For generations, we have believed that man is driven by ruthless self-interest. But over the past decade, this idea has been increasingly challenged. New research from fields as diverse as political science, psychology, sociology and experimental economics is forcing us to rethink human actions and motivation. ‘The Altruism Revolution’ examines the scientific reasons behind the call for a more caring society.

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his ten-man crew sailed their reed boat, the Tigris, over routes he beli...

Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documen...

This is a documentary about an honest search for the truth about the Federal Reserve Bank and the le...

The film tells the story of a Roma worker in the Zenica iron-works Arif Heralić, whose figure was on...

What is Bitcoin? With the advent of Bitcoin, the world's first digital currency, for the first time ...

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make p...

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for ...

A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over ...

This refreshingly frank and impartial study of the discovery and development of the notorious halluc...

A documentary that traces the origins of the political power structure that rules our nation and the...

In 1967, Visconti came to Algiers for the filming of The Stranger with Mastroianni and Anna Karina. ...

People looking at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre – or are they just looking at themselves?

Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impa...

Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective...

Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the amazing science of gravity. As well sculpting our universe...

The impact of Marx on the 20th century has been all-pervasive and world-wide. This program looks at ...

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the stre...

Let’s Make Money is an Austrian documentary by Erwin Wagenhofer released in the year 2008. It is abo...

In 1973 Yorkshire public television made a short film of the Nobel laureate while he was there. The ...