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The boundaries between man and machine, between technology and nature, are becoming increasingly blurred and might even disappear completely in the future. Information technology, genetic engineering and nanotechnology are not only making considerable inroads into society, but also more and more directly into human nature. The day when Homo sapiens is able to consciously design and radically change himself is not far away.
Thanks to major achievements in science some aspects of procreation, which were considered as science fiction in the past, are now a possibility. A baby with 3 biological parents, In Vitro Fertilisation and Embryo Transfer, genetic engineering, choice of the genre or the eyes colors... our dream baby is becoming a reality.
The idea of postponing or even reversing the ageing process has always fascinated humanity. Some claim that immortality will be possible as little as thirty years from now - but will it just be for the rich? Our team visited research laboratories working on this objective and interviewed the world’s top researchers in the field. We ask just how long humans might be able to live, and what it could involve. The programme also looks into the popular wish to remain young and extend our lifespan.
Meet several of the world's first "cyborgs" - a hospital-bound tetraplegic, a blind retiree, and an artist with Parkinson’s - and the scientists and entrepreneurs on a quest to unlock the secrets of the brain.
For anyone who has experienced a debilitating migraine headache, this condition is no mystery. But for the rest of the world, it’s one of the least funded, least understood, and most confounding chronic conditions. The Migraine Solution unravels the mystery and debunks the myths, looking toward a world without migraines.
The knowledge of the use of mountain herbs has been transmitted for centuries, if not millennia, inside families and institutions. Preserving this science is a mission that people all around the world are currently doing. Either the humble grandmother, who fears to not teach everything in time to her apprentice, the countryside doctor writing down what his patients learned from their parents or the 200 000 thousands books and 80 000 archived plants in European monastery.
Even if you do everything right—eat right, exercise, get adequate sleep, and keep stress levels down—do you still need vitamins and supplements for good health? We answer that question and more today on Real Health.
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, act and it also determines how we respond to stress. We investigate how it influences our weight-loss efforts and leading nutritional expert, Patrick Holford, shares his thoughts on optimum nutrition for the mind.
A new documentary exploring Fetal Stem Cell injections for a variety of neurological and immunological ailments.
Since the legalisation of Cannabis in 2014, the citizens of the US state of Colorado have been experiencing a "green rush". Meet players, beneficiaries and losers of this huge and new branch of industry.
This episode looks at the impact of inflammation on our overall health .While low levels of inflammation are actually needed by the body to prevent injury and trigger a healing response, chronic inflammation can result in a number of conditions and diseases. We look at ways of treating inflammation natural as well as lifestyle changes that can be adopted to minimize inflammation.
What if weed could be a cure to most severe diseases, such as cancer or AIDS? Not really, but cannabis can. As a matter of fact, molecules inside marijuana are now at the center of medical research around the world. There are more and more scientists, doctors, and psychologists encouraging the therapeutic and controlled use of cannabinoids for specific treatments.
Modern day life has constantly put us under immense stress. On this episode of Real Health, we take a closer look at the impact of stress on the body mind and soul. Our experts share some solutions and strategies for better stress management.
We explore what the immune system is and how it affects our health holistically. Our expert guests share their knowledge on how we can go about boosting our immunity and some of the lifestyle habits we can adopt to ensure a strong and resilient immune system. We also show you a recipe to boost your immune system this winter.
It’s considered one of the most common physical complaints in the world affecting 8 out of 10 people and is one of the most important factors in time lost from work.On today’s episode we talk about back pain and developing the correct posture to ensure that we either prevent it or minimise it.
Politicians, economists and the media are obsessed with economic growth. But why do we still cling to this concept? Clearly it is impossible to have infinite growth on a finite planet. In SYSTEM ERROR award-winning director Florian Opitz (“Speed, In Search of Lost Time” and “The Big Sellout”) examines the fundamentals of capitalism. He reveals unexpected correlations and lays bare the pathological nature of the current system.
“My experience with time by now is limited to the one feeling – I don’t have enough.” It’s a paradox. Never before have we worked more efficiently. Never before have we saved time with more sophisticated technologies. But nearly everyone feels they don’t have enough time. It seems that the same technology invented to make our life easier, is now enslaving us.
Off-grid is not a state of mind. It is not about being out of touch, living in a remote place, or turning off your mobile phone. Off-grid simply means living without a connection to the electric and natural gas infrastructure. From 2011 to 2013 Jonathan Taggart (Director) and Phillip Vannini (Producer) spent two years travelling across Canada to find 200 off-gridders and visit them in their homes.
For generations, we have believed that man is driven by ruthless self-interest. But over the past decade, this idea has been increasingly challenged. New research from fields as diverse as political science, psychology, sociology and experimental economics is forcing us to rethink human actions and motivation.
A 'speculative documentary' on landscapes of ruin, and the three explorers who dive deep into the abyss. Aboard the state-of-the-art research vessel Tangaroa, coral scientist Di Tracey surveys the Chatham Rise seabed to document the impact of deep ocean trawl shing. Wandering through Christchurch's eerie post-quake CBD, Bruce Russell, a sound artist, philosophises on urbanisation and regeneration through improvised soundscapes and his own highly evolved thought patterns.
Nine artisans on secluded Gabriola Island reveal the differences between mass manufactured and authentic locally handmade through intimate portraits of their work and lifestyle.
Living the Change explores solutions to the global crises we face today through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their communities in order to live in a sustainable and regenerative way.
By 2030, two billion people are expected to be living in slums. Therefore learn how to operate in conditions with low capital resources, giving an answer to the economy from the local is the great challenge.
World experts in the fields of futurology, anthropology, neuroscience, and philosophy consider the impact of technological advances on the two 'certainties' of human life; work and death. Charting human developments from Homo habilis, past the Industrial Revolution, to the digital age and beyond, the film looks at the shocking exponential rate at which mankind has managed to create technologies to ease the process of living.
Spiders and snakes are at the top of the list: there are people who at the very idea of seeing one of these animals get totally blocked. But there are also those who are afraid of butterflies, with similar effects as regards the ability to deal with these situations. And then there are those who are unable to get on a plane or get into an elevator and in these cases the consequences on practical life can be heavy.
Is it more difficult to pretend or be yourself? What does it mean to be normal? And what happens when you find yourself different and you tell it to others and to your family? The documentary pictures the lives of six people, their sufferings and their hopes, including intolerances, pride, prejudices, desire for marriage and unfinished wishes of maternity and paternity.
Ayurvedic medicine is attracting more and more Westerners by its philosophy and its natural approach to health. Dating back more than 3,500 years and transmitted through sacred texts, it is recognized by the World Health Organization. Can this discipline be part of the long term and its practice in Western countries? Investigation.
The traditional narrative is that humans are selfish. If pushed, the story goes, we look after ourselves first and others later. In this episode we see how modern neuroscience has blown that myth apart. Connecting with other people is one of the most important functions of the human brain. Which is why our brain constantly pushes us towards other brains, because it knows that connecting with other humans is the single best thing that we have going for us.
TV personality Todd Sampson puts brain plasticity to the test in Sharpen My Senses, as he radically improves his sensory perception and awareness. He hones his sight, hearing and touch and his heightened senses are put to the test in an incredible challenge - to crack a safe in under an hour, competing against the world’s best at a Master Locksmith’s Convention.
Our brain is always making decisions - Nigel explores how it does this, and if we can help it to make better ones? Is it possible to change the brain we’re born with to a supercharged brain?
In Episode 3, Make Me Brave, Todd Sampson wants to prove that we can all overcome fear. Todd aims to combine all his previous brain training and learn to face fear to achieve his ultimate challenge – Sky-walking between two buildings across a 3-cm high wire, 21 floors up with minimal training.
In the first episode we explore the apparently very simple question: What is your brain? This is something humans have been struggling to understand for millennia, and science for several decades. We’re still a long way from knowing everything, but the things we’ve discovered so far are literally astounding.
For most of human history our brains dealt with pretty straight forward problems. But that brain is the exact same one we now use to grapple with the modern world.
In episode one, Help Me Adapt, Todd uses the latest science to train his brain to become more adaptable. To prove that it’s possible, he risks his life rock climbing blindfolded up a rock-face in Utah’s Moab Desert. He ascends the 120-metre corkscrew summit of the Ancient Art Tower, a feat never before attempted without sight, after only six weeks of training.
Love can change our lives - in the truest sense of the word. Recent scientific studies prove that love is more than just an emotion. It is a drive that transforms our brain and our body profoundly. This film shows the fascinating science behind what love is, what it does to us - and whether it is good for us at all.
There is a revolution underway in neuroscience – and it’s centered around the incredible concept of brain plasticity, or the ability for the brain to change itself. The latest secret of the brain is that you can direct that change to improve your life. Dr. Michael Merzenich, renowned researcher and grandfather of neuroplasticity, expands on how the brain works, how it can change throughout your life and how you can use this information to target and improve your focus.
We are already able to control computers, use devices and move prostheses by thought alone. Thoughts have a major influence on our physical well-being and can bring about cures spontaneously. But what are thoughts? Just brain waves? Or are there serious indications that they are linked to more far-reaching forces? “The Power of Thoughts” is a fascinating journey into mankind’s inner world.
Hunting for Hedonia explores how the burgeoning technology of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) will impact human identity and our sense of self. DBS is a revolutionary tool in neuroscience and as a treatment it is crossing over from movement control in Parkinson's to alleviating mental illness.
This movie brings us on the tracks of antique and mysterious stories, in places where extraordinary events and miracles would have happened in Holy land like the fortress of Masada, the Milk Grotto... Why did it take so long to decifer the Qumran’ manuscrits? Do they contain secrets that should be not be revealed to the public? what really happened during the siege of Massada? There are so many secrets to discover, this film takes a step further in the search for the hitsoric truth.
In the heart of Sudan lays an ancient Egyptian royal city deep in the sand. Under the lead of archaeologist and Egyptologist Michel Baud, an international team has been granted the exceptional authorization to dig the area. Through modern and traditional archaeological tools, they unveil the little known times of the Black Pharaohs.
On the walls of their caves, 17,000 years ago, the men of Cro-Magnon traced the first history of the sky and its stars. If Lascaux, the prehistoric Sistine Chapel, was first and foremost a temple dedicated to the celestial constellations. Crazy? Yet this is the demonstration that Chantal Jègues-Wolkiewiez, an ethnologist and astronomer, attempts. Between a police investigation and an astronomical tale, this film plunges us into the mists of time.
Archaeologists unlock the mystery of wooden posts arranged in large circles all over Central Europe.
It is the world’s most mysterious manuscript. A book, written by an unknown author, illustrated with pictures that are as bizarre as they are puzzling – and written in a language that even the best cryptographers have been unable to decode. No wonder then, that this script even has a part in Dan Brown’s latest bestseller, "The Lost Symbol". The Voynich Manuscript has captivated academics and occultists in equal measure since its discovery 100 years ago.
Mary Magdalene, the faithful disciple of Jesus. She is one of the most important female figures in the Bible, resigned for centuries to the role of a repentant prostitute. According to an ancient tradition she died in France
An exclusive investigation on one of the most fascinating and controversial mysteries of Christianity: the translation of the Holy house of Virgin Mary from Nazareth to Loreto, in Italy.
The historicity of Jesus Christ and his Resurrection has always been the subject of heated debates between atheists and believers, scientists, and religious people. There are, however, extraordinary findings to which even the most skeptical look
This beautiful city of Uruguay, that signs the border between the banks of La Plata river and the sea ones, was created by a pioneer who, along its shores, saw the path of spiritual evolution and energetic connection with the Universe. Its founder was Fra
The archaeological discovery of the twentieth century. The most ancient Biblical texts in the world. Seventy years after their recovery, the Dead Sea Scrolls are still a thought-provoking matter of debate.Who wrote those scrolls?
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
Get long, lean and sculpted muscles and relax your mind! Power Yoga is a full body workout that helps you develop long, lean and sculpted muscles. This more energetic and athletic yoga style relaxes your mind and invigorates your body. Thanks to a specific series of movements, you will strengthen your core, legs, arms, shoulders and waist. With Power Yoga, toning your body while relaxing your mind is possible.
An immersion in the world of unresolved secrets, the world of mysterious phenomena and circumstances with countless attempts to remove the veil of mystery. People without Identities, Mysterious Works of Art, Nature’s Magic, unsolved disappearances, medical mysteries – these subjects and more are uncovered in this great countdown series.
An immersion in the world of unresolved secrets, the world of mysterious phenomena and circumstances with countless attempts to remove the veil of mystery. People without Identities, Mysterious Works of Art, Nature’s Magic, unsolved disappearances, medical mysteries – these subjects and more are uncovered in this great countdown series.
An immersion in the world of unresolved secrets, the world of mysterious phenomena and circumstances with countless attempts to remove the veil of mystery. People without Identities, Mysterious Works of Art, Nature’s Magic, unsolved disappearances, medical mysteries – these subjects and more are uncovered in this great countdown series.
An immersion in the world of unresolved secrets, the world of mysterious phenomena and circumstances with countless attempts to remove the veil of mystery. People without Identities, Mysterious Works of Art, Nature’s Magic, unsolved disappearances, medical mysteries – these subjects and more are uncovered in this great countdown series.
An immersion in the world of unresolved secrets, the world of mysterious phenomena and circumstances with countless attempts to remove the veil of mystery. People without Identities, Mysterious Works of Art, Nature’s Magic, unsolved disappearances, medical mysteries – these subjects and more are uncovered in this great countdown series.
An immersion in the world of unresolved secrets, the world of mysterious phenomena and circumstances with countless attempts to remove the veil of mystery. People without Identities, Mysterious Works of Art, Nature’s Magic, unsolved disappearances, medical mysteries – these subjects and more are uncovered in this great countdown series.
An immersion in the world of unresolved secrets, the world of mysterious phenomena and circumstances with countless attempts to remove the veil of mystery. People without Identities, Mysterious Works of Art, Nature’s Magic, unsolved disappearances, medical mysteries – these subjects and more are uncovered in this great countdown series.
An immersion in the world of unresolved secrets, the world of mysterious phenomena and circumstances with countless attempts to remove the veil of mystery. People without Identities, Mysterious Works of Art, Nature’s Magic, unsolved disappearances, medical mysteries – these subjects and more are uncovered in this great countdown series.
All those who have died are in the light, even those who were evil. So says Pascal Voggenhuber, a young medium sporting tattoos and ragged jeans, who grew up on the hip-hop scene. As he sees it, we are all spiritual beings, and healing, seeing the aura and communicating with the dead is something we can all do. It just takes practice.
Human consciousness is the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe. Not only does it exist; it is sophisticated beyond understanding. The big issue: does the immaterial reality of human consciousness point to an immaterial mind behind the universe? Examining the evidence from ‘the God gene’ to near death experience, this episode brings the final clash of views of this God question series.
If ever God had an undertaker, it surely must be Charles Darwin. Yet, says his biographer James Moore “Darwin was never really an atheist”. He has, nevertheless, become its patron saint. The evidence for evolution is compelling. Indeed its achievements are so spectacular that they lead to underlying questions about why it is so successful if there is no over-arching mind. In this episode champions of the view that Darwin has buried God clash with their theistic counterparts.
Its origin shrouded in mystery, operating according to its own laws, described with the precision of mathematics, there is nothing as impressive as the cosmos. Life on earth is supported by forces finely tuned to an astonishing degree. So is it all luck? Or does the evidence suggest something more behind our ordered universe? In this episode atheism and theism are on a collision course. Where does the truth lie?
