Documentaries and video presentations are my favorite way to learn. In an hour, with no effort, you can get a basic overview and know what to explore further. I’ve been planning to tell about where I watch them, but today BoingBoing beat me to it. They suggest searching Google Video for:
There’s also about 30,000 videos at:
Those are all great ways to find a ton of videos, but it’s still hit or miss. Any kid with a video camera can put together some fairly convincing nonsense, so to avoid filling your head with mush you have to research who made the movie and try to decide if you can trust them. These have the advantage of editorial review and tend to be consistently high quality:
- Charlie Rose (these used to cost $.99, but I just noticed they are free now)
They aren’t all documentaries, but they are all educational. If there are more that should be included let me know.
Updates:
I’ll keep adding to this list on the Recommendations/Videos Page in the Menu. Bookmark it there. If you bookmark it here, you’ll miss out on all the great stuff people tell me about from now on, and the rest of us will laugh at you behind your back.
