The APL

Ways of Seeing . John Berger . 1972

A BAFTA award-winning BBC series with John Berger, which rapidly became regarded as one of the most influential art programes ever made. In the first program, Berger examines the impact of photography on our appreciation of art from the past.

10 Shady Origins Of Consumerism In The US . S.Grant for Listverse

"Consumerism and the practice of flaunting one’s status through clothes, jewelry, and other things has existed since the dawn of civilization. Yet, the endless cycle of working to buy has never been more rampant than it is now. How did the United States, a nation founded on Puritan, non-materialistic tenants become filled with the biggest shoppers on the planet and end up occupying 29% of the World’s consumer market? As it turns out, Americans were carefully and systematically manipulated into becoming insatiable shoppers."

Blood . Radiolab 

The Day The Universe Changed . James Burke . Episode 1