Health news and interviews: mental health and the human mind video clips
This collection of 34 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at mental health and the human mind. Aspects of chronic
Contributor(s): Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Transcript: SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR VOICES AND MY FATHER EVEN BEAT ME UP FOR HEARING VOICES. PATIENTS OFTEN GO ON AND OFF MEDICATION BECAUSE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS. THEY
In Human Terms: Venice Family Clinic: One Patient's Story
One patient at the clinic was approaching 65 years of age when the bookstore where he'd worked and lived for more than thirty years went bankrupt. He
Series: The Human Condition
Subject: Providing Healthcare for Underserved Populations
Transcript: local hospital Where he'd been seen in the emergency room For atrial fibrillation, which is a fast heartbeat Which can be life threatening. Had been
The Book of Life: Genetics and Evolution
reveals heat-, acid-, and salt-resistant organisms called archaea—primordial versions of which may have set the stage for multicellular life. Moving to more
Series: The Gene Code
Subject: Heredity, Human
Transcript: COLLECTION OF STORIES - TALES OF THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF OUR HUMAN AND NON HUMAN ANCESTORS AS THEY STRUGGLED FOR EXISTENCE OVER THE LAST THREE OR FOUR
Pinochet Charged for Crimes Against Humanity
Supreme Court of Chile tries the dictator for violations of human rights.
Infectious diseases: more mobility, greater danger
Illustrating connections between globalization and the spread of disease, this program uses data-mapping to assess the potential impact of deadly
Series: Precious Earth: Mapping The Human Condition
Contributor(s): Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Transcript: NEED FOR SUCH CONCERNS. CAN BIRD FLU KILL HUMANS? NO, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT THE H7N7 STRAIN IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS. NOT
Human Beings: Description and Origins
Philosopher Daniel Dennett talks about the origins of human beings. He states that contrary to the old notion that people are distinct from other
Series: The Examined Life
Subject: humans
Transcript: than others. And that was the key. Those first replicators gradually, over billions Of years, billions of years, developed more and more tricks For
United Nations Call for Human Rights
Homosexuality is a crime punishable by prison in 76 countries. A conviction can lead to the death penalty in seven countries. Watch footage from
Reproduction: designer babies
from the human genome project. The program provides a complete introduction to the following topics: Structure and function of DNA ... Social, economic
Series: The New Living Body
Contributor(s): Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Subject: Human body
Transcript: creation of new life, particularly when that new life contains part of you. So for most people, it's the most wonderful and natural thing in their lives
Are We Still Evolving?
Assume, for the sake of argument, that our species has created everything it needs—all the comfort and protection that technology can provide. Does
Contributor(s): Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Subject: Human evolution
Transcript: HUMAN. BUT HAS THE PROCESS THAT MADE US NOW STOPPED? OR ARE WE STILL CHANGING? ACROSS THE WORLD, SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING FOR CLUES AND I'M GOING TO JOIN
What is Human Nature?: Plato's View of Human Nature
needs part involving the need for food, drink, and sex. Human excellence is achieved when the three parts work together efficiently under the direction of
Series: The Examined Life
Subject: Human Nature
Transcript: [ narrator ] in fourth-century b. C. Athens, the philosopher plato... tried to define the basic parts of human nature. [ plato ] let me speak