Connections 1
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Actor: James BurkeDirector: Mick Jackson
Brand: PBS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Published)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 500 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc.
Movie Reviews of Connections 1
Movie Review: 6 Stars for the Conncetions Series and Book...5 stars just isn't enough!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw James Burke's Connections Series when it came out years ago and it made a tremendous impact on me. I then read the book cover to cover!
It was a joy to watch Burke carefully take us (the viewers) with him on an amazing journey. He showed time and again how people throughout history used their critical thinking skills to create amazing human creations from seemingly unrelated discoveries and decisions that were made before them.
Burke showed that whatever we create today, we can't possibly imagine what type of morphing it will go through time and what incredible thing it may become tomorrow.
Connections (the series and book) also allow us to peek into the mind of the inventor. For example in his book Connections, Burke writes about Thomas Edison: "When Edison died he had over a thousand patents filed in his name, thanks to the work of the men in his laboratory. Each man was a specialist in his field, serving the needs of Edison's fertile imagination as well as his acute understanding of the seller's market in which he lived. Edison never developed an idea unless he knew in advance that it would be profitable."
Years after reading the book and watching the series I went to a James Burke lecture. He is as personable, passionate, interesting, animated and fun in person as he is on the series! At one point during the lecture I asked a question and he answered it and joked with me. When he signed my book later he asked if I was okay with his ribbing. I said I was pleased that he had such a great sense of humor and allowed me to be part of it!
The underlying theme in connections is how we as humans are connected to our species though our works and discoveries. We are in this thing called life together!.
6 Stars for this Series and Book...5 stars just isn't enough!
The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide to: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
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