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  • Molecular Chirality: A Scientific Documentary

    “Molecular Chirality: A Scientific Documentary” is all about the distinction between left- and right at the molecular scale and its importance. A wealth of topics are covered, ranging from the thalidomide tragedy to the search for life on other worlds.

    Starring: Prof Laurence Barron FRS FRSE ​...

  • Rust in Soils – What happens when microorganisms breathe iron?

    When soils are flooded, they are lacking oxygen. Then, some microorganisms “breathe” iron, causing mineral transformations. This science communication film introduces a novel research approach for investigating iron mineral transformations in soils directly in the field, which has previously been...

  • Tributary

    A short experimental ethnographic film that traces the movement of natural resources through the Icelandic landscape against the visual and sonic sites of data centers and power plants.

    The film explores the covert, 'black-boxed' data centers (remote and highly secure sites, obscured from maps a...

  • Interplay

    The malaria mosquito is born ‘clean’. Only after an infected blood meal and taking on various forms does the malaria parasite end up in the mosquito’s saliva, ready to claim a new human victim when the mosquito next bites. ‘It’s such a clever beast,’ says Bousema.

  • Moonshot Mission

    Quantum scientist and former hacker Stephanie Wehner is on a mission to develop the worlds’ first operational quantum internet network before 2030. A daunting task, which some would even call crazy, but Wehner believes she can do it – not only by writing scientific articles, but simply by buildin...

  • Digital dilemma

    Directed by Stephane Kaas

    In a world driven by data, algorithms and AI, Tamar Sharon asks the question: does digitalisation work for us, or against us?

    From homework to grocery shopping and from healthcare to farm life – the human experience is changed drastically by the seemingly unstoppable ...

  • Human Beings in the Museum (Menschen im Museum)

    Museumization is stagnation, at least when understood in the traditional sense. Certain things are removed from their everyday existence and declared to be something special. From now on, its role is to be looked at, understood and often revered. In natural history museums, the moment of standing...

  • Seeds of the North

    Directed by Jyothis Thomas
    Seeds of the North is a documentary film set in Thunder Bay, northern Ontario, Canada, centered around the Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station, known as LUARS. The film explores how agriculture, research, and community come together in a region where farmi...

  • What is Blastomycosis?

    Northwestern Ontario is one of the world's hotspots for Blastomycosis and First Nations communities are some of the most vulnerable. Find out what Blastomycosis is and how to avoid it.

  • The Underground Astronaut

    Beneath our feet lies a mystery. A complex underground network of fungi keeps our ecosystem alive by exchanging nutrients and carbon with plants and trees. Remarkably, no one quite knows how these advanced and age-old systems operate, and how they are affected by climate change. The Underground A...