Brain Research and Physical/Mental Health Issues
Unfortunately some NOVA and Nature (and other PBS programs) programs are available on PBS for a limited time. Some of the links below are no longer available and are “expired”. I am leaving the programs here so you can know that they were available and look for them in the future. NOVA and Nature rebroadcasts programs from time to time and the links will become active again.
FRONTLINE – American Insurrection
THE BRAIN REVOLUTION – The Brain Revolution
61st Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration
HACKING YOUR MIND – Us vs. Them
PBS NEWSHOUR – America in Black and Blue 2020: PBS NewsHour Weekend Special
NOVA – NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain?
ANTARCTIC EXTREMES – Why Don’t Fish Freeze in Antarctica?
BLOOD SUGAR RISING – Blood Sugar Rising: America’s Hidden Diabetes Epidemic
EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS – Visions of the Divine
(Excellent exploration on Easter on investigations into others “worlds”!)
NOVA – Mysteries of Sleep
NOVA – The Violence Paradox
FRONTLINE – Documenting Hate: Charlottesville
FRONTLINE – Separated: Children at the Border
NOVA – Bird Brain
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UNDERSTANDING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC – Understanding the Opioid Epidemic
NOVA – Poisoned Water
NOVA – S44 Ep10: Poisoned Water
NOVA – Memory Hackers
NOVA – Is Fear Contagious
NOVA – Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped?
NOVA – Memory Hackers
Scientists are learning how we can edit memories—and delete our worst fears.
FRONTLINE – Chasing Heroin
NOVA – Vaccines—Calling the Shots
FRONTLINE – League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
CANCER: THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES – Episode One: Magic Bullets
If you click on “Cancer: …” above you can see other programs in the series.
MY WILD AFFAIR – The Ape Who Went to College – Preview
FRONTLINE – Children of ISIS
THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN – The Brain with David Eagleman | Preview
THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN – What is Reality?
THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN – How Do I Decide?
THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN – What Makes Me?
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THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN – Who Is in Control?
THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN – Who will we Be?
INDEPENDENT LENS – India’s Daughter
FRONTLINE – The Trouble with Chicken
FRONTLINE takes a close look at the spread of dangerous pathogens in meat – particularly poultry – and why the food-safety system isn’t stopping the threat.
Want to get a audio/visual context as to what’s happening with Ebola? Frontline and NOVA staffs venture into the center of the outbreak in West Africa.
FRONTLINE – Ebola Outbreak/Hunting Boko Haram
NOVA – Surviving Ebola
FRONTLINE – OUTBREAK
This Frontline takes a look back at the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa.
POV – Big Men
POV (Point of View) is a very interesting series of videos on social issues. Click on “POV” above to see other programs in the series.
FRONTLINE – Growing Up Trans
Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too — with new medical options, and at younger and younger ages. FRONTLINE takes viewers on an intimate and eye-opening journey inside the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families.
CANCER: THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES – Magic Bullets
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You ca also click on “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies” and see the other programs in this series.
FRONTLINE – The Vaccine War
An outbreak of measles have health officials again urging parents to immunize their children and has them them that there is no link between vaccines and disorders like autism. But the war over vaccines rages on, pitting the scientific establishment against a populist coalition of parents, celebrities, and activists.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE – Jesse Owens
TWICE BORN – Episode 1
Twice Born is a series of three videos. To see the others click on “Twice Born”
INDEPENDENT LENS – Kumu Hina
A transgender hula teacher brings to life Hawaii’s traditional embrace of māhū – those who embody both male and female spirit. Over the course of a year, Hina inspires a young student to claim her place as leader of an all-male hula troupe. Hina herself pursued a fulfilling romantic relationship with a headstrong Tongan man.
FRONTLINE – Stickup Kid
INDEPENDENT LENS – American Denial
This program explores the power of unconscious biases around race and class.
SKELETONS OF THE SAHARA – Full Episode
These skeletons date back 5000 years before Egypt’s golden Age! Who were they?
NOVA – Colosseum: Roman Death Trap
INDEPENDENT LENS – Happiness
INDEPENDENT LENS – A Path Appears – Episode One
Episode 1: “Sex Trafficking in the USA”
NDEPENDENT LENS – A Path Appears – Episode Two
Episode 2: “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty”
INDEPENDENT LENS – A Path Appears – Episode Three
Episode 3: “Violence and Solutions”
RETURN TO THE WILD – Full Episode
FRONTLINE – “Being Mortal” – Trailer
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FRONTLINE – Being Mortal
Explores a doctors confronting the pending death of their patients.
INDEPENDENT LENS – The Graduates – The Girls
INDEPENDENT LENS – Los Graduados – Las Jóvenes
INDEPENDENT LENS – The Graduates – The Boys
INDEPENDENT LENS – Los Graduados – Los Jóvenes
INDEPENDENT LENS – Coming to Independent Lens: Rich Hill
FRONTLINE – League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
NATURE – Invasion of the Killer Whales
FRONTLINE – “The Trouble with Antibiotics” – Preview
FRONTLINE – The Trouble with Antibiotics (full program)
NOVA – Vaccines—Calling the Shots
STUDIO SOCAL – Mental Illness, What’s New?
STUDIO SOCAL – Human Trafficking: The Girls Next Door
PIONEERS OF TELEVISION – Robin Williams Remembered
NOVA – Vaccines—Calling the Shots
FRONTLINE – Ebola Outbreak/Hunting Boko Haram
NOVA – Lawmakers Act on Outbreaks
POV – The Genius of Marian (Alzheimer’s disease)
LIFE ON THE LINE: COMING OF AGE BETWEEN NATIONS
Full Episode
FRONTLINE – Kind Hearted Woman Parts One and Two
FRONTLINE – The Suicide Plan
The Mysterious Human Heart
Objects and Memory
Frontline – Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria
Frontline – The Suicide Plan
Frontline – Dropout Nation
FRONTLINE – TB Silent Killer
Maya Angelou…and literary lyricism
PBS – HOW SHERLOCK CHANGED THE WORLD
FRONTLINE – Prison State
A Star’s Death Brings Addiction Issues to Light
NOVA – Emergency Mine Rescue
An excellent source of information about Health Issues, particularly about sex, can be obtained from the Columbia University web site titled “GoAskAlice”.
How to Be Prepared for Natural Disasters
A very useful list of 23 steps in developing a good plan!
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ENVISION SAN DIEGO – When Immunity Fails: The Whooping Cough Epidemic
HEALTHSMART – Familiar with Food
Michael Pollan – Food Rules for Healthy People and Planet
BOTANY OF DESIRE – (Michael Pollan) Full-Length Program
ENVISION SAN DIEGO – Food
Nutrition and Wellness (an introduction to diabetes)
King Corn
Supersize Me in 7 mins: How too much of McDonald’s will make you…
Supersize Me -Trailer
UNIVERSITY PLACE – Medication and Behavior Issues in Disabilities
NOVA – Life’s Greatest Miracle