Study shows how fracking documentary influenced public perception and political change
Social scientists have long argued documentary films are powerful tools for social change.
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2015
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News tagged with documentary films
Mysterious 1934 Disappearance of Explorer Everett Ruess in Utah Solved
The mysterious disappearance of Everett Ruess, a 20-year-old artist, writer and footloose explorer who wandered the Southwest in the early 1930s on a burro and who has become a folk hero to many, has been solved with the ...
Archaeology
Apr 30, 2009
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What the declining caribou populations, and total hunting ban, mean for Inuit communities in Labrador
Inuit in the Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut regions of Labrador have shared a deep and enduring connection with caribou for many generations. But more recently—in the wake of dramatic caribou population declines—the communities ...
Ecology
Aug 18, 2022
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Real and artificially generated 3-D films are nearly impossible to distinguish
For viewers it seems to be very difficult to tell the difference between real and artificially rendered 3-D films. Psychologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have studied the effects of various technologies ...
Hardware
Aug 1, 2016
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2K Games releasing doc chronicling art contest
The next release from 2K Games, the publisher of such interactive adventures as the sci-fi shoot-'em-up series "Borderlands" and the alternate history saga "BioShock," won't be another out-of-this-world game. It's a film ...
Software
May 6, 2014
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Free video services nibble at Netflix's consumer base
It's too early to tell how well baseball's New York Mets will do this season, but for Mets fans, it's easy to go online and relive the glory days of the team's last World Series-winning year, back in 1986 - without having ...
Business
Apr 17, 2013
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White, male documentary filmmakers dominate Academy Award recognition
Days before the Oscars, American University School of Communication's Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI) announced new diversity and inclusion research targeting the Academy Award category Best Documentary Feature. CMSI ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2016
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Antarctic science documentary is also a teaching tool for aspiring film students
An unusual Rutgers University program that involves undergraduates in making documentary films about science has released a three-minute trailer for a project that was filmed in the ice and beneath the frigid waters of the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 7, 2013
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Embracing 'virtual dark tourism' could help heritage sites at risk of degradation, expert explains
Do you believe in ghosts? If so, there is a whole genre of digital storytelling to explore on YouTube. My recent research (which identified more than 60 dedicated channels) has shown that there is a fast-growing audience ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2024
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Empathy can be taught at school—and it can lead to more creative thinking
Most people think that empathy—the ability to put yourself in another person's shoes—is fixed, but it's not. Empathy can be taught. Research has shown that reading can help children develop empathy. Through reading, children ...
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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