World Science Festival

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  • Estreia: Jun 2016
  • Episódios: 15
  • Seguidores: 0
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  • PBS
  • Desconhecido
  • Documentary

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My Neurons, My Self
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Data de estreia
Jun 05, 2016
With ever more refined techniques for measuring complex brain activity, scientists are challenging the understanding of thought, memory and emotion-what we have traditionally called "the .. show full overview
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Forever Young: The Promise of Human Regeneration
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Data de estreia
Jun 01, 2017
From lab-grown organs to tissue engineering, regenerative medicine holds the potential to deliver eternal life. How close are we to this new future of human health? Developmental .. show full overview
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Engineering Immortality: The End of Aging?
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Data de estreia
Jun 02, 2017
Are there limits to the human lifespan? Is it possible to stop the process of aging? On average, humans now live far longer than at any point in our history thanks to science and .. show full overview
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The Social Synapse: Neuroscience and the Roots of Human Connections
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Data de estreia
Jun 02, 2017
Humans work together on enormous scales to build complex tools as large as cities and create social networks that span the globe. What is the key to our success? This program examines .. show full overview
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If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: The Future of Augmented Intelligence
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Data de estreia
Jun 03, 2017
Computers are getting smarter and more creative, offering spectacular possibilities to improve the human condition. There's a call to redefine Artificial Intelligence as Augmented .. show full overview
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Cartographers of the Brain: Mapping the Connectome
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Data de estreia
Jun 04, 2017
Scientists are attempting to map the wiring of the nearly 100 billion neurons in the human brain. Are we close to uncovering the mysteries of the mind or are we only at the beginning of a new frontier?
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Science In The Hands Of Scientists: The Meandering Path Toward Truth
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Data de estreia
Jun 04, 2017
As a discipline, science aspires to be an evidence-based, non-partisan tool for revealing truth. But science is carried out by scientists, human beings like the rest of us, subject to .. show full overview
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Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity: The Nuts and Bolts of Better Brains
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Data de estreia
Mai 31, 2018
What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of a toddler or play Rachmaninoff without breaking a sweat? A growing .. show full overview
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Who Is Out There: Why Alien 'Life' May Be Weirder Than We Imagine
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Data de estreia
Jun 02, 2018
If we want to discover alien life out there in the universe, we first need to figure out where to look-and what we're even looking for. Will it be biological like us? Could it be .. show full overview
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The Believing Brain: Evolution, Neuroscience, and the Spiritual Instinct
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Data de estreia
Jun 02, 2018
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Resistance Is (Not) Futile: The End of Antibiotics and the Future of Fighting Infections
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Data de estreia
Jun 02, 2018
We have fallen woefully behind in the race to keep up with harmful bacteria as they continually evolve to outsmart our antibiotics; in fact, there are already superbugs we cannot defeat. .. show full overview
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The Microbiome: Vital Cells of Existence
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Jun 02, 2018
For every cell in your body, there's another tiny single-celled creature that also calls your body home. Far from being germs we should eradicate, these ancient friends allow us to .. show full overview
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The Roots of Extremism: The Fundamentalist in Your Brain
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Data de estreia
Jun 03, 2018
Nearly every group has its extreme outliers. Where does fundamentalism come from? How does the most powerful organ in the known universe, the human brain, make emotionally driven .. show full overview
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A.I.’S Human Shadow: Bias and Error in our Algorithmic Selves
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Data de estreia
Jun 03, 2018
Whether we like it or not, whether we realize it or not, A.I. is now embedded in our everyday existence. From healthcare to law enforcement, from driverless cars to autopilots in flight, .. show full overview
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Alien Contact: What happens Next?
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Data de estreia
Jun 03, 2018
Are we alone in this vast universe? Some think that’s highly unlikely. With new technologies joining the search, NASA estimates we’ll find definitive evidence of aliens within 20 to 30 .. show full overview

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