Documentaries on Science and Nature are thrilling to watch. Many television channels produce fantastic documentaries that are mostly lost amongst all the soaps that people obsessed with. Nothing is more thrilling than knowing about how the world around you came into being and how things work. Without further banter, here are 3 Documentary series you have to watch before you die:

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series
Narrated by David Attenborough, Planet Earth takes us into all corners of the earth to show us the nature of the environment, its animals, plants, weather and much more in this series with mostly never before seen visual footage. 5 years in the making with 2000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen across 200 locations, Planet Earth is the ultimate portrait of our planet. There entire series is a 5 DVD set or a single Blu-Ray disc that you can buy from your local media store or online.



History Channel's Evolve
This series begins 100s of millions of years to when life first appeared and takes us on a series of journeys in which the evolution of a specific aspect of animal life is detailed. It talks about the evolution of eyes, sex, jaws, flight, communication, guts etc. This one is a must watch if you have any doubts about evolution. And the ability of scientists to put the puzzles together and figure out how things worked 300 million years back just by studying fossils is mind blowing.



BBC Horizon
A long running series from BBC, Horizon documents a wide range of topics from Einstein's life and times to How to plan the perfect murder. Learn about Nuclear weapons, their effects, nuclear accidents and how to survive a nuclear war. Learn about the Human brain and evolution.

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Tired of the routine work you have been doing for many years now? Feel that your work is not contributing to a greater cause or as much as you wish? Want to quit your work but afraid of the life beyond? Want to do social service but want to get paid for it? Oversees volunteering is the solution you are looking for. Here is an opportunity to help out people with your skills in under developed regions in exchange for a basic living. Take time off your regular life and do the work that makes a difference.

iVolunteer Overseas the Indian Unit of VSO will help you with this. VSO is the world’s leading independent, international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. To quote from their website:

VSO promotes volunteering to fight poverty and disadvantage, working in the poorest countries where we can make a significant contribution and where it is safe for us to have programmes. In these countries, we have a number of development goals in Education, HIV and Aids, Secure Livelihoods, Health and Social Well-being, Disability, and Participation and Governance. We maintain a Programme Office in each VSO country and staff there work in partnership with local organisations, and increasingly with the people whose interests VSO aims to serve, to agree and then deliver a programme of development.

Volunteering opportunities are for a period of 2 years and there are openings in:

• Business and NGO Management
  
• IT Training
  
• Fundraising
  
• Microfinance and Small business Advice
  
• Primary Teacher and Educationist
  
• Doctors and Health Managers

You can find detailed job descriptions here. VSO pays for your travel to the country of work, provides you with accomodation and resources for living besides paying you a local salary to suit a modest living. 2 years of a great new experience and being paid to do work that makes a difference to this world.

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