Science of Babies

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The Science of Babies is a stunning new Special from National Geographic Television that explores the amazing biomechanical benchmarks in the first 12 months of a human's life on earth. If change is drama, the most dramatic moment in a human's life is birth. The first breath is itself a miracle of amazing complexity. In a matrix-like white void we take an objective, 360 degrees look at the outer wrapping of a newborn human. With CGI and fMRI, we explore beneath the cuddly pink skin to watch the lungs kick in. We examine the swiftly-beating heart that will grow with explosive speed. We watch the rapidly-expanding skeleton, and the muscles that mature toward crawling with every little kick. We see how fast the cells are dividing, how swiftly the neurosynapses are building and connecting, creating a brand new intellect. We look out at the world through a newborn's eyes, and discover how they sharpen their focus each day. From the moment it takes that first breath, a new human fixates on faces and voices. Newborns observe shapes, colors and sounds around them. They form hypotheses about their surroundings and test those hypotheses. Yes, babies are born scientists. Day by day, month by month, they develop these senses, add skills, build muscles - all pointed toward one fantastic achievement - the Everest of infancy - THE FIRST STEP. This wonderful new program from National Geographic Television analyses the developmental science of a baby's epic journey from first breath to first step. We explore the amazing mechanics behind the milestones in a human infant's life, comparing them to babies of other species. As our baby reaches its climatic first step, we've gained a greater understanding of what miracles of engineering babies are
Babies: First Breath (4:36)
Babies: Walking (4:07)
Babies: Earliest Sights and Sounds (2:43)
Babies: Primitive Reflexes (2:25)
Babies: Inside the Newborn Brain (8:34)
Babies: Importance of Outside Influence (5:06)
Babies: Resilient Human Brain (4:27)
Babies: Communication Skills (5:54)
Babies: Ability to Adapt (5:28)
Babies: Learning Machines (6:34)

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