In Arizona, Alan and archeologist Curtis Marean had a fireside chat about how modern humans replaced the Neanderthals. Check out this video to see how the scene was made.
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October 21st, 2008
Spark Blog: Video: Making of a Fireside Chat Scene
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October 14th, 2008
Spark Blog: Video Interview: Scott Watrous, MRI Technologist
One of Scott’s most important responsibilities is making sure that nothing that can react with a magnet gets anywhere near the MRI machine. Watch this interview.
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September 22nd, 2008
Spark Blog: Photos: Behind the Scenes at the Brain Development Lab
Check out these behind-the-scenes photos from our day filming with Helen Neville and colleagues at the Brain Development Lab at the University of Oregon.
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September 10th, 2008
Spark Blog: How Does Your Brain React to Gibberish?
The scientists in Oregon wanted to see how brains react to mistakes in grammar, even when the listener isn’t fluent in the language being spoken!
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August 27th, 2008
Spark Blog: Inside Alan Alda’s Brain
In Oregon, we peered with both an MRI and a brain wave monitor into Alan’s brain to find out how he employs it for language and tool use.
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August 19th, 2008
Spark Blog: Video: Why I Volunteer to Have My Brain Scanned
Brian Moore is one of the people who has volunteered a couple of times for Helen Neville’s language fMRI studies at the University of Oregon. Find out why in this video clip.
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August 12th, 2008
Spark Blog: Shooting MRI Scenes — It’s Magnetic!
We started in the morning with what turned into a rather chaotic fMRI scene -- six people in two locations. And the magnetism of the equipment made filming complicated.
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August 1st, 2008
Spark Blog: Initial Thoughts on Filming with Alan Alda
Larry Engel, Director and Director of Photography for "The Human Spark," shares his initial thoughts on his task of filming Alan Alda.
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July 7th, 2008
Spark Blog: The Big Red Button
Graham Chedd tells the story of what happened at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, where researchers were examining Neanderthal teeth with a high-power x-ray.
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July 4th, 2008
Spark Blog: Our First Shoot
How long did it take Neanderthals to grow up? Graham Chedd meets with researchers who are using a giant particle accelerator to find an answer to this question.
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