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Genius of the Ancient World
2015 · TV series · documentary · 60 min episodes · 1 season
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.
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There are a couple of TV series I know of that do this sort of thing. Check out Connections with James Burke, Modern Marvels, and Genius of the Ancient World, for starters. There's another TV series on Netflix that talks about stuff like the development of the bicycle, and the like, but the name escapes me. :(
If you're in the Bay Area, the Exploratorium and the Computer History Museum might be something you'd enjoy along these lines.
Yeah everyone talks about the technology and nobody talks about the Confucian foundation that many Asian countries are built on.
For anyone who wants a summary the Confucius episode of Genius of the Ancient World on Netflix has a good overview.