Brent_Marchant
A widely held theory known as the butterfly effect maintains that seemingly small actions, like a butterfly flapping its wings on one side of the planet, can actually have tremendous impact at a distance, such as the ability to affect weather patterns on the other side of the globe. And, as this informative and entertaining documentary from writer-director Arthur Franck shows, its possible to see how this principle might apply in areas other than the fallout that stems from insect behavior. In 1975, 35 world leaders from Europe and North America gathered in Finland to sign a detailed but nonbinding document known as the Helsinki Agreement. Billed as an initiative aimed at promoting détente by addressing security and cooperation concerns in ...