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Back in 2017 there was a kickstarter to fund a connections app, it didnt hit the goal and i havent heard anything since. I remember he was on Dan Carlins podcast talking about it. Anyone know what became of the project?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/504632459/james-burke-c...

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I really want a rerelease of the original shows in higher quality. That might be the movement that spurs public interest for things like this app. I'm not sure of the quality of the original stock film, but it could be used to make a new high def release. I actually convinced my instructor in undergrad to show it for a "history of science" course. Perhaps the BBC could officially open up the rights entirely so that it can be used as a general teaching tool (might be near impossible - but the music, often a major rights hurdle for these aged rereleases, seems like it was all originally composed for the show). I would love a video like this to be augmented - something akin to the pop-up video series. You could link or show associated information during playback. I actually had something like that as part of my Master's thesis final project. It could potentially be an engaging learn-from-home project.

I don't think it's exactly connected to the kickstarter, but in this[1] interview with James from May, he talks about how he's currently working on the K-Web[2].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUb6Sv-rUv0

[2] http://k-web.org

In the youtube interview you linked to he also says he's coming out with a new Connections series in Jan 2022.

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