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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 22 sec.) ; 165292685 bytes |
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Transcendental meditation: hocus-pocus or healthy practice? Is the end of the universe nearer than we thought? Why our eyes are always on the move; Bernie Hobbs on burning out.MEDITATIONA spiritual guru called Maharishi Mahesh Yogi made the art of Transcendental Meditation famous in the 60s. Many celebrities flocked to him, including the Beatles and Mia Farrow, making the Eastern practice popular in the West. However, some of the claims made about this type of meditation caused controversy and in the 80s the movement lost traction. More recently it is starting to attract more attention. While sceptics continue to dismiss TM as quasi-religious nonsense, its advocates insist that this particular form of meditation can enhance wellbeing. Dr Maryanne Demasi examines the science to find out if Transcendental Meditation really does offer health benefits.ENTROPYThe universe will eventually end - according to astrophysicists it is destined to simply fade away to absolute nothingness. And it's all due to an increase in entropy! In short, the process involves the cosmos becoming ever more disordered. Fortunately, the journey to our demise should at least be a nice long one. But new research suggests, not as long as previously thought! Graham Phillips visits Charley Lineweaver, Professor at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Australian National University in Canberra to find out more. JIGGLY EYESRobert Darwin, father of Charles, provided the first empirical evidence that our eyes are never completely still, but produce tiny involuntary motions even when we try to fix our gaze. But why should our eyes have evolved to constantly make these movements? Jonica Newby looks deeply into a frog's eyes, and visits neurophysiologists in Phoenix Arizona to find the explanation.FUNDAMENTALS WITH BERNIE HOBBS - BURN BABY BURNIt's not a question we ask ourselves daily, but Bernie Hobbs would like to know why human beings don't burst into flames when we burn energy. It's all a matter of maintaining a slow burn with enzymes |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-07-15 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Astrophysicists.
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Entropy.
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Eye -- Movements.
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Frogs -- Behavior.
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Transcendental Meditation -- Therapeutic use.
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Transcendental Meditation.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Argyle, Nick, contributor
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Carr, Tim, contributor
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Clarke, Frances, contributor
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Demasi, Maryanne, reporter
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Eager, Beth, contributor
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Gordon, Richard, contributor
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Hobbs, Bernie, contributor
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Kemp, Andrew, contributor
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Macknik, Stephen, contributor
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Martinez-Conde, S. (Susana), contributor
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Newby, Jonica, reporter
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Phillips, Graham, host
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Pollock, Jamie, contributor
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Walker, Ross, contributor
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