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Private Notes
Evolutionary biologist Dan Riskin explores the human mind, beginning with the science of immortality, asking whether humans will ever be able to permanently cheat death. He learns that doctors no longer consider death a moment but a fully reversible process. Riskin subjects himself to a barrage of tests to find out his own predicted death date. And he meets a little boy who’s trapped in the body of an old man, thanks to the accelerated aging disorder progeria.
An exploration of whether the human brain's fear response has become a burden in contemporary society, instead of a useful survival tool.
Dan Riskin explores scientific explanations for murder, including the role played by genes and brain physiology, and questions whether humans are predisposed to slay each other. In Born To Kill presenter he comes face to face with a murderer to find out what drives some people to kill. Is it bad brains, bad genes or entirely dependent on culture? With the help of the U.S. Marine Corps, Riskin learns how to create a lethal warrior. And he meets with a former executioner to understand the traumatic impact killing can have on a person’s psyche.
Biologist Dan Riskin explores memory, questioning whether it entirely determines identity and finding out why some things are forgotten and others recalled.
