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Who Says Science has Nothing to Say About Morality?
In his new book The Moral Landscape, neurologist and philosopher Sam Harris challenges the widespread view that science has nothing to say about moral issues and that religion is the greatest authority on the meaning, values and a good life. For Sam, the goal of moral physiognomy is to start a conversation about moral truth can[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowDarwin’s Dangerous Idea
Andrew Marr explores how Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has taken on a life beyond the world of science. In the first episode of the three-part series, argues that Darwin's theory has transformed our understanding of what it means to be human. Over the past 150 years, Darwin's ideas have questioned the need for[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowWhy We Believe in Gods: Andy Thomson (Lecture)
This lecture summarizes the scientific research that explains the human inclination to create divinity.
It is a defense of atheism, but rather shows what science has to say about the various modules and capabilities that humans have developed over the millennia that lend themselves to the creation and acceptance of religious explanations.
Although the author made clear[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowDid Cooking Make Us Human?
We are the only species on earth who cook their food - and also the smartest species on the planet. The question is: Do we cook because you are intelligent and imaginative, intelligent and imaginative and we are because our ancestors discovered the kitchen? Horizon examines the evidence that the diet of our ancestors and change their[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowThe Root of All Evil? – Richard Dawkins
A shocking and controversial look into the effect of religion on on our society with special focus on the contradiction between religion/faith and Science. Written and presented by Richard Dawkins, in which he argues that the world would be better off without religion. Watch Documentary Online Now
The Moon, the Tides and Neil DeGrasse Tyson
The moon, the tides and Neil deGrasse Tyson why Colbert is God is the real title of this interview.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, home of the PBS series NOVA Science and now co-host (with the comedian Lynne Koplitz) star's radio show.
He is the author of nine books[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowClash of the Dinosaurs
This show is all about dinosaurs inside and out to reveal their structures, lives and the way they lived. Extreme Survivors: Dinosaur bodies got better adapted to their environment than any mammal today due to 120 million years of evolution. Latest science shows us how the anatomical secrets made them such incredible survivors. Perfect Predators: The Cretaceous[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowHow Does Your Memory Work?
A really interesting documentary on the workings of the "self definition" memory of the human being. There are a few different areas to our brain that deal with memory like speech and language and short term memories like shopping lists etc. This documentary follows the lives of three individuals who have very different memory to[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowScience and Islam
Jim Al-Khalili Physical travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the ages 8 and 14.
His legacy is tangible ones such as algebra, the algorithm and alkali all Arab in origin and in the heart of modern[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowThe Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion
For thousands of years we struggled with the great questions of existence. Who are we? What is the world made of? How did we get here? The quest to answer these is the history of science. Each week, medical journalist Michael Mosley charts the often unpredictable path we have taken. In recreating a famous alchemist experiment,[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowThe Changing Ape
In the burning heart of Senegal, at a place called Fongoli, a chimpanzee holding a momentous act. Strips a branch of its leaves, bites the tip at one point and the tool jams in a hole in a tree, killing a bushbaby. In short, has been manufacturing and using tools for hunting. Only human beings are supposed[...]
Watch Documentary Online NowThe Secret You
With the help of a scientist who wields a hammer, Jennifer Aniston and general anesthesia, Professor Marcus du Sautoy is in search of answers to one of the greatest mysteries of science: how do we know who we are? While the thoughts that make us feel like we know ourselves are easy to use, which are[...]
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