Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Social Skills

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

There was a time when parents were expected to teach their children social skills, such as how to listen, share, and be kind. Today, that job, and the nurturing of the emotional intelligence necessary to learn those skills, has been turned over to schools. This program from The Doctor Is In looks at innovative teaching techniques that are helping students to develop emotional intelligence and the social skills that will help them lead happier lives. Psychologist Daniel Goleman discusses the nature of emotional intelligence and how it develops; child psychologist Maurice Elias explains the concept of emotional literacy. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Production. (29 minutes)

Gay in Middle America: One Town's Struggle with Religion and Bigotry

Nightline

An excellent sociological case study, this ABC News program examines the plight of Michael Shackelford, a 17-year-old homosexual struggling for acceptance in small-town Oklahoma. The video outlines the development of Shackelford's situation: his early awareness of his sexual orientation, his inability to conform and placate his mother, the attention he receives in a Washington Post article, and the subsequent media abuse he and his church endure as a result. Complex and surprising in its observations-especially those concerning Shackelford's Bible Belt community-the program sheds light on America's increasingly troublesome cultural divisions. (23 minutes)

Brain Sex

BBC Worldwide Learning

Busting some gender-related beliefs while supporting others, this program shows that brain chemistry doesn't fit neatly into male and female categories. Five men and five women are put through scientific experiments, exploring major sex-related brain functions-including emotional recognition, empathy, competition, communication, and basic cognition. Candid camera sessions reveal male and female attitudes and behaviors that correspond to the test results-while a scientist studies the brains of a couple who constantly disagree, searching for clues in their neural activity that will help explain communication difficulties. A BBCW Production. (51 minutes.)

Brother 2 Brother: Positive Personal Change for At-Risk Youths

National Film Board of Canada

Many at-risk youths see negative lifestyles such as hustling drugs as the only real alternatives open to them. Introspective in tone, this documentary presents a different point of view through the emotional journey of at-risk young black men attending an intensive retreat led by older black men whose life experiences qualify them as powerful mentors for positive personal change. Overall, the participants come away with a stronger sense of themselves, a new bond of brotherhood as a group, and a feeling of connection with elders who have faced similar circumstances and succeeded in turning their lives around. Some language may be offensive. (41 minutes)

Bully Girls

Meridian Education

Traditionally, bullying has meant physical intimidation and violence-and in the past was considered a problem only among boys. But experts are finding that girls can perpetuate bullying as well, although it often takes place on more subtle or secretive levels. This program focuses on increasing awareness of bullying among girls and educating viewers about how, when, and why it occurs. Understanding the difference between teasing and bullying, identifying specific female bullying techniques and tactics, recognizing warning signals that help is needed, knowing the best ways to report incidents, and getting school officials involved to combat the problem are all subjects thoroughly explored in the video. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Correlates to all applicable state and national standards. A Meridian Production. (20 minutes)

War of the Sexes: Sexuality and Seduction

Filmoption International

Looks, personality, intellect, bank account-the reasons for attraction can't be predicted. Or can they? This program investigates ways that men and women evaluate potential lovers and life partners, and shows how male and female criteria may be more similar than many think. Creating a relaxed, club-like setting in which a small group of singles meet, flirt, and discuss their goals, the program records each participant's candid responses to the interaction, and to a barrage of additional images and questions designed to measure deeply ingrained preferences. Commentary from psychologists and a respected sex therapist provides analysis on the evolving romantic expectations of both genders. (45 minutes)

War of the Sexes: Spatial Abilities

Filmoption International

Packing the trunk, finding the right road, parking in a tight spot-are these masculine tasks, best accomplished with a man's mechanical aptitude and spatial reasoning? This program resists broadly brushed stereotypes, but does identify disparities in the ways men and women operate machines, manipulate tools, focus on tasks, and navigate. Accompanying two teams as they race to organize and complete an extended car trip, the program juxtaposes a woman's use of personal reference points and outside assistance with the male penchant for self-reliance and schematic course-plotting-while observations from psychologists and neurologists link these tendencies with brain evolution. (45 minutes)

Psychology Media Suite

NewsHour Productions

The Psychology Media Suite will add a dynamic new dimension to any college, Advanced Placement, or high school psychology course. Comprising more than 120 video clips and other media, the Suite is a blend of documentary segments illustrating foundational psychology concepts and principles, reports on cutting-edge research in psychology, and Active Teaching Modules designed to enable instructors to re-create studies such as the Asch Conformity Experiment and the Stroop test, conduct psychology experiments on selective attention and eyewitness memory, and more—right in the classroom! Subject areas include: • Introduction to the Field of Psychology • Learning • Brain Neurology • Sensation and Perception • Attention/Consciousness • Emotions, Stress, and Health • Language and Intelligence • Memory • Developmental Psychology • Social Psychology • Personality • Abnormal Psychology • Therapy/Treatment Recommended for high school and college. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide containing video summaries, educational contexts, and discussion points is available online. (6 hours 18 minutes total)

The Age of Stress: Children Under Pressure

BBC Worldwide Learning

What are the consequences of bullying, high-stakes testing, homework overload, and family turmoil? Do these experiences prepare kids for an uncertain life ahead or are they too much, too young? This program explores what happens under the stressful conditions that children often face at home and school. Tracking a group of 25 eight-year-olds, the program follows young subjects through academic, domestic, and medical challenges. Featured children include Rebecca, who struggles to match her brother's scholarly abilities; Taliesin, an easy prey for bullies; Rubin, a talented boy in economically perilous circumstances; and Eve, whose father is recovering from surgery and whose mother now faces a serious health crisis. A BBC/Open University Co-production. Original broadcast title: The Age of Stress. Part of the series Child of Our Time 2008. (60 minutes)

The Healthy Teacher

ClickView Pty Limited

To avoid burnout, it is imperative that educators approach teaching with an awareness of potential job-related stressors and techniques for creating a healthy work/life balance. This program follows two veteran teachers living in Australia through a typical work day to illustrate how they strike a balance between their personal and professional lives. In addition, The Healthy Teacher offers advice on aspects of general wellness in the areas of eating, physical fitness, and mental health. An informative, practical, and motivational resource for new, experienced, and returning teachers. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (23 minutes)

Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

Films for the Humanities & Sciences

This documentary examines the career of the pioneer black nationalist; it ranges from his birthplace in Jamaica to the United States, Europe, and Africa. Garvey (1887-1940) captured the imagination of black Americans during the 1920s with his impassioned call for an independent black nation. The program shows how Garvey's legacy inspired the civil rights movement in the U.S. and liberation movements throughout the Third World. (42 minutes)

Loss of a Son

WOODLAWN COMMUNICATIONS

The loss of a child is always difficult to accept, but when your child commits suicide, the grief can become compounded by guilt. Meet Deanna, whose son Tim committed suicide at the age of 22. Eleven years later, she still grieves over his death and wonders what she could have done to prevent it. (25 minutes)

Public Relations

Planet Pictures

Since the first written account of public relations–like activities in ancient Greece, PR professionals have been on record as shapers and reshapers of public opinion. This program defines the role of public relations, differentiating it from advertising, and examines the way in which PR operates. In addition, industry professionals discuss the contributions of Ivy Lee and the founder of modern PR, Edward L. Bernays; the role of public relations in America’s two world wars; the shamefully successful Lucky Strike cigarettes campaign to make smoking in public fashionable for women; and the Ad Council and public service announcements. Crisis intervention is examined, as in the well-handled case of the tainted Tylenol scare, and the botched damage control of the Exxon Valdez disaster. The program does an excellent job of explaining a difficult-to-understand and often maligned industry. (28 minutes)

Space Invaders: Strategies for Life in a Crowd

ITEL Worldwide

In this program, the need for personal space is explored through the avoidance behaviors people employ to maintain a perceived distance from others, such as falling into a "middle-distance stare" in a crowded subway; the use of a proxy, like a jacket on a barstool, to reserve a place; the attitudes of drivers towards other cars on the road, which can lead to road rage; and the unconscious cooperation displayed in sharing public places. The phenomenon of crowd identity, in which the rules of personal space are willingly suspended, is also examined. (25 minutes)

Game Theory: Lost in New York

ABC News

What if twelve strangers were deposited in separate locations all over New York City and ordered to find each other-without being told where to look? This ABC News program presents an intriguing psychological puzzle involving participants who must join up-somehow, somewhere-in a city of eight million people. Incorporating principles from the mathematical discipline known as game theory, the program shows how envisioning the plans and intentions of others, even when utilizing the scantiest of evidence and the most basic of inferences, can produce a viable strategy. Commentary from Yale management professor and renowned game theory expert Barry Nalebuff is featured. (41 minutes)

Feel Good about Failure: The Dark Side of Self-Esteem Classes

ABC News

In a highly competitive society, what harm could possibly come from providing self-esteem classes at school? In this program, ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson and correspondent John Stossel find out as they probe the downside of the self-esteem movement. In an absence of statistics confirming any salutary effects from such classes, research indicates that intensive praise can undercut students' desire to accept greater scholastic challenges. In fact, the American Psychological Association believes that artificially inflated self-esteem can actually set the stage for school violence. Are children inadvertently being taught that there is no connection between effort and excellence? (13 minutes)

My American Neighbor: Thoughts From and About U.S. Citizens Abroad

Irina Patkanian

As America undergoes rapid economic, cultural, and political changes, how is its global image evolving? In what ways do expatriate Americans shape foreign perceptions of the United States? And what is it like for homegrown U.S. citizens to live among those who understand little about them? This program presents interviews with Americans in Russia, France, Italy, Greece, and Egypt. Each shares his or her thoughts on patriotism, stereotypes, personal and political freedoms, and the challenge of seeing one’s birthplace objectively. Indigenous residents of each country contribute impressions of the Americans in their midst while the film’s Russian-born director reflects on leaving her homeland behind. (30 minutes)

Why Can't a Woman Earn as Much as a Man?

BBC Worldwide Learning

In terms of lifetime earning power, most women earn far less than their male colleagues do. What lies at the root of the pay gap? The answer is neither simple nor definitive, as this program reveals. Research leads hosts Sophie Raworth and Justin Rowlatt-each a parent with young daughters-on a not-so-merry chase to see what the future may hold for their children. Stops along the way include a meeting regarding a class action suit brought by women for lost wages due to unfair salary practices; a group job interview that prompts discussion of a double standard regarding assertiveness in women and men; same-sex and coeducational schools, to see how gender stereotyping influences career choice; and a medical facility where a brain activity assessment is used to seek insights into potential physiological differences in how women and men process tasks. Also addressed is the question of whether so-called typical female qualities-empathy and openness, to name two-align women with work that is less valued, monetarily speaking, by the job market. A BBC Production. A part of the series The Trouble with Working Women: An Inquiry into Inequality Between the Sexes. (60 minutes)

Taboo: Body Perfect

National Geographic

How far should a person go to reshape his or her body? Is it natural, healthy, and wise to want to match a cultural ideal of beauty? Or is it the most foolhardy kind of narcissism? Is there a middle ground? This program shows how people around the world go to extremes to meet dramatically varying standards of physical attractiveness. Viewers encounter Mentawai women in Sumatra who file their teeth to sharp points, American men who get buttock implants, and Chinese men and women who have their legs surgically lengthened to make them taller. A National Geographic Production. (47 minutes)

What Is Marketing? The Basics and Beyond

Classroom Video

A firm grasp of marketing principles has become essential to 21st-century commerce and a successful business career. Featuring a youth-oriented case study, this program guides students through the basics of marketing and the main activities and responsibilities of a marketing specialist. Viewers learn about research and analysis conducted to help position a recently developed Harry Potter video game. In the process, the film explores the 4 Ps (product, price, place, and promotion); demographic, geographic, and psychographic market segmentation; niche markets; field and desk research; branding; customer relationship management; the importance of marketing objectives; and other concepts. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. A part of the series What Customers Want: Taking the Mystery Out of Marketing. (23 minutes)

Speaking Essentials

Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Does giving a typical business presentation put a person in mortal danger? Of course not, but statistics suggest that many people dread public speaking more than they fear death. This program shows students ways to overcome that kind of paralysis and transform it into positive energy. These include thorough preparation (from learning the wants and needs of the audience to scoping out the location at which the speech will take place) as well as starting with a strong opener, finding the right pace, using nonverbal communication, and more. Viewable/printable discussion questions are available online. A Coproduction of Films for the Humanities & Sciences and MotionMasters. Part of the series Communication Essentials. (25 minutes)

Tackling Bullying Behaviors: Nonpunitive Approaches

ClickView Pty Limited

Bullying is an age-old problem that has been addressed in various ways over the years. This program offers detailed information on the principles of nonpunitive approaches to bullying, how to carry them out, and their advantages and disadvantages. The “No Blame Approach," the “Shared Concern Method,” and “Restorative Justice” are all discussed, along with the role of parents and when punitive methods might be used. A viewable/printable worksheet is available online. (26 minutes)

Kim & Jamie/CeCe & Aragon—Collar of Duty: Season 1

Off the Fence

A former teacher, who developed multiple emotional and mental disorders after teaching overseas, finds comfort and peace of mind thanks to a beautiful Golden Retriever named Jamie. A laid-back Bengal cat named Aragon provides love and affection to his owner, who battled bipolar disorder and alcoholism throughout her adult life. Now they are a team that provides comfort to people in their community.

Handling Peer Pressure

Cambridge Educational

The teen years are a time of experimenting with identity, but along with that search for self come major decisions about what groups to fit into—and how to fit into them. This video explores peer group influences; how they can cause young people to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors in order to conform; and what can be done to avoid their pitfalls. Topics include positive, negative, direct, and indirect peer pressure; cultural forces, especially media-driven ones, that push the desire to be a “star” instead of making a genuine journey of self-discovery; and media stereotypes of what it means to be attractive, smart, or successful. The program also looks at how friendship groups can become cliques, how low self-esteem leads some people to manipulate or intimidate others to fit in, and how peer pressure, as pervasive as it is, can be countered with honesty, self-expression, and self-knowledge. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. A Cambridge Educational Production. Part of the series Combating Conflict with Character. (30 minutes)

Episode 1: Family, Friends, and Lovers (This Emotional Life)

PBS

What activities in the brain lay the foundation for social interaction? Does brain activity have anything to do with why some relationships flourish and others fail? This program looks at the science behind human connections, and the importance of those connections to emotional well-being. Viewers meet a young boy adopted from a Russian orphanage whose lack of nurturing in infancy now affects his ability to build relationships; a couple in counseling for a troubled marriage; a teen who was bullied, with tragic consequences; and two women grappling with the stress of workplace conflicts. Distributed by PBS Distribution. A part of the series This Emotional Life. (114 minutes)

Episode 3: Rethinking Happiness (This Emotional Life)

PBS

Is it possible to predict what will make us happy? Why do some people have the ability to bounce back after disaster strikes, while others do not? This program examines qualities such as compassion, forgiveness, altruism, and resilience that foster positive emotions. In the spotlight are people facing major life challenges—job loss, a diagnosis of cancer, the death of a child, a serious accident—as well as those coping with more common daily struggles. A man who overcame an abusive childhood and a veteran who survived seven years as a POW with his sanity intact are among the cases profiled. With Dr. Phil McGraw and Louise Hay. Distributed by PBS Distribution. A part of the series This Emotional Life. (116 minutes)

Life with Murder: A Family Love Story Like No Other

National Film Board of Canada

In 1998, 20-year-old Mason Jenkins was charged with the murder of his own sister. His parents, who stood by him as he claimed innocence during and after the trial, could have disowned him when he finally confessed to the shooting. But they chose instead to hold on to what remained of their family. This riveting film tells the Jenkinses’ story and shows how the trauma and horror of their loss has played out in a most unexpected way. Interviews with Mason and legal authorities shed light on the strange manner in which he tried to rationalize the killing and conceal his guilt, while conversations with Brian and Leslie Jenkins explore the reasoning behind their conciliatory parenting. Produced in Canada. (60 minutes)

Zero to Hero: Shyness and Sociability in Children

BBC Worldwide Learning

What makes a boy or girl a loner? Can a child's future social life be predicted in his or her toddler years? How crucial is a sense of humor as children learn to make friends? This program examines the diverse ways and varying degrees of success in which youngsters build that all-important skill: getting along with others. Observing a group of 25 children who are now three years old, the film shows how even at this age kids are making adult-like decisions about each other-who they like, who they dislike, and who their true friends are. As the children interact, the program also examines the effects of diet and video-watching on a child's sociability. A BBC/Open University Co-production. Original broadcast title: Zero to Hero. Part of the series Child of Our Time 2004. (60 minutes)

Brazilian Literature: The First 500 Years—Spanish with Optional English Subtitles

Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Unified by the Portuguese language, the literature of Brazil represents the cultural synthesis of three distinct influences: indigenous peoples, European émigrés, and Africans brought to the New World as slaves. This program reflects on those influences as it examines the first five centuries of recorded Brazilian writing. With an overview of ancient folklore and verse, the program highlights connections between Brazilian and Baroque traditions; it also studies the importance of Neoclassicism and Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism, and Parnassianism and Symbolism. Works by Cláudio Manuel da Costa, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Alberto de Oliveira, Raimundo Correia, Olavo Bilac, Euclides da Cunha, and others are featured. An FFH&S/Tranquilo Coproduction. (Spanish with optional English subtitles, 49 minutes)

Confronting Discrimination and Prejudice

ABC News

Encourage students to explore biases and stereotypes with this group of ABC News segments. Each scenario puts actors into exchanges with unwitting bystanders, generating a wide range of responses-from overt hostility towards other races and cultures to acts of genuine compassion. Scenes include a bakery clerk's refusal to serve a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf; cruelty towards an overweight woman seated on a boardwalk; a very public argument that threatens to become violent; and a purse-snatching in a crowded square, after which witnesses are asked to view a suspect lineup. Repeating the two latter situations, producers achieve varying reactions among onlookers by switching the races of the actors. (37 minutes)

Opposing Aggression and Bullying

ABC News

Initiate lectures and class dialogue with this cluster of ABC News segments on violence, aggressive behavior, and crime. In each scenario, actors draw unassuming spectators into tense and often disturbing situations-with a broad spectrum of results. Scenes include intense verbal bullying by three teen girls against one in a very public setting; a racially loaded incident in which three teenagers vandalize an automobile in broad daylight; the theft of a wallet in a crowded restaurant while some onlookers apparently couldn't care less; and an occurrence of the shocking nationwide phenomenon known as bum-bashing, in which a homeless person is attacked for no apparent reason. Each scene is designed to provoke both introspection and group debate. (38 minutes)

Will to Win: Helping Children Succeed

BBC Worldwide Learning

Why do some children give up on problems easily while others persevere? What makes a boy or girl afraid to try in the first place? This program studies the factors that help create a resilient personality and the reasons why some children back down from challenges. Visiting a group of 25 seven-year-olds, the film observes them with their parents and on their own as they undertake practical tasks gauging motivation, self-confidence, and assertiveness. The tests include the Tower of Hanoi, a building project requiring concentration and planning; a group of three puzzles-designated easy, medium, and hard-that reveal a child's estimation of his or her own abilities; and a card game between parents and offspring, rigged to show how the kids cope with losing. A BBC/Open University Co-production. Original broadcast title: Will to Win. Part of the series Child of Our Time 2007. (60 minutes)

Bill Moyers Journal: Still Playing for Change

Doctoroff Media Group

Russ Feingold (D-WI) is the leading progressive member of the U.S. Senate. In this edition of the Journal, Feingold offers Bill Moyers his perspectives on progressivism and his vision of the Obama presidency. Then, in an encore interview, Moyers talks with filmmaker Mark Johnson about his remarkable documentary Playing for Change: Peace Through Music and his efforts to foster a new and greater understanding of humankind’s commonality through the act of musical collaboration. The program also includes excerpts from Deepening the American Dream, an online project that features some of Moyers’ notable guests laying out their vision for the future of the American dream. Broadcast date: December 5, 2008.

Nikolaas Tinbergen's Discussion with Richard Evans: Unique Contributions, Reflections, and Reactions

The University of Akron

In this video, Nikolaas Tinbergen considers innate releasing mechanisms, nonverbal communications, the differences and similarities between animals and humans, and autistic children. He also discusses ethology and social problems and presents his reactions to his critics.

The Smiling Response: An Experimental Investigation into the Ontogenesis of Social Relations

The University of Akron

This video features original silent footage from René Spitz's research on child development. It focuses on the development of the smiling response in infancy. Black & White.

Everyman: Special: Mediums - Talking To The Dead: Episode 2

BBC Worldwide Learning

Southampton woman attempts to contact her best friend, who suffered a violent death, blind medium. Sharon Neill confronts a spirit that is ruining a young man's life and, in an item incorrectly billed last week, medium Gordon Smith investigates uncanny happenings in a Glasgow pub.

Mediums - Talking To The Dead: Episode 1

BBC Worldwide Learning

Do mediums spread false hope or provide much-needed comfort for the bereaved? This investigation follows four mediums who claim to receive messages from beyond the grave. Dubbed "The Psychic Barber", Gordon Smith's unnerving accuracy has silenced even the most hardened of cynics. Can he get to the bottom of some ghostly goings-on? Meanwhile, husband-and-wife team Jane and Craig Hamilton-Parker help a group of student psychics to tune into the other side, while blind medium Sharon Neill embarks on a sell-out UK tour.

Social Me!

National Film Board of Canada

To teenagers, social media is more than just a communication tool, it becomes a way of life; a sphere where they can explore and create their own models, often at the expense of face-to-face interactions. As Nya enters adulthood, this young woman takes a critical look at how social media has impacted and continues to influence the shaping of her identity, experiences and values.

Eliminating Workplace Bullying

ClickView Pty Limited

Bullying is ongoing, repeated aggressive behavior. In the past, such behavior was sometimes accepted in initiations and other hazing efforts. Organizations need to act to eliminate bullying, which can have serious consequences both for the individual and the company. Topics in this video include What is workplace bullying?, Who are the victims of bullying?, What are the effects of bullying?, What can organizations do?, What can a victim do?, Am I a bully?, and How do you manage a bully? Viewable/printable educational materials are available online. (14 minutes)

Developing Assertiveness Skills

ClickView Pty Limited

We all need to know how to be assertive in various aspects of life. But many people feel overwhelmed or stressed when faced with a particular person or situation. This video teaches practical skills you can use to communicate assertively—both in and out of the workplace. The program teaches what to do in a variety of situations—for example, when a friend wants to borrow something, your boss overloads you, you are underconfident in meetings, or a customer attacks you personally. Viewable/printable educational materials are available online. (14 minutes)

Gender and Conflict Management

Educational Video Group

It is well established that gender is a significant factor in the perception and communication that influence interpersonal relationships—and that conflict is inevitable in human interactions. This program reviews how conflict-management styles differ for women and men in professional settings. It also offers suggestions for positive responses given those gender differences. Understanding these differences and incorporating the suggested responses will give students the tools to resolve conflict in any business or other professional setting. (44 minutes)

Gender War/Gender Peace

Educational Video Group

This program focuses on the communication problems that prevent us from understanding the opposite gender. In addition to dynamic presentations of research, the video features interviews with gender communication authors Aaron Kipnis and Elizabeth Heron, as well as college students sharing their frustrations. Highly recommended for introductory courses in communication and gender studies. (30 minutes)

Meeting Management Challenges 1

ClickView Pty Limited

Every workplace, no matter how successful, has to deal with difficult situations. But what are the most effective ways of responding to employee issues? This presenter-led program guides audiences through a range of dramatic scenarios, including interviews with key characters who describe their thoughts and feelings as the story unfolds. This is an ideal resource for any business or manager wanting greater insight into their employees and the various strategies for dealing with difficult situations. Learning points include posting inappropriate information on social media Web sites, breaches in confidentiality, covering up mistakes, downturns in performance, and workplace bullying. Viewable/printable educational materials are available online. (11 minutes)

Workplace Leadership

ClickView Pty Limited

Why do some people make great leaders, and are they born or made? These are just some of the questions explored in this program. Individuals in all kinds of situations and positions can provide real leadership if they have the opportunity and the desire to do so. This video explores the effort and determination required to get ahead in various fields. Viewable/printable educational materials are available online. (12 minutes)

A Marriage of Convenience: Sports and the Media

ClickView Pty Limited

What is the relationship between sports and the media? This program probes this fascinating partnership and the way it impacts so many facets of life. Touching on body image, gender perceptions, choices about what we eat and drink, and our level of participation in physical activity, the video also looks at the sports themselves—their rules, variety, popularity, and supporter loyalty. (21 minutes)

Leading Group Discussions

ClickView Pty Limited

How do you excite an unresponsive group? What about dealing with overtalkative individuals? Are there ways to steer a discussion, and what do you do when no one asks questions? This program has the answers to these and other burning questions on leading group discussions. (17 minutes)

Dealing with Conflict Case Studies

ClickView Pty Limited

This useful program features four case studies and looks at conflict resolution scenarios in the workplace, including the Urgent Order (the boss wants Lis to work late but hasn’t given her any notice), Trouble in Maintenance (different approaches to conflicts around maintenance), the Receptionist and the Customer (an angry customer wants action, but everyone is out except the receptionist), and the Call Center (Martin manages an aggressive and abusive customer on the phone). The video contains language that may be offensive to viewers. (12 minutes)

Haiti: Year Zero

SW Pictures LTD

Haiti is a country in ruins. The earthquake killed more than 200,000 people, left millions more homeless, destroyed the country’s infrastructure and most of it’s buildings and left it reliant on foreign aid. Amidst all of this, local people are tackling child trafficking gangs that are preying on the poor and needy, marauding gangs of thieves—many of them prisoners who escaped from jail when the prison was destroyed by the quake and a lack of police. We travelled to Haiti and found a proud people who are trying to make the best of a terrible situation. We witnessed some remarkable rescue efforts by Mexico’s famous “Los Topos” (moles). We also saw some businesses re-opening in difficult conditions, orphanages springing up to give shelter to children, make-shift homes being built and went on tour with the Justice Minister. But it will be a long fight back to normality for a people who have lost virtually everything. Portions with English subtitles.

Staying Motivated at Work: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Seven Dimensions

Motivation of a team is difficult to achieve; different personalities require different tactics. In this episode, team leaders are tasked with achieving productivity increases. Different techniques are used to get the entire team to buy into that challenge. Part of the series C utting Edge Communication Comedy Series . (8 minutes)

Welcoming New People: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Seven Dimensions

How the induction of new employees is handled can be detrimental or beneficial to the team. This episode shows how a team leader ignores a new employee seated on a different floor, and is patronizing and demeaning to two other new hires. It’s up to the rest of the team to welcome the newcomers to the group by going out of their way to make them all feel appreciated and valued members of the team. Part of the series Cutting Edge Communication Comedy Series. (7 minutes)

Supervising Effectively: Cutting Edge Communications Comedy Series

Seven Dimensions

Sloppy supervision can be a fatal mistake in business. This episode looks at the supervisory mistakes being made by the leaders of the team, including being too vague, bullying employees, and having inappropriate conversations with those being supervised. Then effective techniques are presented, such as listening and supporting team members, and focusing on building skills. Part of the series Cutting Edge Communication Comedy Series . (9 minutes)

Too Good to Be True? The Truth About Lying

ABC News

Lying is part of human nature; it is believed that babies as young as six months old will fake a cry to get their mother’s attention. This ABC News report looks at lying and the differences between the lies men and women tell. Women lie about their age or weight, and men lie about their height and how successful they are. Broadcast date: January 25, 2013. (6 minutes)

In an Instant: The Madness of Crowds

ABC News

Individual human behavior is far different from human behavior in a crowd. This ABC News report takes a look at "crowd think" and the herd mentality of stampedes, where logic is forgotten. We have been socialized beyond the point of reason. Broadcast date: April 26, 2013. (7 minutes)

199 Roads to School: Part 1

New Docs

This film showsstudents what life is like for children around the world. Follow 8to 12year-olds on their journeys to school. Luniko is HIV positive like many of the children in his town, and he wishes his family could afford for him to take a bus to school.Jafer lives in Iraq, and someday wants to be a police officer so that he can help fight terrorism in his country. Rebekka is partially blind and has just recently started walking into town and maneuvering through public transportation on her own.Some deal with bullying while others struggle in poverty. Students describe morning routines, social lives, and concerns for the environment.

Beyond Milgram: Obedience and Identity

ShortCuts TV

In early 1961 a young Yale University psychologist conducted a series of experiments that revealed a shocking truth to the world: ordinary people would do extraordinary acts of harm if ordered to do them by someone in authority. And for the following 40 years the standard interpretation of Stanley Milgram’s research was that it clearly demonstrated unquestioning “obedience to authority”. More recently, however, researchers such as Haslam and Reicher have questioned this idea. In this film, using a range of data from the original study, they take us “beyond Milgram” to explore a very different interpretation of his research—one that focuses as much on disobedience as obedience.

The Most Downloaded Commercial: Ad Persuasion

Tricon Films Inc.

This episode of Ad Persuasion will show you last year’s most downloaded commercial, according to YouTube. The spot, for Folger’s coffee, is called ‘Happy Mornings’ and will make you wonder if you ever want to wake up again. Experts comment on this and five other ads, including contrasting ads for ESPN and Fox Sports.

Bullying Even at the Top

Seven Dimensions

Motivational speaker and psychologist, Eve Ash and businesswoman Sadhana Smiles discuss strategies for tackling bullying at senior levels of the workplace. Bullying can be verbal and/or physical, direct or indirect, and come in various forms such as text, email, and phone calls or messages. Hear practical advise for responding to bullying, chronicling occurances, and presenting documentation to HR or management.

Harold Kushner: Great Preachers

Odyssey Impact, Inc.

Join Odyssey's Bill Turpie as he listens to and speaks withRabbi Harold Kushner of the Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts.

Author John Tierney and Roy Baumeister on Willpower, Self-Control and Success

The Reason Foundation

"There are two qualities that correlate with success," says New York Times columnist John Tierney. "One of them is intelligence and the other is self-control. And so far researchers haven't figured out what to do about intelligence, but they have rediscovered how to improve self-control." At this recorded event in New York City's Museum of Sex, Tierney is joined by Roy Baumeister, the Francis Epps Eminent Scholar in psychology at Florida State University and co-author with Tierney of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. A Reason TV production.

Outstanding Leadership

ClickView Pty Limited

Ann Sherry, CEO ofCarnival Australia, has extensive beinga leader and developing leadership skills in others. In this video, she debunks common misconceptions about leadership and leadership styles. Topics include: gender bias, leadership qualities, strategies for developing leaders, and leadership learning opportunities.

The Art of Persuasive Writing

ClickView Pty Limited

Having the right tools and approach to being persuasive can give you the power to achieve what you want, and even influence people to make a real difference in the world. This program guides students through the persuasive writing procedure and offers tips for reaching a desired outcome. Students will see the power of a well thought out and balanced argument with Pip, our main character, bringing about change at her school and even at home.

Laws of Attraction: Brain Games (Season 3)

National Geographic

Why do you like what you like? Out of the billions of people in the world -- what is the hidden formula that makes you find some people especially attractive? Do you have a very specific taste or type? It may surprise you to learn that most of what you call 'attractive' is just a construct created by your brain, proving that attraction, relationships, and love-at-first sight feelings are all in your head.

Peer Pressure: Brain Games (Season 5)

National Geographic

If you think you have full control of your thoughts and actions — think again. The clothes you wear, the food you eat and even the way you walk has less to do with you and more to do with everyone else. In this episode, we'll explore whether your brain is hardwired to want to fit in. Through a series of games and experiments, we'll prove that the decisions that you think make you unique also make you a part of the crowd. Some of what we're about to point out might make you look like a fool, but your brain's tendency to conform evolved to protect you and might even help you succeed.

The Best Banned Commercials: Ad Persuasion

Tricon Films Inc.

Canadian series Ad Persuasion brings the best banned commercials from around the world. Both great and notorious banned ads can win their ousting by being too racy, too violent, or even for just not reading the fine print closely enough.

The Angry Eye

Jane Elliott

This program presents a fascinating reprisal of the original 1968 blue-eyed/brown-eyed exercise in discrimination by Jane Elliott, but this time doing the exercise with young adults. It shows how discrimination develops in the experiment and how it affects both the group that is discriminating and the group being discriminated against. It interweaves the young adults in the exercise with post-session interviews that show the participants struggling to come to terms with their recent experiences.

Esteem: The Power of Vulnerability

Green Planet Films

Australian filmmaker Peter Charles Downey take us on a personal and cathartic journey of empowerment, redemption, and powerfully healing documentary cinema. Hurt people, hurt people it’s a pattern, and hurt people will hurt the earth. But just as the pain of an artist an lead to brilliant creativity, so too can the pain of the world lead us to esteem.

Prudent Paranoia

The Kindling Group

African Americans are more suspicious of doctors than the rest of the country and 50% believe conspiracy theories about HIV. This program probes the good reasons to be suspicious and questions how we draw the line between being prudent and being paranoid.

Intuitionists vs. Rationalists

The Kindling Group

Is the government covering up aliens? Whether or not you believe this conspiracy theory depends on whether you are an intuitionist or a rationalist. This program considers studies that show that these different world views are increasingly driving Americans apart.

What Happens when we Sleep?

The Economist Group Limited

Sleep is central to our physical and mental health, but people have far less shut-eye today than they did a century ago. What is the impact?

The Bowers Family

BBC Worldwide Learning

Child psychologist Kris Murrin shows families the potential damage their lifestyle is having on their kids, and tries to help them turn it all around.

Social Connectedness and Isolation

ClickView Pty Limited

How does being socially connected or isolated affect the livability of particular places? This clip showcases the experiences of three young Australians in very different geographical locations: the outback, outer suburbs, and inner city. Each person shares the benefits and challenges that their place of residence offers in terms of being connected to their community through examples like transportation, schooling, services, and recreation.

No More Jackie Robinsons

Tony Brown Productions

Shaun Powell, Newsday sports columnist and author of Souled Out? How Blacks Are Winning and Losing in Sports, dissects issues like the reluctance among many sports stars to engage in Black activism or their indifference to larger Black community concerns and explains how a growing division in the Black athlete's character, conduct, and lifestyle choices impacts how America sees Black people.

COVID and Race

Camille S. DeBose

This brief program explores the impact of race and racism on rates of exposure to and infection with COVID-19.

Astrazeneca: A Vaccine for the World

BBC Worldwide Learning

What went wrong for the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab? This film investigates how safety scares and vaccine nationalism threatened to derail the ‘workhorse vaccine for the world’. Combining compelling insider interviews with archive footage and original journalism, this film investigates how early missteps with a Covid-19 vaccine by the pharma company Oxford-AstraZeneca was blown up by politicians across the US and Europe. It navigates through the twists and turns of the global narrative, providing the stories behind the headlines, and asks what has been the human cost of the AstraZeneca controversy? And has AstraZeneca succeeded in making a Covid vaccine for the world?

Australia’s Health Revolution with Michael Mosley: Episode 1

BBC Worldwide Learning

Dr. Mosley meets with eight Australians diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes who dream of getting their health back and turning their lives around. Together with Ray, Dr. Mosley will guide the participants through drastic diet and lifestyle adjustments.

Horizon: Fergal Keane: Living with PTSD

BBC Worldwide Learning

A personal and deeply moving investigation into the causes and impact of PTSD. A lifetime of being surrounded by conflict and brutality has left war reporter Fergal Keane suffering from extreme fear and anxiety – typical symptoms of PTSD. In this emotional film, Fergal seeks to understand his condition and how it affects others. Survivors share their personal stories. Therapists and scientists reveal how PTSD manifests, and how it can be managed. This is an honest and hopeful exploration of human resilience and fragility.

Mindful Earth: Episode 2

BBC Worldwide Learning

Join mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe as he focuses on change and what we can learn from how animals adapt to changes in the world around them. Why is a chameleon's ability to alter its appearance crucial to its survival and what lessons are there from understanding how elephants grieve? Learning to be mindful can help us cope with life's stresses, and Andy shows how focusing on the sights and sounds of the natural world can help us deal with change in our lives and how to live in the moment.

Mindful Earth: Episode 3

BBC Worldwide Learning

Mindfulness is the ability to be present with a clear, calm, curious mind. And feelings of joy can be triggered when this happens. How can watching penguins pinching pebbles, seeing antelope leaping in the air or looking at scenes of summer flowers help us to feel more positive emotionally? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe takes us on a global journey with imagery that will bring feelings of happiness and wellbeing to the viewer as we immerse ourselves in the sights and sounds of the natural world.

The Morrisons Family

BBC Worldwide Learning

Child psychologist Kris Murrin shows families the potential damage their lifestyle is having on their kids, and tries to help them turn it all around.

The Feeney Family

BBC Worldwide Learning

Child psychologist Kris Murrin shows families the potential damage their lifestyle is having on their kids, and tries to help them turn it all around.

Trust Me I'm a Doctor: Series 9, Episode 2

BBC Worldwide Learning

Michael Mosley tests whether your diet affects your mental health, and whether yoga can lower your blood pressure as much as vigorous exercise. Guddi Singh finds out how to calm a crying baby, and discovers a surprising way to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Alain Gregoire tests whether the latest meal replacement shakes live up to their health claims. Zoe Williams reveals a new treatment for psoriasis. And Giles Yeo tests whether fancy gourmet salts are any healthier than table salt.

The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments: Part I

BBC Worldwide Learning

Revealing the modern reality of self-enhancement. From liquid nose jobs that straighten your nose in 10 minutes flat, to fat-freezing that zaps away the excess pounds. Never before have women – and men – spent more on cosmetic treatments. Science has advanced so that knife-free 'tweakments' are available at a fraction of the cost of traditional surgery.

The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments: Part II

BBC Worldwide Learning

This episode looks at treatments for the body. Mehreen discovers whether a non-surgical bumlift can create a ‘Love Island bum'. Mehreen investigates a procedure that claims to get rid of cellulite for good - if you can bear the pain and the price tag. And she asks whether our love of selfies could be driving the increasing demand for cosmetic treatments. Michael scrutinises the science behind fat freezing and fat heating and whether they can shift troublesome love handles. He learns about the rising use of anabolic steroids for body enhancement and meets a steroid user who is willing to trade a healthy heart for bulging biceps. With the help of volunteers keen to shed the pounds, Michael puts the latest weight-loss technology to the test, pitting infrared light against traditional exercise - with surprising results.

The Truth About Getting Fit at Home

BBC Worldwide Learning

During months of having to stay at home, millions of us have swapped the gym for our living room. The numbers doing home workouts has doubled in a year. But exactly what kind of exercise should we be doing, how much of it, and how often? Journalist and blogger Mehreen Baig used to hit the gym four times per week, but now her fitness regime has gone entirely DIY. She wants to use the latest science to make sure she is getting maximum return for her effort. Mehreen reveals why getting stronger could help you live longer. She uncovers exciting new research testing the theory that just one minute of strength training per week on each main muscle group might reduce your risk of diabetes and heart disease. She puts dumb-bells to the test against resistance bands and discovers why bands can give your muscles a better workout. She teams up with scientists at Liverpool John Moores University for an experiment to test whether using wearable fitness tech actually helps you stick to your exercise plan. After six weeks, a group of volunteers using the tech are doing twice as much exercise as a group using willpower alone. With the help of former GB athlete Becky Lyne, Mehreen tries out some experimental new tech that could help us all transform our running technique, and she discovers how to choose a sports bra that can reduce painful movement by as much as 73 per cent. She investigates whether popular supplements like pre-trainers and protein shakes really work - and discovers some hidden ingredients we should all avoid. In a final experiment, she tests her own body to reveal how pursuing the perfect six-pack body shape can damage your health.

The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health

BBC Worldwide Learning

Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing. Even in normal times, one in four of us will experience mental health difficulties, but living through a global pandemic has put our mental health under unprecedented strain. Over the past year, a team from Imperial College London, in collaboration with the BBC, have surveyed the mental health of over 350,000 people across the UK. This unique study provides a snapshot before and during the pandemic, revealing its shocking impact.

Australia’s Health Revolution with Michael Mosley: Episode 3

BBC Worldwide Learning

Dr. Mosley and Ray meet with eight brave Australians diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes who dream of getting their health back and turning their lives around. Together with Ray, Dr. Mosley will guide the participants through drastic diet and lifestyle adjustments rather than medicine.

Episode 4: The Art of Healing (Healing and the Mind)

Doctoroff Media Group

In this episode, Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists and patients about how emotional states affect our vulnerability to disease and the recovery process.

Rebuilding Paradise

National Geographic

On the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, a devastating firestorm engulfed the city of Paradise, California. This documentary, from Academy Award®-winning director Ron Howard and Academy Award®-winning producer Brian Grazer, is a moving story of resilience in the face of tragedy, as a community ravaged by disaster comes together to recover what was lost and begin the important task of rebuilding.

Episode 1: Male Brain vs Female Brain (Brain Games, Season 8)

National Geographic

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard go head-to-head in the Battle of the Sexes, a series of games designed to find out how men’s and women’s brains differ. Field correspondent Cara Santa Maria plays a game of “telephone” with a group in Los Angeles and mentalist Lior Suchard astonishingly reveals the names of Bell’s and Shepard’s first crushes. Challenges include solving a math puzzle before a gas balloon explodes.

Episode 2: Ted Danson: Fact or Fiction (Brain Games, Season 8)

National Geographic

Actor Ted Danson and special guests The Blue Man Group play along with host Keegan-Michael Key as we learn how our brains distinguish fact from fiction. Games include identifying real vs. fake news headlines. Additionally, master mentalist Lior Suchard predicts who’s lying when it comes to hiding a treasured object, and Danson takes a ride through the show’s mental obstacle course, known as the Gauntlet.

Episode 4: Kids vs. Adults (Brain Games, Season 8)

National Geographic

Actor Anthony Anderson and his younger “Black-ish” co-star Marsai Martin face off in a series of games with Keegan-Michael Key to explore the surprising differences between adults’ and kids’ brains. Challenges involve language, reflexes and reaction times, and risk-taking and mind control — all before the two co-stars face off in the Gauntlet’s mental obstacle course.

Episode 5: Jack Black: Music. (Brain Games, Season 8)

National Geographic

Jack Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass join Keegan-Michael Key to learn how music affects the brain. Games and demonstrations include a round of musical mad libs, “Odd-itory” illusions and experiments that show how music can affect our perception of images, emotions and even taste. Master mentalist Lior Suchard asks Black to think of any song in the world and tries to guess it correctly.

Episode 8: Tiffany Haddish: Movie Magic (Brain Games, Season 8)

National Geographic

Actress Tiffany Haddish and director Jordan Peele join Keegan-Michael Key to play games that show how Hollywood pros manipulate our brains to make us feel genuine emotion while watching movies. Challenges include taking a closer look at some of the bizarre tactics used to create sound effects in movies, spotting the stuntman and illuminating how filmmakers manipulate our brains with editing.

Episode 5: Killer Red Fox (IMPACT With Gal Gadot)

National Geographic

Grand Caillou/Dulac, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Meet Chief Shirell, the first female chief of her southern Louisiana tribe. Her ancestors have lived on the land for generations, and they are now expected to be among the United States’ first climate refugees. Chief Shirell can’t stop the storms, but she is impacting the legacy of her ancestors, the lives of her community today, and the future of her people.

TedEd: Cell vs. Virus: A Battle for Health (Shannon Stiles)

TED

All living things are made of cells. In the human body these highly efficient units are protected by layer upon layer of defense against icky invaders like the cold virus. Shannon Stiles takes a journey into the cell introducing the microscopic arsenal of weapons and warriors that play a role in the battle for your health.

10 Things to Know About: Memory

Network Ireland Television

Investigating the complexities of human memory, this program looks at research on false memories, fake news, and the power of suggestion. It discusses how memories are stored and recalled, the crucial role attention plays in total recall, and working memory capacity. It also looks at an international study that aims to identify biomarkers that could help target interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease years before memory loss and confusion develop. The final segment asks the question, what if we could transplant memories from one creature to another?

With: A Journey To The Slow Life

Filmhub

A tale about the new worldwide trend that embraces the concept of Slow-Life: taking a step back from today's chaotic, hectic life to embrace an everyday simpler life, enjoying every step of it with all our senses.

Electricity vs. Magnets: Which Is Better for Treating Depression

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S. An estimated 21 million adults had at least one major depressive episode last year. Some traditional therapies dont help but a new treatment may make all the difference.

Spring Allergies or COVID? Spotting the Difference

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Spring is in full bloom and so are allergies! With every cough sneeze or tickle of the throat many wonder do I have COVID? What you need to know when it comes to spring allergies and COVID-19.

Keys to a Longer Life

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Advances in education healthcare disease prevention and treatment are important factors in life expectancy. But everyday habits and past circumstances can also influence how long you live.