The Most Unknown takes you through an experience that applies the scientific method to existential questions such as consciousness, life on other planets, and unsolved mysteries in physics. The documentary explores the endeavors of nine scientist, who share the goals and findings of their respective fields of study to one and other within the group. Reminiscent of a marathon, where a torch is passed from one person to the next, each scientist transfers their curiosity of their area of study from researcher to researcher. They mutually learning from the differences and similarities within their respective fields of study.
This documentary demonstrates the collaborative and also codependent nature of science. The nine branches of science in this film share an almost symbiotic relationship in the quest for existential truth. It seems to be that perhaps many scientific challenges require a collaborative effort to work with other scientific fields of study to understand common issues and curiosities. Among their common languages is mathematics, applied relatively to each discipline, the uniqueness of each endeavor is as complex as the universe itself. The dynamics of the natural world require multiple disciplines of study that co-create our understanding of it. The continuity of this documentary is mathematics, and its scientific process to which all the scientist utilize to follow along and keep up with what they were being taught.
You’ll get a glimpse into the day and the life of a researcher, not only observing their work process, but understanding the human needs that make them do what they do. Understanding the person who is conducting the science gives us a glimpse into the motives and drives that play a part in navigating the experiment.
The captivating element of this documentary is that it showed the viewer how advanced a society can be when all the vital branches of science are working together to better understand the limiting problems of the present day. Knowledge is pursued with the same curiosity and vision as a philosopher or spiritualist, armed with objective empirical data to validate the hypotheses.
Why does any of this matter? It matters because break throughs in each of these disciplines ultimately effect everyone in the long run. It gives us more control over the variables that effect our day to day lives, more control over what effects our existence. With that comes greater efficiency and more doors of possibilities in our symbiotic relationship with the natural world.
The documentary is enjoyable for anyone, even if you don’t have a scientific background. Although the documentary was discussing complex topics, the film was not difficult to understand. Any young person wanting to get into a scientific discipline would find this film useful, as it serves a purpose in inspiring the viewer to get involved in science.
The Most Unknown was produced by Ian Cheney, an Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker. He grew up in New England and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University.
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