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Describes peace education in an infants' school, a middle school and a secondary school in Sheffield. In the primary school non-competitive games encourage the children to feel good about themselves and each other. The middle school have been using simulation games by Christian Aid on international…
Offers a survey of the latest advances in spinal cord injury (SCI) research in 1982. Paralysis due to SCI has always been regarded as permanent and irreversible. Now, thanks to major advances worldwide, there is fresh hope for the restoration of feeling and function to paralysed victims of SCI. The film…
David Politzer, Nobel Laureate in physics, Caltech, Joseph Curtin, master violinmaker/acoustician, Diana Deutsch, psychologist and specialist in auditory illusions, UC San Diego, and neuroscientist Jennifer Groh, Duke University, give their different, yet reinforcing, perspectives on the science of sound…
Les attentats du 11 septembre 2001 sont les plus meurtriers jamais perpétrés dans le monde. Leur impact a été colossal aux États-Unis, mais aussi partout dans le monde. Jusqu'alors, aucun documentaire ne s'était intéressé à ses…
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo and human rights scholar Emilie Hafner-Burton combine forces to demonstrate how effective human rights policies must take account of situational dynamics. Featured researchers: - Emilie Hafner-Burton, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice…
Five leading psychologists present aspects of the life and work of a professional social psychologist, and discuss some current issues in the field of social psychology. Featured researchers: - Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland - Carol Dweck, Lewis and Virginia…
Primatologist Frans de Waal, two historians, Nile Green and David Hollinger and David Goldberg, former Rabbi at Liberal Jewish Synagogue London, discuss different aspects of the sociology of religion. Where to watch: coming soon! Featured researchers: - Frans de Waal (1948-2024), Charles Howard…
Four celebrated experts give their unique perspectives on the overlap of life within and beyond the ivory tower of universities. Featured researchers: - John Dunn, Professor of Political Science, University of Cambridge - Stefan Collini, Professor of English Literature and Intellectual History,…
Five experts explore the notion of experimental verification in science, beginning with Karl Popper’s famous “falsification criterion”. Featured researchers: - Nima Arkani-Hamed, permanent faculty member, Institute for Advanced Study - Artur Ekert, Professor of Quantum Physics…
Shot entirely on home video, this intimate film captures a Palestinian family under siege during the Second Intifada, as a mother records their days in hiding and her son later revisits the footage to reveal a story of love and survival.
