Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey thinks that aging is a disease. The good news? It is a CURABLE disease. Aubrey believes that our whole ‘aging is a good thing’ culture is dangerous for our health.
This documentary delivers a universal message of peace. In 53 minutes, this film spans the cosmos, instincts, reincarnation, cellular biology, personality disorders, computer science and much more and offers a compelling case as to why meditation is vital for our evolution, both personal and otherwise.
Documentary analyzes the hypersexualization of our environment and its noxious effects on young people. Psychologists, teachers and school nurses criticize the unhealthy culture surrounding our children, where marketing and advertising are targeting younger and younger audiences and bombarding them with sexual and sexist images.
Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs — she’s got a dozen amazing pairs — and the super-powers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height … Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be.
It is almost time for humanity to start building humans. The stuff of science fiction has become more of an ethical debate than a theoretical one. Science is on the cusp of producing a limitless supply of body parts. Damaged, aging skin? Botox has nothing on this.
People & Power: The Cancer Sell takes viewers on a journey to Tijuana, Mexico to explore the many alternative cancer therapy clinics. Sarah Macdonald leads the way in this investigative documentary. She discovers their are several online supplement stores and cancer chat rooms. 25 minutes.
Explore the remarkable plasticity of a baby’s brain and see how early experiences influence human development. National Geographic explains the biology and neuroscience behind a human baby. That very first breath takes 15 times the normal energy to muster. But, it’s worth it. 45 minutes long. Watch Science of Babies.
The Weight of the World is 51 minutes long. This wonderful documentary looks at rising obesity in America. We speak with Dr. Stephan Rossner, obesity expert, as he proves that obesity is a man-made epidemic.
Dr. Max Gerson claims to be able to cure cancer. The cure? Diet. Is this documentary an infomercial or the future of medicine? You decide. The Beautiful Truth has won many awards and been featured at film festivals. Yet, we can’t help but feel that there’s something not quite right about the good doctor’s research.
Drawing From Life is a 30 minute documentary about a group of people who have all attempted suicide on multiple occasions. Their desire for life is fragile and their appetite for death is strong. This is the type of story that needs to be told.
On a finite budget, the National Health Service cannot afford to offer every treatment on the market, so how is it decided which medications should be made available?
Professor Stephen Hawking presents a global exploration of the scientific breakthroughs that are transforming our lives in the 21st century.
This documentary follows those who suffer from the rare disease named Cataplexy. Cataplexy is a sudden and transient episode of loss of muscle tone.
Join in as we take a look into the darkest side of human medical research, and witness as rare archive footage reveal the shocking tests carried out on prisoners, soldiers and civilians across Japan, the US and Russia.
13-year-old Marlie is dying because of a rare genetic condition known as fibrous dysplasia. Marlie’s bones are transforming into a huge growth, or lesion, that distorts her face, stretches her skin, crushes her windpipe and forces her eyes apart. This is her story.
In a special edition of Panorama, Paul Kenyon exposes the truth about a gang of carers out of control, and learns how the care system ignored all the warning signs.
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