Anna
2012-01-11 04:46:42 UTC
Of course in recent years this Horizon episode has been the most
interesting British documentary on nudity. The last experiment there
really bothers me though. For the last experiment people were told to
paint the parts of the body they felt it was okay to TOUCH. One person
painted the entire body. I would think there would be a difference
between the parts of the body people thought it was okay to expose and
the parts of the body people thought it was okay to touch. Anyway, I
am sure most of you have seen this documentary before but in
preparation for Thursday's nudist documentary on Channel Four, I
thought some might again want to review this BBC documentary.
What is wrong with nudity? Why are people embarrassed about their
bodies? How and why did they get the way they are?
Horizon takes a group of volunteers and subjects them to a series of
psychological and physical tests to challenge attitudes to the naked
human form. The questions raised strike at the heart of human physical
and social evolution.
Human beings are the only creatures that can be 'naked' - but why, how
and when did people lose their fur? That question takes Horizon around
the world to meet scientists from Africa to Florida, and they are
finding answers in unexpected places: the chest hair of Finnish
students, the genetic history of lice, and the sweat of an unusual
monkey.
It turns out that something everyone takes for granted may hold the
key to the success of the entire human species.
interesting British documentary on nudity. The last experiment there
really bothers me though. For the last experiment people were told to
paint the parts of the body they felt it was okay to TOUCH. One person
painted the entire body. I would think there would be a difference
between the parts of the body people thought it was okay to expose and
the parts of the body people thought it was okay to touch. Anyway, I
am sure most of you have seen this documentary before but in
preparation for Thursday's nudist documentary on Channel Four, I
thought some might again want to review this BBC documentary.
What is wrong with nudity? Why are people embarrassed about their
bodies? How and why did they get the way they are?
Horizon takes a group of volunteers and subjects them to a series of
psychological and physical tests to challenge attitudes to the naked
human form. The questions raised strike at the heart of human physical
and social evolution.
Human beings are the only creatures that can be 'naked' - but why, how
and when did people lose their fur? That question takes Horizon around
the world to meet scientists from Africa to Florida, and they are
finding answers in unexpected places: the chest hair of Finnish
students, the genetic history of lice, and the sweat of an unusual
monkey.
It turns out that something everyone takes for granted may hold the
key to the success of the entire human species.