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Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 490 Comments: 0 Brain Story: First Among Equals Brain Story: First Among Equals What is it about brains that has put us in charge of the planet? Were have humans’ unique linguistic abilities come from? Are there special structures in our brains which no other animals possess? Or is it possible that our sophisticated rich cultures are merely the result of having larger brains? Susan Greenfield explains why she believes we are truly just big-brained chimps. A BBC production, RT 49:14. User: spam_vigilante May 8, 2008 6:29 PM
Headline Tag: Animals Rating: Amazing Hits: 452 Comments: 2 The Blue Planet: The Deep The Blue Planet: The Deep Broadcast September 2001, this program explores the unknown depths of the ocean. RT 48:40. Over 60% of the sea is more than a mile deep and it forms the planet's most mysterious habitat. A sperm whale descends 1,000 meters to look for food and is followed. On the way down, a number of unusual creatures are witnessed, such as transparent squid and jellies, whose photophores give pulsating displays of colour. In such dark places, both being able to see (or sense movement) and the means of quick concealment are equally desirable. To that end, some use bioluminescence as a means of detecting food or evading predators. A descent to the very bottom of the ocean — some 4,000 metres — reveals life even at such cold temperatures, much of it new to science. It is dominated by echinoderms that sweep the sea bed; however, there are occasional large hunters, such as chimaera. In addition, sixgill sharks can grow up to eight metres in length and have remained unchanged for 150 million years. They are described as "living fossils" and relatively little is known about them. As the continental slope flattens out it joins the abyssal plain, which can form huge trenches. At seven miles, the deepest is the Mariana trench, and fish have been found there right down to the very bottom. Attenborough remarks that more is known about the surface of the moon. Species captured on film for the first time include the Dumbo octopus and the hairy anglerfish. This episode was nominated for two Emmy Award for oustanding sound editing and outstanding sound mixing in the non-fiction category. It was also nominanted for a BAFTA TV award for Best Innovation. User: spam_vigilante May 7, 2008 6:46 PM
Headline Tag: Animals Rating: Amazing Hits: 394 Comments: 0 The Blue Planet: Frozen Seas The Blue Planet: Frozen Seas Originally broadcast October 3, 2001, this episode compares oceanic life in the Arctic and Antarctica. RT 48:39. The winter in these regions brings temperatures of minus 50°C and frozen seas that create the biggest challenge. However, there are polynyas in the Arctic, which are free of ice owing to the pressure of currents on either side, and such places do provide refuge for some species, like the walrus and the bowhead whale. A pod of belugas is shown: their movements are limited to a single hole in the ice — therefore putting them at risk of attack from polar bears. Everything changes with the arrival of summer, when melting ice brings a variety of migratory visitors. At the other end of the planet, in the Antarctic, winter is even more harsh, but emperor penguins and Weddell seals stay throughout. Under the sea ice, krill shrink in size and revert to their juvenile form in order to save energy. Chinstrap penguins overwinter to the north, beyond the ice, but return during the spring to breed. Having managed to get ashore, they have to walk a great distance to find a nest site, and the most favoured is Zavodovski Island, an active volcano whose warmth keeps ice from forming. Further south, as the icebergs break up, humpback and minke whales appear, their target the abundant krill. The leopard seal is the Antarctic's top predator. It is most effective underwater, and emperor penguins propel themselves at speed through its territory. Nonetheless, it almost invariably makes a kill. User: spam_vigilante May 5, 2008 2:35 AM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 446 Comments: 1 Planet Earth: The Caves Planet Earth: The Caves Sir David Attenborough narrates the second in this breathtaking series. RT 47:53. Many of the mysteries of the underground cavities are revealed and many new questions raised. User: spam_vigilante May 4, 2008 5:42 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Television Rating: Ok Hits: 57 Comments: 0 Dr Who: Cybermen v Daleks Dr Who: Cybermen v Daleks Cyberman - 'We have 5 million cybermen - how many are you?' Daleks - FOUR! May 2, 2008 1:44 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 1311 Comments: 8 BBC Horizon: Nuclear Fusion BBC Horizon: Nuclear Fusion In March 2002, the scientific world was rocked by some astonishing news: a distinguished US government scientist claimed he had made nuclear fusion out of sound waves in his laboratory. RT 48:53. Rusi Taleyarkhan's breakthrough was such important news because nuclear fusion is one of the most difficult scientific processes, and also one of the most coveted. It could solve all of our energy problems for ever. In principle, sufficient fuel exists on earth to provide clean, pollution-free energy for billions of people for millions of years. User: spam_vigilante Apr 26, 2008 3:37 AM
Permanent Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 41 Comments: 0 The Real Hustle: Pool Bet Hustle: Bbc Three The Real Hustle: Pool Bet Hustle: Bbc Three From Series 5 (Las Vegas) - Episode 3 Apr 20, 2008 10:33 PM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 547 Comments: 0 The Real Hustle: The Big Bluff The Real Hustle: The Big Bluff The hustlers set up a poker game - in order for them to scam every single member that enters. Apr 14, 2008 12:53 PM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 459 Comments: 0 BBC Exposed: Liars BBC Exposed: Liars Episode one from the 2005 series, RT 54:40. Some good, some bad, and a few just plain evil. Individually, we each tell as many as 15 porkies a week, and are on the receiving end of even more. And yet despite the fact lying is everywhere, few other human traits are so little understood. Exposed attempts to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding this most powerful and seemingly instinctive human trait. In exploring just why it is we tell lies, John Marsden meets Donald Bickerstaff, a man who lied himself into a $15m fortune, and finds out from his victims just what it's like to have your life turned upside down by someone unable to feel guilt. In learning how we can protect ourselves against the dangers of deceit, John also meets Beth Shannon, with the ability to spot over 90% of lies, and discovers precisely how to beat that most famous of lie detectors- the polygraph. And, in attempting to discover whether liars are born or made, it turns out that the secret lies within a portion of our brain no bigger than an almond. Straight up. User: spam_vigilante Apr 10, 2008 4:27 AM
Headline Tag: Cults and Religions Rating: Amazing Hits: 338 Comments: 1 BBC: The Life of the Buddha BBC: The Life of the Buddha A religion without a god. This 50-minute film by the BBC meticulously reveals the story of Prince Siddhartha and his spiritual transformation. By finding the path to Enlightenment the Buddha was led from the pain of suffering and rebirth towards the path of Enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or awakened one. First aired in 2003. User: spam_vigilante Apr 9, 2008 4:09 AM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 242 Comments: 0 Storyville: Dr. Goebbels Speaks Storyville: Dr. Goebbels Speaks Archive footage and extracts from Goebbels' voluminous diaries combine to provide a vivid insight into the mind of Hitler's propaganda minister. BBC documentary, RT 1:38:27. First aired Thursday 5 May 2005 9pm-10.40pm. User: spam_vigilante Apr 8, 2008 8:30 AM
Permanent Tag: Animals Rating: Amazing Hits: 44 Comments: 2 The Human Animal: The Language of the Body The Human Animal: The Language of the Body The BBC's Natural History Unit focuses on the planet's most advanced animal, beginning with a look at how man communicated before the evolution of language. Some gestures and expressions are so ingrained that we have not been able to erase them from our vocabulary. User: spam_vigilante Apr 4, 2008 10:55 AM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 320 Comments: 2 Radiohead: There There, Live on BBC Later Radiohead: There There, Live on BBC Later Radiohead live on BBC Later... with Jools Holland. There there Apr 4, 2008 9:26 AM
Permanent Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 86 Comments: 0 BBC Horizon: God on the Brain BBC Horizon: God on the Brain First Aired: Thursday April 17, 2003, RT 48:56. Rudi Affolter and Gwen Tighe have both experienced strong religious visions. He is an atheist; she a Christian. He thought he had died; she thought she had given birth to Jesus. Both have temporal lobe epilepsy. Like other forms of epilepsy, the condition causes fitting but it is also associated with religious hallucinations. Research into why people like Rudi and Gwen saw what they did has opened up a whole field of brain science: neurotheology. The connection between the temporal lobes of the brain and religious feeling has led one Canadian scientist to try stimulating them. (They are near your ears.) 80% of Dr Michael Persinger's experimental subjects report that an artificial magnetic field focused on those brain areas gives them a feeling of 'not being alone'. Some of them describe it as a religious sensation. His work raises the prospect that we are programmed to believe in god, that faith is a mental ability humans have developed or been given. And temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) could help unlock the mystery. User: spam_vigilante Apr 2, 2008 11:47 AM
Headline Tag: Tech Geeks Rating: Amazing Hits: 981 Comments: 1 Penguins April Fool - The Making Of Penguins April Fool - The Making Of A behind the scenes look at how the BBC created the BBC iPlayer trail for April Fools' Day, featuring a colony of flying penguins. User: buffmonster Apr 2, 2008 5:29 AM
 
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