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Human: The World Within

Diverse personal stories from around the world reveal how lives, passions and goals are facilitated by the human body's various complex systems; narrator Jad Abumrad.

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Are tens of millions
of immune cells - Human: The World Within

Are tens of millions of immune cells

But as tight a barrier as it is, - Human: The World Within

But as tight a barrier as it is,

Microscopic bugs, or microbes, - Human: The World Within

Microscopic bugs, or microbes,

I teach middle school
and high school math and health. - Human: The World Within

I teach middle school and high school math and health.

I became a teacher because
I wanted to fulfill - Human: The World Within

I became a teacher because I wanted to fulfill

When they do,
there's an immediate reaction. - Human: The World Within

When they do, there's an immediate reaction.

-On the outside of microbes - Human: The World Within

-On the outside of microbes

{\an8}Our immune system
is specifically trained - Human: The World Within

{\an8}Our immune system is specifically trained

A lot of people
make the assumption - Human: The World Within

A lot of people make the assumption

And if it recognizes foreign, - Human: The World Within

And if it recognizes foreign,

She's either upright
or on her stomach or on her back. - Human: The World Within

She's either upright or on her stomach or on her back.

And once you accept that, you're like,
"Oh, what I become is entirely up to me." - Human: The World Within

And once you accept that, you're like, "Oh, what I...

Our bodies contain a factory - Human: The World Within

Our bodies contain a factory

-Below that top layer of skin
is another one... - Human: The World Within

-Below that top layer of skin is another one...

I never got into a single
physical fight as a kid. - Human: The World Within

I never got into a single physical fight as a kid.

Because I'm a bit
of a contradiction. - Human: The World Within

Because I'm a bit of a contradiction.

I started boxing to lose weight
in college. - Human: The World Within

I started boxing to lose weight in college.

Then you have your jumps
next to each other and landing in unison. - Human: The World Within

Then you have your jumps next to each other and landing in u...

On one hand,
I'm a Southern Belle, - Human: The World Within

On one hand, I'm a Southern Belle,

I became a teacher because I wanted
to fulfill some sort of need - Human: The World Within

I became a teacher because I wanted to fulfill some sort of ...

When something foreign gets down
deep enough, - Human: The World Within

When something foreign gets down deep enough,

Or, more commonly, "the gut." - Human: The World Within

Or, more commonly, "the gut."

Anytime I was hitting something,
I was like, "Oh!" - Human: The World Within

Anytime I was hitting something, I was like, "Oh!"

That's what makes boxing
so intoxicating. - Human: The World Within

That's what makes boxing so intoxicating.

{\an1}But I'm also an extreme
alpinist, an ice climber, - Human: The World Within

{\an1}But I'm also an extreme alpinist, an ice climber,

White blood cells called
neutrophils will swarm in - Human: The World Within

White blood cells called neutrophils will swarm in

A lot of people make the assumption - Human: The World Within

A lot of people make the assumption

We have spins, connected or side-by-side,
spinning in one spot on the ice. - Human: The World Within

We have spins, connected or side-by-side, spinning in one sp...

{\an8}♪♪ - Human: The World Within

-Being a boxer isn't just
about landing a punch. - Human: The World Within

-Being a boxer isn't just about landing a punch.

I think of an engine, I think of a tunnel,
and I think of a strainer. - Human: The World Within

I think of an engine, I think of a tunnel, and I think of a ...

It requires
extreme mental agility. - Human: The World Within

It requires extreme mental agility.

That you have to be really rough,
maybe even angry. - Human: The World Within

That you have to be really rough, maybe even angry.

It's the engine because it really is
where the food comes in, - Human: The World Within

It's the engine because it really is where the food com...

And it all begins with sight. - Human: The World Within

And it all begins with sight.

I never got into a single physical fight
as a kid. - Human: The World Within

I never got into a single physical fight as a kid.

To us, inflammation might seem
like a bad thing. - Human: The World Within

To us, inflammation might seem like a bad thing.

{\an1}-High-altitude ice climbing
is the ultimate test - Human: The World Within

{\an1}-High-altitude ice climbing is the ultimate test

And she holds my hand, and she spins
around me for a couple revolutions. - Human: The World Within

And she holds my hand, and she spins around me for a couple ...

But really it's just proof - Human: The World Within

But really it's just proof

Everything we see starts
- light. - Human: The World Within

Everything we see starts - light.

It's a tunnel
because when you think about it, - Human: The World Within

It's a tunnel because when you think about it,

{\an1}Imagine you're scaling
a vertical slab of ice. - Human: The World Within

{\an1}Imagine you're scaling a vertical slab of ice.

Any time I hit something,
I was like, "Ah." - Human: The World Within

Any time I hit something, I was like, "Ah."

So when something is in your gut,
it's excluded from the rest of the body. - Human: The World Within

So when something is in your gut, it's excluded from th...

-I trust that my body can handle
superficial infections out here. - Human: The World Within

-I trust that my body can handle superficial infections out ...

When light particles enter
the eye - Human: The World Within

When light particles enter the eye

I like to think of it as a strainer.
You dump something in a strainer, - Human: The World Within

I like to think of it as a strainer. You dump something in a...

That's what makes boxing so intoxicating. - Human: The World Within

That's what makes boxing so intoxicating.

[Tarah] When I'm on the ice,
it's just focus. - Human: The World Within

[Tarah] When I'm on the ice, it's just focus.

{\an1}Your body is screaming
for oxygen to feed your muscles - Human: The World Within

{\an1}Your body is screaming for oxygen to feed your muscles

The desert environment is
pretty forgiving in some ways - Human: The World Within

The desert environment is pretty forgiving in some ways

They make their way to the back
wall of the eyeball - Human: The World Within

They make their way to the back wall of the eyeball

So if I have a scratch
in the desert, - Human: The World Within

So if I have a scratch in the desert,

When we change venues,
colors are all different, - Human: The World Within

When we change venues, colors are all different,

{\an1}It's true that any elite athlete - Human: The World Within

{\an1}It's true that any elite athlete

The retina has millions of tiny
receptors called rods and cones, - Human: The World Within

The retina has millions of tiny receptors called rods and co...

[narrator] The liquid
that goes through the strainer is glucose. - Human: The World Within

[narrator] The liquid that goes through the strainer is gluc...

{\an1}But climbing is different. - Human: The World Within

{\an1}But climbing is different.

-After the infection has been
brought under control, - Human: The World Within

-After the infection has been brought under control,

And for an ultramarathon runner,
getting that fuel is all about timing. - Human: The World Within

And for an ultramarathon runner, getting that fuel is all ab...

{\an1}The air at high altitudes
is depleted of oxygen - Human: The World Within

{\an1}The air at high altitudes is depleted of oxygen

Our previous experience always adds
onto our sensory experience. - Human: The World Within

Our previous experience always adds onto our sensory experie...

Everything we see starts as one thing: - Human: The World Within

Everything we see starts as one thing:

This information has to quickly integrate
with all the other senses. - Human: The World Within

This information has to quickly integrate with all the other...

- Our bodies have
this innate capacity to repair, - Human: The World Within

- Our bodies have this innate capacity to repair,

[Alok] Running, especially long-distance,
is a really tricky challenge - Human: The World Within

[Alok] Running, especially long-distance, is a really tricky...

When light particles enter the eye
through that black hole at the center… - Human: The World Within

When light particles enter the eye through that black hole a...

These electrical signals travel
to the optic nerve - Human: The World Within

These electrical signals travel to the optic nerve

Like skin, for example,
is constantly regenerating. - Human: The World Within

Like skin, for example, is constantly regenerating.

To make sure you have the sugar needed… - Human: The World Within

To make sure you have the sugar needed…

And the senses are, like, - Human: The World Within

And the senses are, like,

{\an1}the heart-pounding knowledge
that at any moment, - Human: The World Within

{\an1}the heart-pounding knowledge that at any moment,

Impulses are kind of
like Morse Code, - Human: The World Within

Impulses are kind of like Morse Code,

-Even without a breach, - Human: The World Within

-Even without a breach,

Training to climb
means teaching the body - Human: The World Within

Training to climb means teaching the body

-The amount of compression
of data - Human: The World Within

-The amount of compression of data

So when a wound heals, - Human: The World Within

So when a wound heals,

The retina has millions of tiny receptors,
called rods and cones, - Human: The World Within

The retina has millions of tiny receptors, called rods and c...

[Tarah] I have to know
by how I feel in the air. - Human: The World Within

[Tarah] I have to know by how I feel in the air.

But beneath them are cells - Human: The World Within

But beneath them are cells

{\an1}And that training begins
in one place... the heart. - Human: The World Within

{\an1}And that training begins in one place... the heart.

A lot of times, we practice
with my eyes closed - Human: The World Within

A lot of times, we practice with my eyes closed

The corn itself
is really easy on the stomach. - Human: The World Within

The corn itself is really easy on the stomach.

Inflammation from damage
sensitizes those cells, - Human: The World Within

Inflammation from damage sensitizes those cells,

-Every second, the eye transmits - Human: The World Within

-Every second, the eye transmits

{\an1}-The heart is the first organ
to start functioning - Human: The World Within

{\an1}-The heart is the first organ to start functioning

These electrical signals travel
to the optic nerve and onto the brain. - Human: The World Within

These electrical signals travel to the optic nerve and onto ...

And then we add juniper ash
to the roasted corn. - Human: The World Within

And then we add juniper ash to the roasted corn.

Skin, it turns out,
that's been roughed up before - Human: The World Within

Skin, it turns out, that's been roughed up before

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Diverse personal stories from around the world reveal how lives, passions and goals are facilitated by the human body's various complex systems; narrator Jad Abumrad.

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Year: 2021

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Released: 05 May 2021

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