Full Documentary: When Björk Met Attenborough: The Nature of Music

Can we just say we could not stop smiling watching When Björk Met Attenborough last night. The warmth and kindness exuding is extraordinary to say the least. Also, it's a joy to see people wanting to communicate to people what they have discovered and at the same time also so curious to find out more. The Biophilia project is still on a world tour, the album and apps released almost two years ago now with the Android versions just released so perfect timing immersing in this documentary! Honestly we could go on and on... Tilda Swinton as the narrator is perfection guiding us via Australian nature scenes to choir rehersals on Iceland. The connection we all have to the universe, the tinest microbes on earth and music is just mind blowing and really puts things into perspective. The power of music and the impact on dementia, similarities to crystals and the mathematics of it all. We are all part of this magical world and Björk's way of showing us we can't thank her enough for. Enjoy the full documentary below; it's one of the best hours you'll spend all year we dare say.   

David Attenborough - How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth? - A Sunday Doc

Yeap, we're music lovers - but also acutely aware that human's are living beyond the means of our blue planet. This week's Sunday documentary is David Attenborough's look into this matter. He was born in 1926 - when there was just under 2 billion humans around - since this film aired the first time in 2009 we've hit 7 billion people. But we have only one planet - with the same amount of water for millions of years and obvs the same amount of space. Plus we need food for all of us - not to mention live with other species and respect ecosystems. Follow Sir David into this highly important and fascinating subject - how many people can live on planet earth?  

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World Aids Day 2011

Today is World Aids Day, and while the work raising awareness goes on all year round, today is an important day. Also, this year marks 30 years since the virus first impacted the world. Over 34 million people are now living with HIV, with 25 million deaths since 1981 making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. And we all need to show solidarity with each other by make people aware of what is happening, getting facts across, and make sure that we all stay safe and get tested regularly. Also, all people living with HIV/AIDS need to get access to antiretroviral drugs. This year is about 'Getting to Zero'. Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths. Despite a significant decline in the estimated number of AIDS-related deaths over the last five years, there were still an estimated 1.8 million AIDS-related deaths last year. Stay safe dear friends!

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Isabella Rossellini - Animals Distract Me

Regular readers will know that we love Isabella Rossellini and her innovative ways of expressing her respect and love for animals and educating us to the lives of the tiniest bug to sperm whales. When we couldn't sleep last night we watched her 2011 documentary Animals Distract Me for Planet Green, and it just made us respect her even more. Not only do we get a great tool for education, we get visits from Darwin himself, André Leon Talley and Isa's dog that she's training to become a gudie dog. Not to mention the animals that live on our eyelashes. How awesome! Check it out beloooow!

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Green Porno - Book + DVD Giveaway!

We love the genius Green Porno by Isabella Rossellini. Therefore we are excited for this giveaway of the book + DVD courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers in New York. Tell us your favorite animal on our Facebook or Twitter and we'll draw 5 names on Friday that will get this awesome set in the post! Good luck!

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