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Michael Mosley's Meet The Humans

Rating:3.5 of 5Total number of episodes:5Last broadcast:07/08/2017 at 10:30
August 2017
48:06

Season 1 Episode 5 - Culture Of Fear

Expired 3.0 64 x
Michael Mosley and a team of experts place human behaviour under the microscope. In the final episode, Michael and scientists Dr Jack Lewis and Dr Jennifer Wild explore the biology of fear and anxiety in the modern world. Fear is one of our most basic human emotions. In the past, it kept us from being eaten by a wild animal. But today, that isn't so much of a threat and yet we live in a state of anxiety - it's becoming unhealthy.
July 2017
48:03

Season 1 Episode 4 - Competitive Streak

Expired 3.0 46 x
Michael Mosley and a team of experts place human behaviour under the microscope. Tonight, Michael uncovers what makes us so competitive and explores the strategies we use to win. He analyses our competitive group with the help of sports scientists, Dr Greg White and Dr Faye Didymus. How far will the six participants go to come out on top?
48:32

July 24, 2017

Expired 4.0 40 x
Dr Michael Mosley explores the evolutionary factors and animal instincts that drive human behaviour. A plush country house is fixed with surveillance cameras while a group of unwitting test subjects are first exposed to youthful memories to test if it can improve their health. Michael takes them on this nostalgia trip with the help of neuroscientist Dr Jack Lewis and psychologist Anna Machin to determine how reliable memories really are.
48:38

July 17, 2017

Expired 4.0 57 x
In today's world, looks count especially with the popularity of social media. In this episode, Dr Michael Mosley invites 10 singletons to the country house on a dating weekend with a difference. He strips down the dating game to animal attraction and puts their very basic instincts to the test. With the help of behavioural psychologist Tracey Cox and dating expert Emma Kenny, they unravel the rules of attraction.
48:23

July 10, 2017

Expired 3.5 85 x
Dr Michael Mosley puts human behaviour under the microscope in this bold new series that uses the latest scientific studies to explore the evolutionary factors and animal instincts that drives human behaviour. A plush country house is fixed with surveillance cameras while a group of unwitting test subjects - former pupils of a UK school - are first exposed to youthful memories to test if it can improve their health. This episode looks at how we behave in groups and puts our notions of hierarchy...
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