Phlip K. Dick is one of America's finest modern writers in any genre - in Science Fiction he is without peer. PKD has inspired many and pushed the barriers of the Sci Fi tradition, bringing psychological and mystical themes into imaginary worlds that repeat and invert upon themselves in feedback loops of chaos. The video above is an old BBC documentary on the life of Philip K. Dick, the first of a series of 6 that have been preserved and uploaded to YouTube.  read more »

Jackson Pollock pioneered Abstract Expressionism with a form known as "Action Painting," defining much of what we recognize as modern art. The story of his life has been told in many recently published biographies, but Hans Namuth's documentary video - "Jackson Pollock 51" - gives us a chance to see the master at work in his studio.  read more »

What does one of the world's leading quantum physicists have to say about parallel universes and time travel? In this video, Michio Kaku takes on the topic in his dynamic and engaging style. As he writes in his new book, "Physics of the Impossible," the technologies of science fiction and fantasy - invisibility, teleportation, precognition, star ships, antimatter engines, time travel and more — all regarded as things that are not possible today, might be very possible in the future.  read more »

Artselector is one of the best sites on the web to discover new modern art from some of the most innovative Western artists working in painting, sculpture, print making, mixed media, digital, and performance art today. Artselector is a contemporary fine art collective that “was originally set up by MA Fine Art graduates of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art.  read more »