A study of the twin sciences of brain anatomy and psychology offers insight into thoughts, feelings and desires.
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The secret of life is explored through the prism of the human body and begins with an examination of attempts to save the lives of gladiators in ancient Rome and moves on to the macabre work and near-perfect Renaissance drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, through the idea of the "life force" of electricity and the microscopic world of the cell.
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A study of how power is harnessed from wind, steam and inside the atom.
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Scientists explain the beauty and diversity of life on Earth and how its evolution was affected by the long and violent history of the planet.
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A look at how society is built around the search to discover what makes up everything in the material world. Included: a study of alchemy; the production of the world's first synthetic dye; the invention of the transistor.
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This series about the impact of science on history begins with a look at how astrologers determined that Earth wasn't the center of the universe and how they completely altered humankind's view of the heavens.
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