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Using a series of experiments, illusions, and demonstrations, host Jason Silva and guest experts unlock the science behind the mysteries of why we say, see, eat, feel, and act as we do. Hailed by critics as tremendous fun that makes science entertaining, it turns your mind's eye inward for a fascinating journey into the 3 1/2 pounds of tissue.

Have you ever experienced a memory lapse? Maybe you blanked on an acquaintance's name misplaced your keys or walked into a room for something only failing to recall why you entered it. Forgetfulness happens from time to time but sometimes it can be alarmingly common.

ACE's Practical Guide to Functional Anatomy, created specifically for personal trainers and group fitness instructors, lays the foundation for understanding how anatomy affects movement. Hands-on learning examples allow the viewers to apply what they learn to their own bodies. Featuring two separate videos (one that addresses upper-body anatomy and another that reviews lower-body and trunk anatomy), the DVD also covers the basic vocabulary of anatomy,...

In just six engaging and interactive lectures, you'll explore the real research (not the fads) on how memory functionsand then apply these findings to help you make better use of the memory abilities you have. By tapping into a series of scientifically proven strategies, tricks, and techniques, and by practicing them through dynamic exercises led by Professor Vishton, you'll emerge from the end of this short course with the ability to process...

A once-promising baseball player on his way to stardom in the big leagues, finds his dreams shattered when a mysterious woman and a silver bullet end his career prematurely. Sixteen years later, armed with his childhood bat "Wonderboy," comes back to baseball, joins the roster of the lowly New York Knights to see if he can overcome physical pain and the nefarious forces around him and lead his team to the pennant.