James Burke : Connections³, Episode 04 : "An Invisible Object" (HQ), 5 of 5

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Episode 4 of James Burke's Connections³, which is the last (as far as I know!) installment in the Connections series. In this series, Mr. Burke again takes a fresh approach in exploring main theme of all of these series; which is the way that progress occurs, almost exclusively by accident, and through various (often multi-disciplinary) "connections" between ideas or individuals.

In this series, each episode begins where the last one left off and the whole series concludes with a surprise ending :) I won't give it away because that will spoil all the fun!

Again translating this series into a "K-web path", we can think of it as a set of explorations beginning from one starting point and ending up somewhere in the past, present (or possibly the future) and then left there for a later time (ie. School's out, and it's time to go home!). The next show is then a continuation of the journey through "connection space". See http://k-web.org for more information.

In a sense this series almost reads like a book with various twists and turns (and lots of surprises!), broken up into "chapters" where each chapter starts off where the last one ended.

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[davepetr]

Every time I watch these videos to the end, it saddens me greatly that TLC, formerly "The Learning Channel" has slid so far in to the void of garbage programming. Alas, from James Burke to Jon and Kate Gosselin in just over a decade.

[JamesBurkeWeb]

And worse to come I'm sure

[AClarke2007]

Anyone that`s had to write a Thesis will know that the connections can take an infinite path through history - it depends on what topic you`re focusing on at that particular time of study and the information available. (10% of you, right?)

[JamesBurkeWeb]

Take your comment. I notice you're using a European keyboard, possibly French or Spanish (the back-quote ` is Western-European key code 96, non-US clavier).

You've written a thesis so you have a doctorate (unless you gave up). Money would not be an issue as your government would've paid most expenses (non-US).

So you could choose anything you wanted meaning it wasn't likely technical or business related.

Wild guess: Degree in History, trying to finish that book. Working in service industry!

[breathless46]

After watching all of these programs I have learned a lot... including that James Burke likes wine and gin and tonics!

[JamesBurkeWeb]

LOL

[DancingSpiderman]

James Burke, thanks for pronouncing it "tubes", and NOT "choobs".

[Shild]

Boiled wine? Mon Dieu!

[davepetr]

Well, no, I take that back, its been a lot longer, but the shame is still just as vivid.

[AClarke2007]

Do you think James is trying to tell us something?

[AClarke2007]

Nothing too fancy: Degree(Hons), yes, all paid for from my own pocket (working too); highly technical subject matter (but I like writing for the Layman) on various subjects.

I`ll give you 1/10 for guessing & yes, still a Prisoner to the System - after 30 years!