LSD

interesting look into the history and the early use of LSD by scientists and psychologists. my favorite recount was the experimentation where a man took the drug, and said that to him his experience lasted for months, possibly years, all within the span of 30 or so minutes. helps reinforce the whole idea of the universe being relative to the observer and what time actually is.

or he's just high. who knows!



AND

Parallel Universes

gives an introductory kind of outlook into what parallel universes are and how they could exist. good seeing a young Dr. Michio Kaku

Collapse

i've enjoyed michael rupperts snide criticism for a while now, and i'm glad to see he's back in the game. Collapse was playing in some art houses but a huge snow storm got in the way of me seeing it, thankfully, it got put on Comcast ON DEMAND so, i got to watch this doomsday film in all it's glory.
paints a grim picture of the fall of the US, and humanity, due to our modern day dependence on oil.




and if you're too cheap to spend the $4.99 on it or can't get it,
this doc is a good one on Peak Oil and it's affect on the global population.

The Weather Underground

a not so scathing look at the groups roots. made me think of the allure that these types of groups had within the social climate, and how the kettle is brewing something similar for these times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_underground

HIV/AIDS

heard on a radio program the other night about the release of a new documentary about how what we knew and were taught about HIV and AIDS was completly wrong and even has the backing by the man who discovered HIV. I missed the Boston Premiere, but it's only being shown at film festivals right now. here's the trailer.



which got me thinking that i only knew what everyone else had known and considered it fact. so i went on the hunt for some other information in doc form, to listen/watch while i drew.

this movie is nearly ten years old, but it had some information that i found interesting about how no one will come out and say what HIV is because of the huge earning potential it has. for humankind killers it ranks number 17 behind heart disease, diabetes, but has 20 times the earning power and funding for research.

i suppose i should preface all of this that i don't take all these videos as fact, nor believe everything anyone says. i enjoy the fact that these questions are being asked and still have tons of research to do before i can come to a definitive conclusion on anything. it's the internet. i barely know how to cook for myself.

"if the doors of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite" - william blake

What We Still Don't Know

enjoyed this one. The Game of Life and the case for the Multiverse in lieu of an intelligent designer was awesome.