James Burke : Connections, Episode 4, "Faith In Numbers", 2 of 5 (CC)

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Episode 4 of James Burke's most well-known series "Connections" which explores the surprising and unexpected ways that our modern technological world came into existence. Each episode investigates the background of usually one particular modern invention and how it came into being. These explorations are an attempt to locate the "connections" between various historical figures who seemingly had nothing to do with each other in their own times, however once connected, these same figures combined to produce some of the most profound impacts on our modern day world; in a "1+1=3" type of way.

It is this type of investigation that is the main idea behind the Knowledge Web project; whereby sophisticated software is used to attempt to discover these subtle interconnections automatically. See http://k-web.org.

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[ricsibacsi1956]

So Climate change is nothing new! Just a scam to take more away in taxes.

[JamesBurkeWeb]

Not sure how that follows... but it is an answerable question in the affirmative. Nothing new about Climate change.

The 2nd question is about anthropogenic climate change and it's effects.

A) Demonstrable? (Y)

B) effects (Y, measurable effects on earth's biota - see: 10.1146 /annurev.ecolsys.37.091305.110­100).

- JBW

[tacoswild]

Swine flu? Is this really it? If something we haven't predicted comes and kills one in three dies lets hope those ones are in the west.

I'm in Canada.

[JamesBurkeWeb]

I'm *from* Canada. So you know I'm right behind you on that one ;)

[Thornfox]

I'm always fascinated by Black Death culture. It's like Europe suddenly got a preview of existentialism.

[JamesBurkeWeb]

Hmm... not sure what that means but ok ;)

- JBW

[12Zwolf]

; The loom is older than 'China', and didn't originate in 'China', there are many problems with Mr. Burke's Asian-centric thinking.

[ehrengm]

fuckin Brouge

[adrastea99]

Russia also provided most of the lumber used in Western Europe

The saying goes that every ship in the British navy had sliver of Russian wood in it, and when the Queen removed the slivers the empire collapsed

[breathless46]

Re: Closed caption... with respect, it's "Flanders" not "Flounders"

[parmanoir]

The name of the city is 'Troyes'. (Prononced tr-wa)