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Are there More Than Two Sexes

2016 Medicine

Boy or girl? It’s the eternal question. But that question may have more than two answers. Science reveals the line between male and female is blurred. And the battle of the sexes is happening deep within our cells. Are there more than two sexes?

Series: Through the Wormhole Season 7

Can We All Become Geniuses

2016 Medicine

Genius lies somewhere in the human mind, bringing mathematical insight, sparking artistic inspiration and enabling some to see what most cannot. Might we augment our biology with technology to unlock the genius inside us all?

Series: Through the Wormhole Season 7

Meditation Can It Change You

2017 Medicine

Reporter Dr. Graham Phillips examines the effects of meditation in his own life, and the medical evidence of how it affects those who practice it. Can meditation literally make your brain younger?

Series: Catalyst

Unlocking the Code

2011 Medicine

Dr Adam Rutherford shows how decoding the genome has led us to begin to understand the very process by which our DNA makes us different; how it makes each one of us on earth unique and influences who we are and the traits we have. He reveals how, as we try and understand the relationship between who we are and our genes, we stand at the begin ...ning of the most exciting scientific journey of all time. Show More

Series: The Gene Code

Awakening

2018 Medicine

What makes us human is the squishy triple-pounder inside our heads. It lets us build skyscrapers, and lift a special few of us into space. We are the only species on this planet that can construct realities in our mind and then go actually build it. The story of how our mind evolved on this one strange rock is one of chance, coincidence and i ...mpossible odds.
This episode is an investigation into the mystery of the human brain and the chain of events that produced the anomaly of human intelligence. Show More

Series: One Strange Rock

Moral Licensing

2019 Medicine

Moral psychology isn't always an easy thing to study. Experiments that actually puts people in what feels like a real scenario may get realistic results, but researchers must always balance the benefits of what we could learn with the safety and well-being of the people they study. Often what we learn from moral psychology experiments doesn't ... make humans look good.
We are imperfect creatures. But the more we learn about why and how we make the moral choices that we do, the better we'll be able to tackle difficult questions in the future. Show More

Series: Mind Field

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