Science and Nature

Human: The World Within

Explore the incredible universe inside each and every one of us. An examination of diverse personal stories from around the world reveals how our lives, passions and goals are powered by the amazing systems that define our biology as a species.

React

52m 30s

Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.

Episodes

  • React: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    React

    S1 E6 - 52m 30s

    Through the lens of a boxer, a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.

  • Sense: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sense

    S1 E5 - 52m 33s

    Dive into the stories of a pairs figure skating team, a perfumer, a cave explorer and a musician to decipher how different ways of sensing the world all create their own vivid and unique picture.

  • Defend: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Defend

    S1 E4 - 52m 33s

    Look at a nature survivalist, rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds.

  • Fuel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fuel

    S1 E3 - 52m 33s

    Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.

  • Pulse: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pulse

    S1 E2 - 52m 30s

    Dive into the world of an ice climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system power our physical and emotional lives and create the pulsing rhythm of our world.

  • Birth: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Birth

    S1 E1 - 52m 30s

    Go on a journey with parents who are preparing for babies to see how our bodies create and sustain new life. Through their stories, we learn about what is fundamentally shared and absolutely unique about the experience of birth.

Extras + Features

  • Episode 4 Preview | Defend: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 4 Preview | Defend

    S1 E4 - 30s

    Look at a nature survivalist, rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds.

  • Episode 3 Preview | Fuel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 3 Preview | Fuel

    S1 E3 - 30s

    Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.

  • The Gut Microbiome is the Hub of Our Immune System: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Gut Microbiome is the Hub of Our Immune System

    S1 E3 - 2m 23s

    The microbiome is the cutting edge of gut science. It's an ecosystem that's made up of trillions of bacteria that instead of making us sick, actually have a big hand in keeping us healthy. When this population of microbes is thriving and in check, it does wonders for the body.

  • The Digestive System: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Digestive System

    S1 E3 - 2m 6s

    An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's digestive system. Our continued survival as individuals and as a species requires energy. And we get that by extracting nutrients from the food we eat. Our digestive system has the job of refining everything we eat into raw power.

  • Functions of the Heart and Lungs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Functions of the Heart and Lungs

    S1 E2 - 1m 25s

    At the center of the circulatory system is the heart, which works with the lungs to constantly keep the body supplied with freshly oxygenated blood. Every time we breathe in, we are infusing blood flowing through tiny vessels in the lungs with oxygen that can be carried to the furthest reaches of our anatomy.

  • Blood Vessels and Circulatory Movement: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blood Vessels and Circulatory Movement

    S1 E2 - 2m 8s

    Staying active and on the move is crucial to our health for a lot of reasons. But it's especially important for the circulatory system to function properly. In fact, our bodies are actually designed so that blood circulation depends on us being in semi-constant motion.

  • Episode 2 Preview | Pulse: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 2 Preview | Pulse

    S1 E2 - 30s

    Dive into the world of an ice climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system power our physical and emotional lives and create the pulsing rhythm of our world.

  • The Science Behind the Pulse in Our Bodies: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Science Behind the Pulse in Our Bodies

    S1 E2 - 2m 39s

    It's the circulatory system that provides every cell in our body with the juice they need to function. The human body can only survive about three minutes without oxygen, and it's this incredibly vast network that is responsible for delivering this life-giving gas to all 40 trillion cells in the body.

  • Episode 1 Preview | Birth: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 1 Preview | Birth

    S1 E1 - 30s

    Go on a journey with parents who are preparing for babies to see how our bodies create and sustain new life. Through their stories, we learn about what is fundamentally shared and absolutely unique about the experience of birth.

Schedule

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