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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
For centuries, men and women seem to have baffled each other. Are boys really better at math and spatial skills? Are girls better at empathy? What makes us have different strengths and weaknesses? And are these innate or are they shaped by cultural influences? Dr. Alice Roberts and Dr. Michael Mosley investigate the latest neuroimaging techniques and behavioral studies to determine whether men and women are wired differently. If they are, could this...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
We assume all events are caused by something. Yet we happily refer to random chance be it a freak accident, or the state of quantum particles. Might causality be a fiction and inexplicable events written into the character of the universe, or with greater understanding could we find an explanation for everything? Sponsored by BBC Focus Magazine. The Panel Templeton prize winning cosmologist George Ellis, Imperial College string theorist Michael Duff...
Series
Brain games volume Season 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This episode of BRAIN GAMES unveils the subtle tricks and tactics that advertisers, marketers, and even con men can use to get you to do what they want, without you noticing. The power of persuasion is a $500 billion a year industry. By exposing viewers to specific stimuli, host Jason Silva can prime the audience to respond in certain ways. If he says 'ducks,' it's more than likely that a viewer will see ducks in a picture that could easily be interpreted...
Series
Pub. Date
[2005], c1991
Language
English
Description
Statistically speaking, why have men and women not proved equally adept at the same things? In this program, researchers debate whether differences in brain architecture lead to a division of talents and aptitudes between the sexes-and draw some startling conclusions. To illustrate these differences, children are observed in classrooms, on the playground, and at home.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Looks, personality, intellect, bank account-the reasons for attraction can't be predicted. Or can they? This program investigates ways that men and women evaluate potential lovers and life partners, and shows how male and female criteria may be more similar than many think. Creating a relaxed, club-like setting in which a small group of singles meet, flirt, and discuss their goals, the program records each participant's candid responses to the interaction,...
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Language
English
Description
This collection of 54 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at infectious diseases and medical disorders, spotlighting AIDS, ALS, Alzheimer's disease, aneurysms, asthma, autism, avian flu, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, food allergies, heart attack, Huntington's disease, macular degeneration, malaria, Marburg virus, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, Spanish influenza, spinal cord injury, stroke, and West Nile virus....
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2006
Language
English
Description
One of the great success stories from the world of autism, Temple Grandin revolutionized the field of livestock management, empowered by her sensitivity with animals. Tommy McHugh displayed no such sensitivity-until a brain hemorrhage transformed him from a brawler into a gentle soul. As scientists continue to investigate differences between the male and female brain, the special characteristics of autistics and savants take on increased importance....
Pub. Date
[2007], c2006
Language
English
Description
Men don't listen. Women can't read maps. Men snore more. Women are less likely to have affairs. Should those statements be dismissed as stereotypes, or can we point to tangible discrepancies-behaviorally and neurologically speaking-along gender lines? This ABC News program explores sex differences and the brain circuitry behind them. Presenting an interview with Dr. Louann Brizendine, author of the controversial book The Female Brain, the program...
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Science is identifying new biological processes that determine a person's sex. How will these findings affect the transgender and transsexual community? This program explores the latest research into gender development and the medical, cultural, and legal issues at the heart of the "brain sex" school of thought. Showing how human genome research has shifted scientific focus away from chromosomes, the video examines the role of brain receptors and...
12) All in the Mind
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
How much is male and female behaviour driven by differences in our brains? Follow charismatic neuroscientist Nathan Mikare-Wallis on a journey to meet leading experts, conduct social experiments and uncover some surprising research. From evolutionary theory and sexual disorders to gender identity, Nathan reveals the truth about our minds.
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Science tells us a lot about sex, but what can it tell us about love? This program highlights research on the neurochemistry and psychology of love, suggesting ways to improve-and even salvage-long-term relationships. Four couples undergoing various types of relationship stress are put through a battery of experiments, while a team of research scientists try to determine the physiological and neurological factors that make love last. In the most daunting...
Series
Language
English
Description
As children begin school and other new experiences, what happens to the values, behavior, and expectations they have learned at home? Why do so many young people follow the crowd? And when does conformity become a bad thing? This program explores those questions, visiting a group of 25 seven-year-olds who are learning to cope with peer groups and situations. Children and parents are given tasks to see who conforms and who is comfortable standing out,...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Gender and sexuality can be fluid, and today transgender issues are altering the nature of day-to-day interactions. What do you do when your seven-year-old son announces that he wants to be a girl? Or your husband of 30 years announces that he wants to be a woman? Broadcasting legend Katie Couric (former co-host of NBC’s Today, CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent) takes us on a unique journey to discover the dynamics and complexities...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2010
Language
English
Description
Why are some people able to indulge in gambling as harmless fun while others become addicted? In this program Dr. Mark Griffiths, an expert in the psychology of gambling, explains the methodology behind his 1994 case study "The Role of Cognitive Bias and Skill in Fruit Machine Gambling." Focusing on possible differences between regular and irregular gamblers, Griffiths looks at what happens when people draw conclusions from what they want to believe...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Kandel ... confronts one of the most difficult questions we face: how does our mind, our individual sense of self, emerge from the physical matter of the brain? The brain's 86 billion neurons communicate with one another through very precise connections. But sometimes those connections are disrupted. The brain processes that give rise to our mind can become disordered, resulting in diseases such as autism, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's,...
Pub. Date
[2012], c2001
Language
English
Description
Gender is an extremely important - and often downplayed - topic in our society. The differences between the two sexes are genetic and hormonal factors (the "hard-wiring" of the brain) and the environmental and social factors (including the way we are treated). This video examines differences in gender in the workplace and communication style differences between the sexes. Topics covered include differences in body language, differences in participation,...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This program explores the divisive debate over whether a child should be free to make permanent changes to their gender. Dr. Kenneth Zucker once ran the largest public clinic in Toronto for treating children and adolescents with gender dysphoria, an often violent feeling that the body they were born in does not match their true gender. But then Zucker was fired and his clinic closed down amid comparisons to a religious zealot trying to "cure" homosexuality....
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