rupert dance
backI get asked a lot for reccomendations for some good 'gateway' space content. So here they are. Some are more entertainment, others more educational. There's youtube series, tv shows and movies. Doesn't hurt to have a bottle of wine/your relaxant of choice handy when kicking back watching a lot of these.
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Short series of recordings of Carl Sagan set to beautiful imagery. Quick but lovely, covers space, science and existence. Sagan was a great teacher + astronomer + philosopher. There's 10 videos in the series, more info on the playlist series on it's website here.
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Similar to the Sagan Series. Feynman was one of the great theoretical physicist. This series gives some great insight into the way he saw science + space + the world.
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This guy has an educational animation series explaining various things, space included. A lot of really complex topics, but he breaks them down nicely. Some are better than others but all have beautiful animation.
This is his The Universe and Space Stuff playlist.
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Cosmos is originally an educational series with Carl Sagan from the 80s. It's been remade with better visuals and up-to-date science with Neil Degrasse Tyson. Season 1 of the new series is the most approachable I think.
Available on: Amazon (I think)
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A mix of documentary and storytelling about a potential future trip to mars. It’s fun and touches on some big topics. Huge list of big-name interviewees. Season 2 a worthy, if not superior, follow up.
Available on: Netflix
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Now we're in straight sci-fi, not education. The Expanse is just the best sci-fi going around for anyone with an unscratchable space itch. Real meaty physics.
Available on: Amazon
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Possibly my favourite movie of all time. A Denis Villeneuve deep dive into time, language and life.
Available on: ???
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Christopher Nolan goes deep on time, black holes and space. Divisive but I really like it.
Available on: Netflix
Let me know any others...
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