James Burke : Connections, Episode 2, "Death In The Morning", 4 of 5 (CC)

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Episode 2 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 connections automatically. See http://k-web.org.

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[klaptongroovemaster]

"It wasn't just costing lives -- it was costing MONEY!!!"

[JamesBurkeWeb]

And that too!

[PaxMasterTaskForce]

Got you to the front page of "read it" today.

[TheLastBrainLeft]

2 people didn't want to get wet taking the commemorative photograph.

[iaeolan]

"Interests centered on the unfortunate church bell-ringers who, now you mentioned it, did tend to get electrocuted with monotonous regularity."

Oh my, I laughed so hard at this line.

[jaymoe67]

A romantic sail in a baloon w/ sheep and husky women... sounds like Montana... oh, or Scotland.

[jaymoe67]

A romantic sail in a baloon w/ sheep and husky women...COOL.

[ChurchOfKali66619]

I wonder how many Victorian Scots caught pneumonia and/or died after inaugurating that weather station in 1883? BRRR!!!

[ghughesarch]

@hourlynewscaster Because in this case, James Burke is deliberately making double entendres that are almost single entendres. It is definitely deliberate, and one of the things that made this series (on first viewing, at the time, c.1980) so much of a breath of fresh air. Today it almost seems restrained, and a breath of fresh air still. The best history of scientific discovery ever broadcast, even if it is partial.

[randomcitizen]

@MeatPopsicleHomey

[hourlynewscaster]

Why do people assume that when something is said that can be taken two ways it was done on purpose?

[dzspdref]

That "look" at 4:47; priceless..... lol

[ryoushii]

@MeatPopsicleHomey Ben Nevis is the mountain, not the man