In the mid 80s fewer than 3% of the US population was using cellphones. Today, a little over twenty years later, that percentage has gone up to close to 100%. By the time most people reach the age of 19 or 20, they will have been using a cellphone for about ten years.
Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, has caused quite a stir among those in the food industry. In this documentary watch Tom Colicchio (chef and restauranteur), Jennifer Pelka (managing editor of Gilt Taste), Dan Barber (chef and co-owner of Blue Hill Restaurants) Kalie Lee (food writer), and Crazy Legs Conti (competitive eater) as they discuss the impact this book has had on the way they look at food. Some are describing Pollan’s book as the best book about food politics [...]
Stem Cell Research is arguably the most important research being done today that will pave the way for finding a cure for human’s weaknesses. Cancer, AIDS, degenerative diseases, etc. In 2001, Dr Jack Kessler witnessed a terrible tragedy to his family. This is the story of stem cell research – and Dr. Kessler.
Can We Live Forever? Technology has made this question less rhetorical nonsense and more practical planning. Surgery, drugs, and the study of DNA have all contributed to a human species living into our 80′s, 90′s, and even 100′s. How far can we go? NOVA explores.
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.
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.
Professor Stephen Hawking presents a global exploration of the scientific breakthroughs that are transforming our lives in the 21st century.
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.
Stress: Portrait of a Killer follows the quest of Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky to understand the possibly deadly effects of stress.
In this documentary film, Dr. Gary Null challenges the basic health claims by government health agencies and pharmaceutical firms that vaccines are perfectly safe.
Doctors Panayiotis Zavos and Severino Antinori claim they are ready to embark on the greatest human experiment of our age. They say they will attempt to clone a human being before the year is out.
In recent years several heart transplant recipients have reported unexpected side effects including experiencing memories, habits and desires they never had before. With studies showing that these are not isolated cases, we meet patients searching to understand what has happened to them.
The Great Sperm Race tells the story of human conception as it’s never been told before. With 250 million competitors, it is the most extreme race on earth and there can only be one winner.
This 30-minute documentary follows the story of HIV positive people in Africa who in as few as 40 days undergo a remarkable transformation thanks to access to treatment that costs around 40 cents a day.
It’s humanity’s oldest dream – immortality, a world where we never age, a world where death will be purely optional, and a handful of scientists believe that this really will be our future
Louis Theroux travels to one of America’s leading children’s psychiatric treatment centres, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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