A Glorious Accident — Season 1
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers. Hosted by Wim Kayzer, guests included Daniel Dennett, Freeman Dyson, Stephen Jay Gould, Oliver Sack
About this season
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers. Hosted by Wim Kayzer, guests included Daniel Dennett, Freeman Dyson, Stephen Jay Gould, Oliver Sacks, Rupert Sheldrake, and Stephen Toulmin. It was filmed in the Netherlands by the VPRO and produced by Nellie Kamer.
Episodes (7)
1. Oliver Sacks: Migraine
10.0Aired 3 January 1993 • 90 min
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers hosted by Wim Kayzer. Oliver Sacks talks about Migraine.
2. Rupert Sheldrake: Revolution or wrong track?
10.0Aired 4 January 1993 • 91 min
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers hosted by Wim Kayzer. Rupert Sheldrake talks about the question revolution or wrong track?
3. Daniel C. Dennett: The Last Refuge of Humanity
10.0Aired 10 January 1993 • 90 min
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers hosted by Wim Kayzer. Daniel C. Dennett talks about The Last Refuge of Humanity.
4. Stephen Toulmin: Descartes, Descartesanity
10.0Aired 11 January 1993 • 88 min
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers hosted by Wim Kayzer. Stephen Toulmin talks about Descartes and Descartesanity.
5. Freeman Dyson: In Praise of Diversity
10.0Aired 17 January 1993 • 96 min
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers hosted by Wim Kayzer. Freeman Dyson talks about In Praise of Diversity.
6. Stephen Jay Gould: Unanswerable Questions
10.0Aired 18 January 1993 • 80 min
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers hosted by Wim Kayzer. Stephen Jay Gould talks about Unanswerable Questions.
7. Coming together: We wonder, ever wonder why we found us here
10.0Aired 24 January 1993 • 211 min
"A Glorious Accident" is a 1993 documentary featuring several prominent scientists and philosophers hosted by Wim Kayzer. Six scientist discuss why we found us here.