We Are Scientists

Trailer for the documentary Side by Side. The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation. We show what artists and filmmakers have been able to accomplish with both film and digital and how their needs and innovations have helped push filmmaking in new directions. Interviews with directors, cinematographers, colorists, scientists, engineers and artists reveal their experiences and feelings about working with film and digital--where we are now, how we got here and what the future may bring.

AUSTIN -- One day after a heavenly spectacle was spotted streaking across the sky by hundreds of people, Scientists and novices alike from Texas to Oklahoma scrambled to learn more about a meteorite seen by residents in two states. 'It really connects us with the rest of the Universe and shows you that there's more than just what we have here in our daily lives here,' said Torvald Hessel, an astrophysicist with the Austin Planetarium. Meteors become Meteorites once they hit the earth. The metallic roc

An Inconvenient Truth 2 -- Jack Guest, an extraordinary young filmmaker from Cheltenham. After graduating in philosophy and politics, Jack single-handedly funded, directed and produced a film to address the impact of climate change and uncover workable solutions. Inspired by former United States Vice President Al Gore's 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth , Jack travels by boat to Sweden, a country aiming to break its dependency on oil by 2020, to speak with leading politicians, scientists and entrepreneurs. Jack also meets with families committed to reducing their impact on the environment and visits an eco-village completely dependent on renewable resources. Jack says: In no uncertain terms we face a huge problem on planet earth and An Inconvenient Truth 2 looks at turning that problem into an opportunity, showing that we can make things work, for everybody. It gives a positive message that things can get better and that change does not have to mean sacrifice.' He asserts: we already have the answers to climate change and we just need to implement them. The solutions for a stable climate do exist and they can enrich rather than restrict our daily lives.

How can we engage the next generation of scientists? Rudy Tanzi, Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, talks about how we can engage the next generation of scientists in this ...