Shipbreakers takes audiences to a remote stretch of beach on the Arabian Sea where obsolete ships are disassembled into smouldering scrap metal and toxic waste.
Exploring the tragic consequences of medical error and the devastating impact it can have on patients, their families and on health care workers as well.
A young girl meets the King of Songbirds and visits his kingdom, where she meets his tiny subjects. She also gets a chance to observe scientists, who have devoted their lives to studying birds and their epic migratory journeys.
The Mad Cow epidemic started in the United Kingdom and has spread to more than 20 countries around the world. A look at the effects of BSE, commonly known as Mad Cow disease, on the cattle industry and on people.
Looking at the 1984 chemical leak in Bhopal, India, which killed fifteen thousand people at the time and continues to have severe health effects on people who were in contact with the chemical cloud when the leak occurred.
Uncover the startling discoveries researchers make when they scan the brains of sociopaths. See how these studies are being put to use in helping young people cope with anger at an early age.
Anthropologists dissect this emotion to its core: lust, romantic love and attachment. How we are aroused is explored: smell and tone of voice play into attraction and compatibility.
What triggers fear, our physiological reactions, and what purpose it serves are studied. Scientists investigate how our brain assesses the need for fight or flight.
Drawing a distinction between the lasting state of happiness and the pursuit of instant pleasure, the evolutionary role of happiness, and asks what happens in the brain, and possibly in our genes, that make some people happy and others sad
Conclusion. The plight of whales in the 21st century is detailed. Included: efforts to determine how many whales there are by retracing the routes of ancient whalers.
Examines the complex factors that affect the socialization of aggressive behavior among humans. Biological, environmental and psychological components are addressed, and guidelines for the prevention of human violence are provided.
