This is a documentary about the largest and the most famous torrent website in the world – The Pirate Bay – and the story behind it. It’s the day before the trial starts. Fredrik packs a computer into a rusty old Volvo. Along with his Pirate Bay
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Log Cabin Simplicity: Recrafting Pioneer Tiny Homes
This one is slightly related to the tiny house theme, but more esoteric. It’s about an Iowa man (Paul Cutting) who stumbled on some of Iowa’s abandoned history – mid-19th century Norwegian-American log cabins – that were being destroyed by farmers, often eager to raze their land
Thorium: An Energy Solution
Thorium is readily available and can be turned into energy without generating transuranic wastes. Thorium’s capacity as nuclear fuel was discovered during WW II, but ignored because it was unsuitable for making bombs. A liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) is the optimal approach for harvesting energy from Thorium,
Drone On
You’ve probably heard a little bit about drones in the news lately. These things fly all throughout the Middle East and North Africa. When they’re not spying on suspected terrorists they’re probably killing them with hell-fire missiles. However drones are coming to the States. They’re used to
A Gift for the Hackers
Increasingly devices like printers and scanners are being connected directly to the Internet. It’s all very convenient, bit is it safe? Your mobile, your printer, your hard drive, everything is connected… but it’s like a Swiss cheese. Medical files, financial information, and trade secrets, they’re all there
City Under the Sea
In the future humans may need to adapt to a life underwater. There will be many dangers. Scolding volcanic fluids and crushing pressures can kill the unwary. In some ways it’s easier to live in space than underwater. We know more about the moon than the dark
Science of Surveillance
From every cell phone call to every credit card swipe, we leave an electronic trail. But at what price? Explorer takes viewers into the disturbing world of surveillance technology and scans the latest and future technologies used to even spy on the private lives of citizens. From
On the Line: A History of Ericsson
On The Line brings Ericsson’s rich history of innovation to life told by those who helped change the way we communicate. Their story may appear to revolve around technology and engineering, but their impact goes much further, transforming lives for the better. On The Line is not
Rise of the Machines
Most people see drones as a controversial weapon prowling over foreign battlegrounds. But as America’s military campaigns wind down, these machines are coming home and set to change civilian lives forever. “This is a powerful technology. No amount of hand-wringing is going to stop it”, says drone
The Race For The Future Car
With rising temperatures and rising gas prices, cars need to become greener fast. And superficially, the large car manufacturers seem to work hard to improve the fuel efficiency of their products. But are they really? The technology to make cars much more fuel efficient already exists for