selection bias
47:03Derren Brown - The System (Full)
408K views • 15 years ago
ScepticaTV
Derren Brown's TV special in which he convinces a person he has a system for predicting horse race winners, demonstrating how survivorship bias and selective outcomes can fake predictive powers.
2:48BBC Planet Earth - Birds of Paradise mating dance
3.2M views • 13 years ago
Jongo
A short BBC Planet Earth clip from the Pole to Pole episode showing the courtship displays of birds of paradise.
1:39:57Michael Moore Presents: Planet of the Humans | A Film by Jeff Gibbs | Full Documentary
16.3M views • 6 years ago
Michael Moore
Planet of the Humans, a full documentary by Jeff Gibbs presented by Michael Moore, arguing that the green movement has been co-opted by corporate and wealthy interests and that techno-fixes are not enough.
51:44The End of Suburbia - 52 minute documentary on peak oil
580K views • 20 years ago
endofsuburbia
A 52-minute short version of the documentary The End of Suburbia, about peak oil and the end of cheap energy. It argues that American suburbs depend on cheap oil and may become the slums of the future.
47:08Money as Debt - Full Documentary
226K views • 13 years ago
Free Your Mind
Paul Grignon's animated documentary presenting his view of how banks create money as debt and why that system requires continuous growth. It outlines the historical background of modern banking.
32:23ARROWS vs ARMOUR - Medieval Myth Busting
9.1M views • 7 years ago
Tod's Workshop
Tod's Workshop fires full-weight medieval arrows from a 160lb English warbow at reproduced medieval armour. Armour curator Dr Tobias Capwell, an archer and bowyer give historical context and discuss the results.
27:21Master Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)
1.4M views • 16 years ago
US Auto Industry
A 1936 Chevrolet promotional drama, 'Master Hands', showing car manufacturing from foundry to finished vehicle in Flint, Michigan. It is a National Film Registry selection and a record of early mass production.
1:33:47Ukraine on Fire
1.3M views • 5 years ago
Global Tree Pictures
A 2016 documentary by Igor Lopatonok that gives a historical perspective on Ukraine's divisions, the 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Maidan uprising. It argues that Western media painted Russia as the sole perpetrator.
36:08Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy (Full Documentary)
197K views • 6 years ago
Empire Files
An Empire Files documentary by Abby Martin presenting a critical account of the Afghanistan War, from the CIA's role in the 1980s to the stalemate of the 2010s and 2020. It argues the war was driven by imperial interests.