Past Programs
Health - 2002
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Life Beyond Coma and Brain Injury
26/05/2002
This week, a story of coma, consciousness and total decimation of the self. What happens when you emerge from a coma with a severely traumatised brain? At what point does your inner life story begin again? When Ruthann K. Johansen's son was plunged into a coma after a car accident, she embarked on a difficult journey that she likens to giving birth a second time. It radically reshaped her understanding of what defines 'selfhood' - and the key role of language, story-telling and relationships in its difficult reconstruction.
Feature Interview: Susan Greenfield Contemplates Consciousness (transcript now available)
10/03/2002
Susan Greenfield is a world acclaimed brain researcher, TV star, baroness and author. Harpers and Queen ranked her as number 14 of the 50 most Inspirational women in the world - though she's quick to point out that Dolly Parton got in before her at number 9. She joins Natasha Mitchell to consider the perpetual mystery that is human consciousness.
The Good and Bad of Pride
17/02/2002
This week, the uncertain nature of pride. Arrogant pride can be a social faux pas, but feeling proud is important for a healthy sense of self esteem. From national pride to feeling triumphant about yourself, when does pride become undesirable or pathological? And what are the origins of this especially complex emotion?
The power of IQ
10/02/2002
This week - race, IQ, and James Flynn - the man who discovered that humanity's IQ is on the rise. Also, the international club where a big IQ is your entry ticket. What makes Mensa tick?
Forgetting and The Seven Sins of Memory
20/01/2002
Got a rotten memory, or is it photographic? Why are we so fearful of, yet fascinated by, the experience of amnesia? What are the Seven Sins of Memory? And are they deadly? Tune into the first program of All In the Mind for these and other curious tales about forgetting...
