The World of Thinking
Focused on deep thought and the exploration of the boundaries of human knowledge, The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, is a scientific sanctuary. It is the academic home of Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer and John von Neumann. Since its foundation in 1930, the IAS has brought forth 33 Nobel Prize winners and 42 fields medalists. This is the first time that the Institute has given such unlimited access to a film crew. The World of Thinking is a human interest and science documentary that, in the era of fake news along with haste and appearances, comes out as something totally different. What? Get on board and make up your own mind.
Original title: The World of Thinking
International title: The World of Thinking
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 69/57
Language: English
Director: Thomas Blom, Misha Wessel
Production company: BNNVARA
The World of Thinking follows four faculty members and post doctorates in the IAS as they fatigue to resolve problems that could change the way we understand the world today. Time and concentration are fundamental commodities in deep thinking and we discover that to play with consciousness is often a crucial factor when pushing the boundaries of human knowledge.
This is the first time that the Institute has given such unlimited access to a film crew. The World of Thinking is a human interest and science documentary that, in the era of fake news along with haste and appearances, comes out as something totally different. What? Get on board and make up your own mind.
2021 Pariscience – Panorama
2021 Krakow Film Festival, Science+Docs section
2020 Imagine Science Film Festival (NYC) – Official selection
2020 Silbersaltz Science&Media festival (Germany) – nomination for best European documentary feature
2020 Academia Film Olomouc AFO
56th International Festival of Science Documentary Films – official selection
2019 Seoul International Film Festival – Official selection
2019 Nederlands Film Festival (NFF) – Official selection
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