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Growing Up in the Universe
Oxford professor Richard Dawkins presents a series of lectures on life, the universe, and our place in it. With brilliance and clarity, Dawkins unravels an educational gem that will mesmerize young and old alike. Illuminating demonstrations, wildlife, virtual reality, and special guests (including Douglas Adams) all combine to make this collection a timeless classic.
The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures for Children were founded by Michael Faraday in 1825, with himself as the inaugural lecturer. The 1991 lecturer was Richard Dawkins whose five one-hour lectures, originally televised by the BBC, are now available for the first, courtesy of RDF.
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Clever Monkeys
David Attenborough’s entertaining romp through the world of monkeys has a serious side: for when we look at monkeys we can see ourselves. From memory to morality, from ‘crying wolf’ to politics, monkeys are our basic blueprint. Pygmy marmosets ‘farm’ tree sap; bearded capuchins in Brazil develop a production line for extracting palm nuts; white-faced capuchins in Costa Rica tenderly nurse the victims of battle; and in the Ethiopian highlands a deposed gelada baboon has got the blues.
Latest in Clinical Nutrition Volume 3
In this annual DVD series, Michael Greger, M.D., reviews the latest in cutting-edge research published in peer-reviewed scientific nutrition journals and offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic disease. Learn how how a humane diet is also the healthiest!
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Latest in Clinical Nutrition Volume 2
In this annual DVD series, Michael Greger, M.D., reviews the latest in cutting-edge research published in peer-reviewed scientific nutrition journals and offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic disease. Learn how how a humane diet is also the healthiest!
Maximum Nutrition
Part 1
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Optimum Vegetarian Nutrition: Surprising New Research on Omega 3's and B12
Dean Ornish On Healing
A CEO and His Daughter
The Religious Bear
He ran as fast as he could up the path. Looking over his shoulder he saw that the bear was closing in on him. His heart was pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster.
He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear raising his paw to take a swipe at him. At that instant the atheist cried out: "Oh my God..."
Time stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
It was then that a bright light shone down upon the man and a voice came out of the sky saying: "You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don't exist, and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps, could you make the bear a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice.
The light went out.
And the sounds of the forest resumed.
Then the bear lowered his paw, bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, bless this food which I am about to receive and for which I am truly thankful. Amen."
Vivisection
Who Came First, Chicken Or The Egg?
सुभान उसकी कुदरत, सुभान उसकी मर्ज़ी, पहलु से ही मुर्ग के, निकली होगी मुर्गी!
Jiminy Glick Interviews 'Ronald McDonald'
Check out this footage of "Ronald McDonald" (aka Andy Dick) talking about killing chickens and the cruelty behind Unhappy Meals during an interview with the legendary Jiminy Glick (aka Martin Short).
Learn to Reframe Your Problem in Different Lights
Once a young priest asks his bishop, “May I smoke while praying?” The bishop answers emphatically that he may not.
Later, the young priest encounters an older priest puffing on a cigarette while praying. The young priest scolds him: “You shouldn’t be smoking while praying! I asked the bishop and he said I couldn’t.”
“That’s strange,” the older priest answers. “I asked the bishop if I could pray while I’m smoking and he told me it was okay to pray any time.”
Faith
Work progressed. However, when it was almost complete and was about to open a few days later, a strong lightning struck the bar and it was burnt to the ground. The church folk were rather smug in their outlook after that, till the bar owner sued the church authorities for $2million on the grounds that the church through its congregation & prayers was ultimately responsible for the demise of his bar shop, either through direct or indirect actions or means.
In its reply to the court, the church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection that their prayers were reasons to the bar shop's demise. In support of their claim they referred to the Benson study at Harvard that inter-cessionary prayer had no impact!
As the case made its way into court, the judge looked over the paperwork and at the hearing and commented:
'I don't know how I am going to decide this case. But, it appears from the paperwork, we have a bar owner who believes in the power of prayer and we have an entire church and its devotees that doesn't !!'
