| View Larger Image | How It All Ends (Single Disc Edition) | DVD-RStarring: Greg Craven
Directed By: Greg Craven
Also With: Greg Craven (Producer), Greg Craven (Writer)
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| | Binding: | DVD-R | | Run Time: | 438 minutes | | Studio: | CreateSpace | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | June 22, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 41,995st |
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On this single disc, high school science teacher, Greg Craven reveals a method (risk management actually) to examine the changing climate debate and set it into a question we can all understand. Greg provides rebuttals to pretty well all the arguments skeptics use to avoid dealing with the situation we now find ourselves in. This DVD includes over 7+ hours of educational information on one disc. Please note this disc is highly compressed.No SubtitlesIn English OnlyIf you would like to help with the international subtitles for "How It All Ends", please check out the translation progress at manpollo.orgThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Greg Craven cuts through the crap around global warming by N. PALMER (Jersey, C.I.)  5 Stars
July 16, 2009
I cannot recommend this collection of videos, originally aired on YouTube, enough. Greg Craven has the spark of genius in the way he cuts through all the crap. On the one hand we have clever wordy scientists and on the other, crafty manipulative, articulate global warming deniers (Ok, I'm a little biased on this one!) and the poor ordinary bloke doesn't know who to believe in the shouting match. He/she just wants to know what's the best bet to protect their loved family and friends. They don't want to risk damaging the economy but they also don't want to risk ruining the planet that their kids will grow up in. How on earth can they decide what's best?
This DVD, and even better the book that grew out of it "What's the Worst That Could Happen?What's the Worst That Could Happen?: A Rational Response to the Climate Change Debate, will show the non-expert how they can make their own sensible decisions using the sort of ordinary risk assessment techniques that we all use when we cross the road or buy house or car insurance.
This "risk assessment" method might sound dry and dull but Greg is often very funny and he is a natural communicator (he's a science teacher with the gift of humour). It's rather like Carl Sagan meets Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy!
"How It All Ends" is based on Greg's original 10 minute YouTube video "The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See" which got many millions of hits. A firestorm of critics descended on that one but Greg didn't give up - he used every helpful or savage critical comment to make his argument stronger. By using the power of the critical Internet crowds he is pretty sure that EVERY counter-argument has been addressed and answered, leaving the full set of "How it All Ends" videos (over 7 hours) apparently bullet proof. My only criticism is that the videos were originally for YouTube so don't expect them to look good blown up on your Hi-definition monster flat screen TV...
This just might be the very first time that "crowd sourcing" (A.K.A the wisdom of crowds) has been utilised to this extent to refine and polish an argument. The result has been called brilliant.
This is not just another global warming book. This is for everyone. It's funny and entertaining and, above all else, wise - you will say "YES!, why didn't I think of that - that is so obvious now!" as Greg cuts though the BS and finds the light switch to clarify matters so clearly that anyone can understand them.
A valuable side effect of the risk assessment system that Greg Craven sketches out is that the very same methods can be used in all sorts of other situations in life to make decisions where the outcome is uncertain, or if there is not quite enough info to give a 100% definite answer based on the known facts. The book is deeper than the video but seeing Greg in person is a joy that you will want to pass on to others.
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Great for educators! by Keith Kie (Santa Barbara, CA USA) 5 Stars
June 26, 2009
This is a great single disc DVD option to watch the "How It All Ends" youtube series offline. Its cheap, it works, and it makes it really easy to show to your friends and family... If you are on the fence with Climate Change, this series really breaks down how to look at the issue and draw your own conclusions. A MUST have for teachers and educators to show to your students in regards to Climate Change and concepts of Risk Management... If you like the DVD, there is also the book version titled: What's the Worst That Could Happen?: A Rational Response to the Climate Change Debate
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