If you're familiar with the 1960s and 1970s seminal research into social psychology, obedience, and conformity by Milgram and Zimbardo, you might be interested in The Human Zoo. Originally broadcast in May 2000, this three part series examines the psychology of 'brief encounters', 'following the herd' and 'crimes of obedience'. The programme features Zimbardo alongside other social psychologists discussing first impressions, deception, conformity, group dynamics and more.
It's essentially a slightly more serious version of Richard Wiseman's BBC2 series The People Watchers.
This event was broadcast on 23/03/10 from 18:10 to 19:10.
Speaker: Dr Sam Parnia
Title: Near Death Experiences During Cardiac Arrest
One of the subjects that has both captivated and eluded humankind throughout time is the mystery of what happens when we die. Although traditionally a subject for philosophical or theological debate, scientific progress has begun to shed light on both the physiological as well as cognitive processes such as near death experiences that take place during clinical death. Dr. Sam Parnia, author of What Happens When We Die, chronicles the history and development of the study of cardiac arrest as well as near death experiences. At the same time, he will introduce the novel method he and his colleagues have devised to study the phenomenon of consciousness and the human mind at the end of life, which they hope will finally enable science to resolve the mystery of near death experiences.
One of the world’s leading experts on the scientific study of death, the state of the human mind-brain, and near-death experiences, Dr. Sam Parnia spends his time between hospitals in the United Kingdom and Cornell University in New York, where he is a Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Founder of the Human Consciousness Project and Horizon Research Foundation, he has published extensively and presented his work at scientific institutions across the country. His groundbreaking research has been featured on the Discovery Channel documentary, The Day I Died.
We are hoping to broadcast the 10:23 campaign event from London live, below. The stream will be somewhat experimental so please bear with us if it all goes horribly wrong and doesn’t start or fails part way. A video of the London event should be made available afterwards in any case.
