National Geographic - The Incredible Human Body
starring: Alexander Scourby, Leslie Nielsen, Joseph Campanella, Orson Welles, Richard Basehart
directed by: Alexander Grasshoff, Aram Boyajian, Bert Haanstra, David Seltzer, Jack Kaufman
directed by: Alexander Grasshoff, Aram Boyajian, Bert Haanstra, David Seltzer, Jack Kaufman
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In its usual engrossing fashion, National Geographic presents The Incredible Human Body. Starting with the science of conception, this special takes you from one couple's journey through in-vitro fertilization to the removal of a man's brain tumor (while he is awake!) to the amazing memory of London cab drivers. Our body consists of 206 bones, 650 muscles, and a heart that will beat three billion times in our lifetime. How and why does our body develop the way it does? DNA expert J. Craig Venter says, "It's just like solving a jigsaw puzzle, only the jigsaw puzzle in our case has 27 million pieces [and] it came in a very big box and there was no picture on the cover." The Incredible Human Body explores how the brain and body interact to not only function, but adapt and learn. Narrated by actress Kate Burton, The Incredible Human Body is a fascinating lesson in mind-body interaction. --Dana Van Nest
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In its usual engrossing fashion, National Geographic presents The Incredible Human Body. Starting with the science of conception, this special takes you from one couple's journey through in-vitro fertilization to the removal of a man's brain tumor (while he is awake!) to the amazing memory of London cab drivers. Our body consists of 206 bones, 650 muscles, and a heart that will beat three billion times in our lifetime. How and why does our body develop the way it does? DNA expert J. Craig Venter says, "It's just like solving a jigsaw puzzle, only the jigsaw puzzle in our case has 27 million pieces [and] it came in a very big box and there was no picture on the cover." The Incredible Human Body explores how the brain and body interact to not only function, but adapt and learn. Narrated by actress Kate Burton, The Incredible Human Body is a fascinating lesson in mind-body interaction. --Dana Van Nest
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- Great Human Interest Stories
I purchased this DVD for my graduate class.They found it very enjoyable (I noticed they leaned forward as it played).We focused on the infertile couple, as this was related to the course content.Watching them we felt as if we were in the room with them - throughout their nail-biting experience.My only objection was having to skip around throughout the DVD to complete their story - as each person's medical issue was "sprinkled in" throughout the DVD.The picture was clear and the narration ... Read More
Rating: - Fascinating
This was well documented, informative, amazing, and I would recommend getting off of the fence and pulling the trigger, if you are already moving forward, rest easy, you made a wise decision.Very enjoyable.
Rating: - Brain surgery and baby making
The current "spotlight review" on this site complains that this video doesn't cover a wide range.Well, why don't you direct the next one and include everything that we know about the human body, all in one hour.Just how much of a range do you want to cover in 55 minutes.It's a silly complaint.
We actually get to see open brain surgery being done on a conscious patient.That's not the kind of thing I see every day.I have only done three or four brain surgeries on conscious patients. ... Read More
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- Coud have been more Informative
This movie could have been more informative had it gone deep into more details than the Examples. This video discusses some different cases of different individuals like a Woman in need of conception 14 years after her marriage, a teacher suffering from a brain tumor and a basket ball player. The subject is mainly highlighted through these cases and thus this movie does not cover a very wide range of human body and mind and infact is restricted to some cases only. Not for the People who want to know more ... Read More
Rating: - The Best Geographic Video I've Seen
I gotta say that this is the best National Geographic video I've seen and I have a whole bunch on my video shelf. The animation is fantastic.I'll remember the story of the school teacher and his brain tumor as long as I live.I also liked seeing behind this scenes of thast basketball team as it was something I hadn't seen before.I highly reccommend this video.
- Great Human Interest StoriesI purchased this DVD for my graduate class.They found it very enjoyable (I noticed they leaned forward as it played).We focused on the infertile couple, as this was related to the course content.Watching them we felt as if we were in the room with them - throughout their nail-biting experience.My only objection was having to skip around throughout the DVD to complete their story - as each person's medical issue was "sprinkled in" throughout the DVD.The picture was clear and the narration ... Read More
- FascinatingThis was well documented, informative, amazing, and I would recommend getting off of the fence and pulling the trigger, if you are already moving forward, rest easy, you made a wise decision.Very enjoyable.
- Brain surgery and baby makingThe current "spotlight review" on this site complains that this video doesn't cover a wide range.Well, why don't you direct the next one and include everything that we know about the human body, all in one hour.Just how much of a range do you want to cover in 55 minutes.It's a silly complaint.
We actually get to see open brain surgery being done on a conscious patient.That's not the kind of thing I see every day.I have only done three or four brain surgeries on conscious patients. ... Read More
- Coud have been more Informative This movie could have been more informative had it gone deep into more details than the Examples. This video discusses some different cases of different individuals like a Woman in need of conception 14 years after her marriage, a teacher suffering from a brain tumor and a basket ball player. The subject is mainly highlighted through these cases and thus this movie does not cover a very wide range of human body and mind and infact is restricted to some cases only. Not for the People who want to know more ... Read More
- The Best Geographic Video I've SeenI gotta say that this is the best National Geographic video I've seen and I have a whole bunch on my video shelf. The animation is fantastic.I'll remember the story of the school teacher and his brain tumor as long as I live.I also liked seeing behind this scenes of thast basketball team as it was something I hadn't seen before.I highly reccommend this video.
