Self-Reflection and the Struggle to Exist

French actress and film director Jeanne Moreau once said that cinema “is the mirror of the world”.  Indeed it is! Back in 1987, another French national, Vincent Carelli, brought his camera into the south Amazon tribe of the Nambiquaras, he offered these native Brazilians a chance to marvel at their own reflection and to fight for their existence. That’s how the project Video in the Villages was created....

Trippy population predictors

A new series of Atlases created by scientists at the University of Sheffield rescale the world’s land masses according to population growth.  The series of nearly 200 psychedelic maps make for some interesting reading.  I wonder what those geographers are smokin’?  Whatever it is, I think I want some. … The calculation involves some re-spacing so that each individual would have an equal...

The real global water cycle

A new animated film from the Surfrider Foundation highlights the real version of the global water cycle — a little different from the one we all learned in middle school. The film is accessible and very well done, and would make a great teaching aid. It’s about 20 minutes and covers many hydrology basics.  Topics include: Aquifers Salt water intrusion Water policy Desalination Pollution Solutions and...