The secret you - BBC Horizon

With the help of a hammer-wielding scientist, Jennifer Aniston and a general anaesthetic, Professor Marcus du Sautoy goes in search of answers to one of science's greatest mysteries: how do we know who we are? While the thoughts that make us feel as though we know ourselves are easy to experience, they are notoriously difficult to explain. So, in order to find out where they come from, Marcus subjects himself to a series of probing experiments.
He learns at what age our self-awareness emerges and whether other species share this trait. Next, he has his mind scrambled by a cutting-edge experiment in anaesthesia. Having survived that ordeal, Marcus is given an out-of-body experience in a bid to locate his true self. And in Hollywood, he learns how celebrities are helping scientists understand the microscopic activities of our brain. Finally, he takes part in a mind-reading experiment that both helps explain and radically alters his understanding of who he is.

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[chaitux]

doesnt he look like simon pegg?

[55tinabell]

Elephants are self-aware too. Some other mammals as well. I'm surprised that they forgot to mention that. Then again, the focus is on humans and how special we are?

[ododargo]

thx for all the uploads im watching this after a rather large doobie i like watching docs like this stoned and normal ill report on how this goes loll peace out

[purplederple]

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