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[Movie Summary] How “Snowden” and “Citizenfour” Expose the US Surveillance (Director Oliver Stone, Laura Poitras)
Edward Snowden, who could access to the top secret information of the NSA (National Security Agency), made an internal whistleblowing by taking that confidential information out. "America is intercepting communications around the world," he said. From the two works "Citizenfour" and "Snowden," we can learn about his disclosure and the conflicts surrounding it. -
How HondaJet Revolutionized the Aviation Industry
The "HondaJet" developed by Honda Motor, an automobile manufacturer, was made possible because the company has kept the spirit of Honda Soichiro, the founder, who had a dream of becoming an aircraft manufacturer. Learn the drama of the revolutionary technology development and operation from "HONDAジェット 開発リーダーが語る30年の全軌跡 (HondaJet The 30-year trajectory as told by the development leader)". -
How Ghibli and Miyazaki Hayao Created Masterpieces
Producer Toshio Suzuki, who joined Ghibli by chance through Tokuma Shoten Publishing, tells the story behind the Ghibli works created together with geniuses Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao in "天才の思考 高畑勲と宮崎駿 (What Geniuses Think: Takahata Isao and Miyazaki Hayao)." Discover the miraculous journey of Japan's top anime industry leaders. -
[TV] The Milgram Experiment: Why We Obey Evil Orders: “L’experience extreme” (Christophe Nick, Michel Eltchaninoff)
"L'experience extreme" describes the details of the "modern version of the Milgram experiment" conducted by a French TV station. It demonstrates that anyone can commit cruel acts when ordered by a perceived authority figure. It is a must-read for all humanity to learn how to prevent mistakes in advance. -
Robert Capa’s Falling Soldier: A Fake or Not?
Robert Capa's "Falling Soldier," one of the most famous war photographs of all time, has been long debated over the question of authenticity: "Was this really taken at the moment of the shooting?" In non-fiction book "キャパの十字架 (Cross of Capa)," Sawaki Kotaro takes on this famous mystery and draws an unexpected conclusion. -
Black Hole: The Invisible, Mysterious Brightest and Darkest Star
Based on the book "ブラックホールをのぞいてみたら(If You Look Into a Black Hole)," which active researcher explains the mysterious and still enigmatic "Black Hole" that was directly observed for the first time in 2019, I explain the history of scientists' denial of its existence and the characteristics of this celestial body.