James Burke : The Day The Universe Changed: "The Way We Are", 1 of 5 (CC)

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Episode 1 of James Burke's ground-breaking series "The Day The Universe Changed" which explores the evolution of Western Scientific thought starting from the fall of Rome.

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[vyxanis]

Connections is my favourite show. James Burke is the kind of man that i WISH i had as a teacher in school. I have learned so much more through watching his shows than I did in school.

Great man, great info.. love it love it love it

[JamesBurkeWeb]

Me too! Something that needs to be shared with the whole world. Especially young people who would otherwise never get to see this brilliant show... or see what education *could be* with the right people doing the teaching!

- JBW

[FastFoodies]

I would stay up every night and watch MST3K and then turn to TLC for Connections and Day the Universe Changed. Im so lucky to have found about this great man and his work. It took many years and the advent of youtube/netflix to recaptue the greatness. Gawd ! remember when TLC really was The Learning Channel, now its the have babies and redecorate network. Hail James !

[JamesBurkeWeb]

It's kinda sad, the state of "educational television" today. If you can even call it that.

Even a detective show can make for some great science education (Colombo for instance - *that* was a great science show, no question about it!). And you don't even find that anymore (which is also entertainment and sells toothpaste).

I dunno, maybe people just aren't up to following a story more complex than light romance and action-packed fight sequences. Not sure...

[ipbalkenende]

Columbo was science? Don't get me wrong I love Columbo but I always felt it a bit of a guilty pleasue. A cliche ridden detective (that I love unlike any other detective series but still).

[JamesBurkeWeb]

That's what you'd think. That's what's so clever about it. Many episodes were pretty "unscientific" (that is, the methods used and so on) but science is also very much like that. You start with a theory and then you do *everything you can* to attempt to disprove it.

Columbo was constantly testing various theories presented against reality and seeing if it fit and was content when things did fit. But he had a keen eye for those tiny bits that didn't and that's where he focused his attention.

[ion010101]

@JamesBurkeWeb The increase in the number of channels available, pay tv (cable tv) and the internet have lowered standards.

[ion010101]

This was far and away better than Cosmos.

[philonous09]

@JamesBurkeWeb I saw this video during my high school year, but I didn't really learned to appreciate it until I became a freshman in college. It's really a stimulating documentary.

[AndyHocvs]

He takes that damn corduroy suit around the world, to just about every country in Europe and North America, parts of Asia. Jesus, his closet's probably full of them.

[wanderliscious]

@SamoanSoilder whether the sun is going around the earth, or the earth is going around the sun, here on earth it looks the same. only your knowledge that the sun is at the center of our solar system tells you that the earth is in fact revolving around the sun. Watching a sunrise or sunset, without the knowledge I have, I would absolutely think that the sun is going around the earth. and ultimately it doesn't matter what anyone believes, everything continues to go around regardless ;)

[spencnaz]

I watched the first series Connections in the 70's with my dad when it came out on PBS when I was 6 years old. Even then, I learned so much about creative problem solving. These series have influence my methodologies in my career as a designer and engineer. Thank you Professor Burke.

[stoltobot]

James Burke fucking rules!

[SamoanSoilder]

I didn't get the punchline of the joke he was telling at the start...

[mcatest]

Great series!

[Taraterm2]

And I love his trenchent, mordent wit......