John Heffernan

An exploration of the link between science and beauty through the work of scientists at CERN, in Geneva.

Most people fully accept paranormal and pseudoscientific claims without critique as they are promoted by the mass media. Here Be Dragons offers a toolbox for recognizing and understanding the dangers of pseudoscience, and appreciation for the reality-based benefits offered by real science.

CERN and the University of California-Santa Barbara are collaborating in the search for the elusive substance that physicists and astronomers believe holds the universe together -- dark matter. Where is this search now in the realm of particle physics and what comes next?

Frida Kahlo began to paint in 1925 while recovering from a streetcar accident that left her permanently disabled. Many of her 200 paintings directly relate to her experiences with physical pain. They also chronicle her turbulent relationship with artist Diego Rivera. Today Kahlo's work is critically and monetarily as prized as that of her male peers, sometimes more so.

A group of artists settle in a swamp on the banks of the Indre River. Meanwhile, a voice describes a utopian world.

A picture about the fine art of prehistoric times, the remains of which have been found in various places on the European continent.

For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historical significance.

This film explores the transformation of an image from color negative to color positive on one film stock. “The Still Life“ was painted its color negative during the  filming and then the exposed film was processed and printed  on color negative printstock.

The first part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "The Song of Life", which focuses on the part of his work that draws its themes from life in the village.