| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (49 min. 21 sec.) ; 298103678 bytes |
| Series |
Tales of the Unexpected ; Series 1, Episode 2 |
| Summary |
Australian produced Tales of The Unexpected introduces a new strand of provocative, confronting and thoroughly entertaining science documentaries to SBS audiences.This new three-part series shines a light into some of the stranger corners of science by uncovering myths and beliefs about the evolutionary benefits of cheating, the real science of palm reading and poses the question; are human breasts the storehouses for toxic chemicals? Each episode reveals a fascinating, sometimes awkward, and frequently unsettling world where peculiar ideas are put to the test.For thousands of years, in fairgrounds and temples, palm readers have claimed our hands encode valuable information. Is this just superstition? Or is there, buried beneath the theatre and the cliches, a core of genuine science? Can our hands really tell us anything about our past, our present or our future? Does the lifeline on your hand reveal the age at which you'll die? Can your hands detect your sexual preference? For the first time palm reading is put to the test and will debunk the myths that have been passed on for generations. This documentary will also have you looking at your own hands in anew light.Follow the conversation on twitter: #SBSdoco |
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Broadcast 2014-04-13 at 20:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: PG |
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Astrology and health.
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Fortune-telling -- Social aspects.
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Indian astrology.
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Palmistry.
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Science and astrology.
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Sexual orientation.
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Australia.
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India.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Bateman, Anna, director
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Blake, Rachael, cast
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