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Pangea Day

Pangea Day is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pangea Day rather than just read about it. In short: Pangea Day is an international multimedia event conducted on May 10, 2008. Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro were linked to produce a 4-hour program of films, music, and speakers.

Key takeaways

Pangea Day belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Pangea Day to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pangea Day from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Pangea Day is an international multimedia event conducted on May 10, 2008. Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro were linked to produce a 4-hour program of films, music, and speakers. The program was broadcast live across the globe from 1800 to 2200 UTC, culminating in a global drum circle, symbolizing the common heartbeat of the world. According to the festival organizers, "Pangea Day plans to use the power of film to bring the world a little closer together." Pangea Day originated in 2006 when documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the TED Prize. Jehane wished to use film to bring the world together. Pangea refers to the supercontinent from which all current continents initially separated. It serves as a reminder of the "connectedness" or unitary nature of all people on Planet Earth.

Goals Bring together millions of people from all over the world in a unique shared experience. Use the power of film to create a better understanding of one another. Form a global community striving for a better future.

Live broadcast locations Pangea Day was broadcast live from seven cities:

Cairo - The Pyramids Kigali - Jali Gardens London - Somerset House Los Angeles - Sony Pictures Studios Mumbai - National Centre for the Performing Arts Rio de Janeiro - Morro da Urca Buenos Aires - [KONEX Theater] In the United States, Current TV was the exclusive, English-language broadcaster.

Featured Films A Thousand Words directed by Ted Chung More directed by Mark Osborne L'Homme Sans Tete directed by Juan Diego Solanas Happy Together directed by Sam Nozik Dreaming of Zhejiang directed by Marineta Mak Kritikou

Global partner Nokia was Pangea Day's premier global partner. In addition to providing financial support, Nokia sent video enabled devices to film schools and programs in disadvantaged areas and conflict zones, and to UNHCR refugee camps. Some of the films made in these locations were included in the Pangea Day broadcast.

Key participants

Hosts June Arunga Lisa Ling Max Lugavere Jason Silva

Advisory board J. J. Abrams Lawrence Bender Nancy Buirski Alan Cumming Richard Curtis Ami Dar Cameron Diaz Matthew Freud Bob Geldof Goldie Hawn Jim Hornthal Judy McGrath Pat Mitchell Vik Muniz Clare Munn Mira Nair Dr. Tero Ojanperä Eboo Patel Alexander Payne Richard Rogers Meg Ryan Deborah Scranton Paul Simon Jeffrey Skoll Sir Martin Sorrell Philippe Starck Dave Stewart Yossi Vardi Kevin Wall Forest Whitaker will.i.am Paul Zilk

Speakers Christiane Amanpour Bassam Aramin Karen Armstrong June Arunga Ali Abu Awwad Ishmael Beah Donald Brown Assaad Chaftari Muhieddine Chehab Robi Damelin Jonathan Harris Robert Kurzban Lisa Ling Max Lugavere Khaled Aboul Naga Queen Noor of Jordan Eboo Patel Carolyn Porco Jean-Paul Samputu Yonathan Shapira Jason Silva

Musicians Dave Stewart Gilberto Gil Hypernova Rokia Traoré

Notes and references

External links

"Can Your Film Change the World?" - Pangea Day promo video at YouTube

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pangea Day

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pangea Day claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pangea Day before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pangea Day ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pangea Day

In research: Pangea Day appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pangea Day in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pangea Day is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2008 television specials, Arts festivals in Brazil, Arts festivals in the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pangea Day outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pangea Day in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Pangea Day means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Pangea Day out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Pangea Day in simple terms?

Why does Pangea Day matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pangea Day?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Pangea Day.