things are backwards.
YEAR: 2024 | LENGTH: 1 part (96 minutes) | SOURCE: WIKI
description:
The former movie description from Tribeca Festival reads: “Before there was Avicii, there was just Tim. For the first time through his own words, witness the journey of a shy but prodigious musical talent who would soon become one of the defining artists of his generation”.According to Billboard, the movie will include “never-before-seen archive footage and interviews with Bergling himself”. It will also feature “newly produced material, with interviews with Bergling’s family, friends and colleagues”.
YEAR: 2024 | LENGTH: 1 part (59 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC
description:
For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. But life’s genetic blueprint is incredibly fragile, and researchers have struggled to find genetic material in fossils that has survived for millions of years. Then, one maverick scientist had the controversial idea of looking for DNA not in fossils or frozen ancient tissue – but in the soil.
This film follows the scientists deciphering the oldest DNA ever found and revealing for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in warm, lush Arctic landscapes.
4EAR: 2024 | LENGTH: 1 part (37 minutes) | SOURCE: BBC
description:
Much of life on earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand. Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another realm exists – the kingdom of fungi.
Passionate biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake travels the globe, exploring the secret world of fungi. Through dazzling images of fungi under the microscope and all around us in the forest, Merlin unravels the many secrets of these essential organisms. So much more than mushrooms, not only do fungi shape the weather and support life on land, they are also at the cutting edge of medical research and even have the power to break down plastic waste.
This film takes us from the ancient Tasmanian Tarkine rainforest to the mystical wilds of China’s Yunnan Province, in search of solutions to some of our planet’s biggest challenges. Can the answers be found in the wonderful world of fungi?
YEAR: 2018 | LENGTH: 1 part (80 minutes) | SOURCE: WIKI
description:
The film follows a litter of 5 puppies at Guide Dogs for the Blind on the quest to become guide dogs. The dogs are born on GDB’s campus to one of their breeder dogs and at two months old they are placed with volunteer puppy raisers to continue basic training. The puppy raisers have the dogs between 14 and 16 months, although puppies can be “career changed” at any point. Throughout this period of time, GDB’s community representatives conduct frequent visits to check in on the puppies’ progress.
Mindaugas
in reply to Tio • • •maybe this documentary is amazing like you say, maybe I would like after watching it. But if I judge the usefulness of it, watching it for 6 hours, I think, nah...
Did you learn much new?
But I guess it is just love for documentaries alone.
Tio
in reply to Mindaugas • •I have seen a LOT of documentaries, and definitely many about the history of our species. But even so this one had new stuff in it I never heard of before. As someone who is very familiar with this subject, this documentary thought me new things that blew my mind. For sure worth it.
Even the way it is made is really pleasant to watch.
Mindaugas
in reply to Tio • • •Ok, I had to watch after encouragement. Ended up watching half of documentary at double (sometimes triple) the speed. Expectation matched reality: documentary is slow & holds little information.
I used to watch science documentaries when I was a teenager decades ago, when everything was fresh new and my english was poor (but still topics were complex like physics). So it was very engaging for a duration of a few months back then, but now, I see most science documentaries as slow with little content & use.
Better example of useful video is this I recently discovered: youtube.com/watch?v=R7FAAfK78_… about climate change science explained in 25 minutes, about important topic for everyone to know. His few videos are fantastic overall.
- YouTube
youtube.comTio
in reply to Mindaugas • •I think maybe you got too used with short content?
The documentary reveals new information that is quite recent about the history of homo sapiens and it is very well made. Of course if you already know this info maybe you won't find it that interesting, but as someone who watches tons of documentaries, this one is particularly well made.
To watch it on double or triple the speed is, to me, the best way to ruin any such documentary. Information is not only about the content, but the delivery too: music, phase, scenery, storytelling, etc..
Mindaugas
in reply to Tio • • •we could look through different angles, for example, I can argue that short content is better. Long content is slow most often and likely with little new info (per minute 🙂). And short content, one can choose to watch more densily packed and least known information. Result is learning more in shorter period of time. I find each of us know very little and there is endless things to learn we don't know about. So why watch 5 hour documentary, over 10 minutes of densily packed material about all sorts of things we should know about, but we don't. For example, most people don't know about open source world, on the other hand, there seems to be no introduction videos about it either 🤔 With small exceptions like videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
we could look through different angles, for example, I can argue that short content is better. Long content is slow most often and likely with little new info (per minute 🙂). And short content, one can choose to watch more densily packed and least known information. Result is learning more in shorter period of time. I find each of us know very little and there is endless things to learn we don't know about. So why watch 5 hour documentary, over 10 minutes of densily packed material about all sorts of things we should know about, but we don't. For example, most people don't know about open source world, on the other hand, there seems to be no introduction videos about it either 🤔 With small exceptions like videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
2025-06-09 19:16:08
Tio
in reply to Mindaugas • •I agree if you want just facts go read Wikipedia. I also like condensed info so I get to know quicker. However such documentaries are far more than about facts. Are about putting your head and brain through a journey of facts via visual, music, etc.. Like watching a movie, you don't just want to know if X and Y ended up together or who the criminal was.
Therefore documentaries are more than facts, are a way to learn about the world through the experience of visuals and sound. May be a great way to make you also remember those facts.
Also, some things cannot be understood by a few words, you need to "convince" or educate people.
I made 2 documentaries myself. Last one is 5 hours long. Want to know the gist of it? Trade is the origin of most problems. That's all. Short and to the point.
But what do you really understand by that? The reason I explained the same thing in 5 hours and carefully selected footage and music to add with the interviews, is to make people understand that short sentence. It is complex and you need more examples to see what trade is and
... show moreI agree if you want just facts go read Wikipedia. I also like condensed info so I get to know quicker. However such documentaries are far more than about facts. Are about putting your head and brain through a journey of facts via visual, music, etc.. Like watching a movie, you don't just want to know if X and Y ended up together or who the criminal was.
Therefore documentaries are more than facts, are a way to learn about the world through the experience of visuals and sound. May be a great way to make you also remember those facts.
Also, some things cannot be understood by a few words, you need to "convince" or educate people.
I made 2 documentaries myself. Last one is 5 hours long. Want to know the gist of it? Trade is the origin of most problems. That's all. Short and to the point.
But what do you really understand by that? The reason I explained the same thing in 5 hours and carefully selected footage and music to add with the interviews, is to make people understand that short sentence. It is complex and you need more examples to see what trade is and how it affects all of us.
Same with the above documentary. Sure they can tell us in 5 minutes all of the facts but I would miss on how they showcased how ancient people made their tools, where they lived, even the scientists studying them. You miss a lot.
Mindaugas
in reply to Tio • • •here is another example of what seems to be very accessible & densily packed introduction of important information youtube.com/watch?v=UWh1MIMQd1… but close to nobody choose to watch it 🤷🏻 on the other hand.
Based on your answers, my initial prediction seems to be correct: "if I judge the usefulness of it [...] I guess it is just love for documentaries alone."
In other words, it is about happiness hormones or whatever it is called. And we could say, its the same for other alternative activities, like watching densely packed videos instead. So basically neither is better, and it is subjective choice of what works best for us individually.
I already watched your second documentary. Usually I would almost never watch such long things, but as I was impressed by all your work, I choose to watch it and it was very worth it. It is different from Human documentary, because it contained way more fresh ideas. I still don't agree (maybe not YET), but I
... show morehere is another example of what seems to be very accessible & densily packed introduction of important information youtube.com/watch?v=UWh1MIMQd1… but close to nobody choose to watch it 🤷🏻 on the other hand.
Based on your answers, my initial prediction seems to be correct: "if I judge the usefulness of it [...] I guess it is just love for documentaries alone."
In other words, it is about happiness hormones or whatever it is called. And we could say, its the same for other alternative activities, like watching densely packed videos instead. So basically neither is better, and it is subjective choice of what works best for us individually.
I already watched your second documentary. Usually I would almost never watch such long things, but as I was impressed by all your work, I choose to watch it and it was very worth it. It is different from Human documentary, because it contained way more fresh ideas. I still don't agree (maybe not YET), but I am very grateful these original or extreme perspectives exist to be curious about.
- YouTube
youtube.comTio
in reply to Mindaugas • •Is not just the love of documentaries, whatever that means. I explicitly explained how information gets understood and retained better or worse depending on how it is transmitted. Watching that documentary may make you not only remember the facts, but understand this immense story of humans, and also how scientists do their work, what motivates them, etc..
I appreciate your positive words about TROM II. I am happy you found that interesting enough to watch it all.
Rokosun
in reply to Tio • • •Tio likes this.
Jacob Urlich 🌍
in reply to Tio • •Tio likes this.
Tio
in reply to Jacob Urlich 🌍 • •Jacob Urlich 🌍
in reply to Tio • •Tio likes this.
Tio
in reply to Jacob Urlich 🌍 • •