React
Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.
Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.
Sense
Dive into the stories of a pairs figure skating team, a perfumer, a cave explorer and a musician to decipher how different ways of sensing the world all create their own vivid and unique picture.
Dive into the stories of a pairs figure skating team, a perfumer, a cave explorer and a musician to decipher how different ways of sensing the world all create their own vivid and unique picture.
Defend
Look at a nature survivalist, rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds.
Look at a nature survivalist, rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds.
Fuel
Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.
Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.
Pulse
Dive into the world of an ice climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system power our physical and emotional lives and create the pulsing rhythm of our world.
Dive into the world of an ice climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system power our physical and emotional lives and create the pulsing rhythm of our world.
Birth
Go on a journey with parents who are preparing for babies to see how our bodies create and sustain new life. Through their stories, we learn about what is fundamentally shared and absolutely unique about the experience of birth.
Go on a journey with parents who are preparing for babies to see how our bodies create and sustain new life. Through their stories, we learn about what is fundamentally shared and absolutely unique about the experience of birth.
React
Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.
Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.
Sense
Dive into the stories of a pairs figure skating team, a perfumer, a cave explorer and a musician to decipher how different ways of sensing the world all create their own vivid and unique picture.
Dive into the stories of a pairs figure skating team, a perfumer, a cave explorer and a musician to decipher how different ways of sensing the world all create their own vivid and unique picture.
Defend
Look at a nature survivalist, rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds.
Look at a nature survivalist, rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds.
Fuel
Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.
Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.
Pulse
Dive into the world of an ice climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system power our physical and emotional lives and create the pulsing rhythm of our world.
Dive into the world of an ice climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system power our physical and emotional lives and create the pulsing rhythm of our world.
Birth
Go on a journey with parents who are preparing for babies to see how our bodies create and sustain new life. Through their stories, we learn about what is fundamentally shared and absolutely unique about the experience of birth.
Go on a journey with parents who are preparing for babies to see how our bodies create and sustain new life. Through their stories, we learn about what is fundamentally shared and absolutely unique about the experience of birth.
Data Processing in the Brain
All sight is translated into electrical impulses via the retina to the brain. The eye picks up information in the form of light. This light is instantaneously transformed into electricity, which shoots up to the brain. Once there, the electricity is decoded and formed into a picture. The information is
All sight is translated into electrical impulses via the retina to the brain. The eye picks up information in the form of light. This light is instantaneously transformed into electricity, which shoots up to the brain. Once there, the electricity is decoded and formed into a picture. The information is
How Pain is Processed in Our Nerves
Pain is a phenomenon that is deeply intertwined with the brain and nervous system. When something is wrong with the body, signals travel to our brain as neural impulses. These impulses are then interpreted by the brain as pain, which is basically the body's signal to us that
Pain is a phenomenon that is deeply intertwined with the brain and nervous system. When something is wrong with the body, signals travel to our brain as neural impulses. These impulses are then interpreted by the brain as pain, which is basically the body's signal to us that
An Introduction to the Brain and Neurons
The brain is mission control of the human body and the nervous system. Its 100 billion cells are processing data an incredible speeds. The brain coordinates not only the major functions of the body, but it also is the hub where information is interpreted and stored, and then turned into
The brain is mission control of the human body and the nervous system. Its 100 billion cells are processing data an incredible speeds. The brain coordinates not only the major functions of the body, but it also is the hub where information is interpreted and stored, and then turned into
The Human Body's Nervous System
An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's nervous system. This extremely advanced part of our biology is always at work interpreting the world we encounter and helping us decide what to do, and how to react. The secrets of our thoughts and decisions are locked
An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's nervous system. This extremely advanced part of our biology is always at work interpreting the world we encounter and helping us decide what to do, and how to react. The secrets of our thoughts and decisions are locked
Engineering Lost Function Inside the Body
Jason Little lost his hand in a car accident, which he thought meant the end of being able to sense touch in that part of his body forever. Years later, he's now the first user of a new wireless interface that connects to his prosthetic arm and allows
Jason Little lost his hand in a car accident, which he thought meant the end of being able to sense touch in that part of his body forever. Years later, he's now the first user of a new wireless interface that connects to his prosthetic arm and allows
Proprioception - The Sixth Sense
It doesn't usually make the list of the five most important human senses, but proprioception is fundamental. It's our sense of where our bodies exist in space. We can feel where our hand is or where our feet are without looking at them. And we can
It doesn't usually make the list of the five most important human senses, but proprioception is fundamental. It's our sense of where our bodies exist in space. We can feel where our hand is or where our feet are without looking at them. And we can
The Human Body's Five Senses
An introduction into the amazing functions of the human body's five senses. Our bodies are constantly absorbing different kinds of information from the outside world. Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings. Inside the body all of these things are pieced together to create our individual reality.
An introduction into the amazing functions of the human body's five senses. Our bodies are constantly absorbing different kinds of information from the outside world. Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings. Inside the body all of these things are pieced together to create our individual reality.
Our Sense of Smell
The experience of smell starts when air molecules meet tiny little hairs in our nasal cavity. These hairs are called cilia, and they trap the incoming fumes so they can be processed.
The experience of smell starts when air molecules meet tiny little hairs in our nasal cavity. These hairs are called cilia, and they trap the incoming fumes so they can be processed.
The Adaptive Quality of Our Senses
When we lose one of our senses, the loss isn't something the body can't handle. It just means that the brain has to figure out a new way of filling the void left by the information that's no longer there. Our bodies are actually
When we lose one of our senses, the loss isn't something the body can't handle. It just means that the brain has to figure out a new way of filling the void left by the information that's no longer there. Our bodies are actually
The Immune System
An introduction into the amazing functions of the human body's immune system.
An introduction into the amazing functions of the human body's immune system.
The Digestive System
An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's digestive system. Our continued survival as individuals and as a species requires energy. And we get that by extracting nutrients from the food we eat. Our digestive system has the job of refining everything we eat into raw
An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's digestive system. Our continued survival as individuals and as a species requires energy. And we get that by extracting nutrients from the food we eat. Our digestive system has the job of refining everything we eat into raw
The Gut Microbiome is the Hub of Our Immune System
The microbiome is the cutting edge of gut science. It's an ecosystem that's made up of trillions of bacteria that instead of making us sick, actually have a big hand in keeping us healthy. When this population of microbes is thriving and in check, it does
The microbiome is the cutting edge of gut science. It's an ecosystem that's made up of trillions of bacteria that instead of making us sick, actually have a big hand in keeping us healthy. When this population of microbes is thriving and in check, it does