5 Great Documentaries on the Human Body
Whether we want to admit it or not, we can all learn a lot from television. Of course, it’s also true that our current viewing habits might not be inclined to help us learn anything really useful, but that’s simply because we’ve chosen programs that are purely for fun. If you want educational television, it certainly is readily available. People interested in the medical field will be happy to know that there are plenty of educational documentaries out there that can provide lots of knowledge about many areas of medicine. Some of the best are those devoted to a better understanding of the human body itself. Here are five of the best documentaries ever produced about our amazing human body.
1. Discovery Channel’s Human Body – Pushing the Limits – This documentary examines people who have pushed their bodies to extreme limits. Four areas are covered: Strength, sight, brainpower and sensation. You’ll be amazed to learn what the human body can do in extreme circumstances. This documentary travels all across the world to examine people who have developed their bodies beyond what we ever thought possible.
2. The Ghost in Our Genes – This documentary from Nova explores the fascinating world of our genetic makeup. It explains genetic science and how it impacts our life. This documentary also explores Epigenetics. It proposes a control system of ’switches’ that turn genes on or off – and suggests that things people experience, like nutrition and stress, can control these switches and cause heritable effects in humans. It definitely pushes the limits of conventional thinking about our genes.
3. Natural Mystery – This documentary explores the relationship between body and mind, and finds that there is no real division. It explores how the mind and body work together so seamlessly as to almost be able to create one with the other.
4. National Geographic’s In the Womb – This window into the world of the fetus has been highly acclaimed. The documentary explores every phase of pregnancy in terms of the development of the fetus. This documentary should be required viewing for all couples during pregnancy, as it gives the most amazing views of a child in the womb.
5. Discovery Channel’s Human Body – The Ultimate Guide – This documentary gives a look at the human body through amazing photography and advanced computer graphics.
Each of these documentaries is worth looking at in order to better understand your own body. However, viewing them may also be a good way to determine if a career in the medical field is the right thing for you. You can learn an amazing amount of information from these documentaries and you may be really surprised at all the things you don’t even know about your own body!
As medical science and computer graphics continue to develop, it’s likely we’ll be able to learn even more about our own bodies through documentaries on film. Be sure not to miss these documentaries to help expand your own education about our bodies and how they work.
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