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In this program, Greg Foot suffers to find out what humans taste like, heads to Reading Festival to work out whether people could actually shift the planet by jumping at exactly the same time, and asks if it's true that a belly-flop could kill you. Along the way, he is struck by lightning and "goes to the moon" using helium balloons.
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"Welcome to the Human Body Theater, where your master of ceremonies is going to lead you through a theatrical revue of each and every biological system of the human body! Starting out as a skeleton, the MC puts on a new layer of her costume (her body) with each "act." By turns goofy and intensely informative, the Human Body Theater is always accessible and always entertaining"--
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In this program, Greg Foot submits to being buried alive to see if he can escape, discovers what he needs to become the fastest man on the planet, and works out why a boomerang comes back. He also learns what makes a bullet-proof vest bullet proof, and investigates whether water drains down the sink the other way in Australia.
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We can survive underwater only for as long as we can make one breath of air last. But the way our bodies respond can dramatically alter how long it is possible to make that one breath last. In this program, doctor of extreme medicine Kevin Fong explores ways to survive underwater as he escapes from a sinking helicopter, walks through a tank of sharks wearing an antique diving suit, and intentionally gives himself nitrogen narcosis.
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In this program, Greg Foot discovers whether there's any truth to the urban legend that you could survive in a falling elevator if you jump as it hits the ground. He's prepared to sacrifice his friends, too, in an eye-watering exposé of what makes chili hot; he also finds out what happens to our bodies when we die, and investigates fire-walking.
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"A groundbreaking series portraying the human body as you've never seen it before. This series takes us across continents, meeting those who have pushed their bodies to the max. The latest CGI and camerawork depicts their ordeals in vivid detail, both externally and through the internal workings of their bodies. Meanwhile our presenter puts his own body through its paces, pushing it to extremes" -- Container.
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We have long been told that getting regular exercise is key to a healthy life. But with recent advances in genetic testing technology and brain stimulation techniques, scientists are learning new and surprising truths about what exercise really does for the body, and why we all respond to it differently. In this program, Michael Mosley explores research on the benefits of just three minutes of high intensity exercise per week. Using himself as a human...
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How many bones are in the human body? Find out all about the body and how it works in this fact-filled book. It's perfectly designed to introduce young children to the wonders of nonfiction. Stunning art and photos give readers an up-close look at our our body parts and systems, and how they all work together to keep us going!
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Touch, sight, smell, hearing and taste: the five senses help define what it means to be human. In Horizon Guide to Senses we see how our senses gather millions of details about the world around us, sending our brains a constant stream of information. This input is our only link with the outside world and an important part of human survival.
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Starting with a water birth shot in slow motion and featuring a stunning graphics sequence that goes inside the chambers of the heart, this program focuses on the countless small miracles the human body performs minute by minute in order to stay alive. Viewers learn how an infant's first breath leads to a rewiring of its entire circulatory system - and meet a diver who can hold his breath for up to nine minutes, a man who can swim in glacial lakes...
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A recent European report on lung health found that Ireland has the third highest death rate from lung disease in Europe. Each year, there are as many deaths in Ireland due to respiratory disease as there are from heart disease, yet it does not seem to be prioritized. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is a collection of lung diseases, the most common being chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It is often seen as a smoker’s disease; something...