Human Trafficking
Frontline speaks with janitorial workers who were trafficked and sexually assaulted. Oksana worked for the Botsvynyuk Brothers to pay off her debt
Human Relationships
A handicapped male discusses his wishes for a relationship, not only for the sexual outlet it would provide, but also for human warmth and kindness
Human Voice
When we speak, tiny muscles in the larynx bring our vocal cords close together. When air hits these vocal folds it makes them vibrate. Steven Tyler
Human Geography
spearheaded America's entry into the electronic age.
Human Mating
Human mating, which includes sexual activity, begins with the onset of sexual maturity, and sexual activity lasts until a general decline in sex
Humans As Rational Animals
Philosopher Daniel Dennet talks about the argument that humans are unique because we are rational. Professor Dennett points out examples of other
Series: The Examined Life
Subject: humans
Transcript: . Rationality, in particular, has sometimes been seen To be the underived and original source of human difference, But we see rationality of a sort in much
Science and Human Life
Philosopher Hubert Dreyfus argues that even if scientists come to a clear cosmological understanding of the universe, science can't teach us what
Series: The Examined Life
Subject: humans
Transcript: important things. But you'll know-- you might know the final principles Of the universe but you won't know anything important as far As human life is
Chess: Humans vs. Computers
Philosopher John Searle talks about how a computer plays chess. He states that the computer playing chess doesn't actually "think" in the way a human
Series: The Examined Life
Transcript: machines with these binary codes So they can simulate the behavior Of human beings very rapidly cause you can get a binary code, You can get those symbols
Darwin and Human Nature
more about the human organism--"homosapiens"--than about human nature, which, Dreyfus suggests, is created by people, and changes according to culture
Series: The Examined Life
Subject: humans
Transcript: beings And what darwin and the genetic code is about is About human organisms, about homosapiens, about this animal And there is such a thing and we're it
Humans and bacteria
This program presents the human body as a complex ecosystem of bacteria, then examines each portion of the body, which bacteria live there, and why
Contributor(s): Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Transcript: [MUSIC PLAYING] The human body is made up of approximately one trillion cells. At the same time, it is home to one quadrillion bacteria. Although