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Machine of Human Dreams

A.I. guru Ben Goertzel grew up in a hippie community in Oregon during the Vietnam War. Inspired by science fiction, he imagined a perfect rational wor

2016

Instagram Is

In a culture immersed in technology, Instagram is reviving adventure, face to face community and real relationships. Through sharing the stories of fr

2013

Terror Mandelão

Terror Mandelão addresses sound, technology, and the job market in the universe of baile funk in São Paulo's favelas. The film follows the journey of

2024

DCC.....There Is Still Music Left To Write

A documentary about the past, present and potential future of the Digital Compact Cassette. Very few people know the true story about, the Digital Com

2019

An Eye on You: Citizens Under Surveillance

Do any areas of our lives escape surveillance any more? Citizens of the 21st Century are the focus of prying eyes, whether they agree to it or not.

Silicon Valley Goes to Space

Discover how the big, bold ideas of Silicon Valley are helping launch a new era of private space exploration in this half-hour KQED Science documentar

2013

Look at Life: Figure It Out

The story of computers: from electronic tape and punched cards, to austere-looking robots.

1963

Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware

We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst challenging

2016

Koyaanisqatsi

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem con

1983

Peep Culture

Pop culture has become “Peep Culture”, where we’ve traded privacy for notoriety and, in the process, reinvented mass culture. But what does it all mea

2011

Startup.com

Friends since high school, 20-somethings Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman have an idea: a Web site for people to conduct business with municipal gov

2001

TGV Paris-Bordeaux, la ligne de tous les records

2021

Land of White Alice

Film sponsored by Western Electric (AT&T's equipment manufacturing division), the builder of the United States Air Force's White Alice Communications

1960

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralde

2019

Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa

Explores the history, technology, people, stories and industry influence of this lesser-known personal computer. The film profiles important individua

2024

Cyborgs: Human Machines

Over the past few years, technology has improved our lives in so many ways. Now, some people, called trans-humanists, are taking the next logical step

2017

Television

Promotes television sets and the broadcast of New York's first regularly scheduled programs by providing a clinical look at the inner workings of tele

1939

How William Shatner Changed The World

William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and inspired today's technologies, including: cell phon

2005

Revolution OS

REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open

2001

Autonomy

A cinematic exploration of the world of automated vehicles — from their technical history to the personal narratives of those affected by them to the

2019