How Much Plastic is in the Ocean? In this PBS episode of It’s OK To Be Smart, learn how much plastic is ending up in the ocean and the impact that has on marine animals, birds, and humans. Getting to the root of the problem, the message is clear; we can’t clean enough beaches, remove enough plastic from the sea,…
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Melanie Joy on Carnism and other food choices. Melanie Joy, Ph.D., Ed.M. is a Harvard-educated psychologist, professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, a noted speaker, and the author of “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows.” Melanie is a recipient of the Institute of Jainology’s Ahimsa Award. Her work has been featured by numerous…
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Guided by a shaman, named Plácido, in the Andean Mountains, Alan Stivelman embarks on a journey of enlightenment to better understand human existence in Humano. Loaded with universal questions and introspection, this documentary film delivers philosophical and spiritual teachings for the filmmaker and audience alike. Through rituals, initiations, and mindfulness, the message of Humano is both beautifully simple and profound. If you’re interested in…
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The pressure to achieve more, do more, and be more is part of being human – and in the age of Adderall and Ritalin, achieving that can be as close as the local pharmacy. No longer just “a cure for excitable kids,” prescription stimulants are in college classrooms, on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley…any place “the need to succeed” slams…
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How might your life be better with less? Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life-families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists, scientists, and even a former Wall Street broker-all of whom are striving to live a meaningful life with less. -This is…
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In the 1960s, Richard O’Barry enjoyed a lucrative career as a specialized animal trainer; he captured the five dolphins that were used in the popular television series Flipper, and taught them the tricks and special commands they used on the show. Four decades later, O’Barry has renounced his former life as a trainer and become an animal rights activist, speaking…
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There is a food revolution happening in America today. People are seeking out farmers’ markets, organic produce and good restaurants. At the same time, our food supply is increasingly controlled by multi-national corporations. Over the past 10 years, with the advent of genetic engineering and the massive expansion of pesticide companies, like Monsanto, into the seed business, the very nature…
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