Psychology

Questions of morality have long been considered by scientific researchers to be too ambiguous to answer accurately. However, it is precisely this kind of vague topic that some scientists are now seeking to address. Are You Go...

The Psychopath Next Door examines non-criminal psychopaths who live among us, often occupying respected and influential positions in society. Psychopaths are commonly imagined as violent killers or monstrous figures, shaped l...

The Century of Self, by Adam Curtis, discusses the emergence and rise of psychoanalysis as a pivotal means of persuasion for corporations and governments. It covers the work of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud, as...

Beautiful Young Minds follows the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad and the team from the United Kingdom who competed in it. The film discusses how the team members are chosen and how they were trained for the Olympiad...

Child of Rage follows the story of disturbed child Beth Thomas as she receives psychiatric treatment. It includes interviews with Beth herself, her family, experts in the field, and footage from her home life. A traumatic chi...

Boy Interrupted examines the difficult topic of suicide through the eyes of the parents of a New York teenager who took his own life. Dana and Hart Perry explain how their son, Evan, had battled bipolar disorder and depressio...

DMT: The Spirit Molecule investigates the world’s most potent psychedelic drug, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and its effects on human consciousness. DMT is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound found in both plants and ani...

The Secret Life of the Brain is a five-part series charting the process of human brain development at different stages of life. The documentary divides this journey into five parts: The Child’s Brain, The Baby’s Brain, The Te...

The Boy With the Incredible Brain tells the fascinating story of autistic savant Daniel Tammet, who possesses extraordinary mental capabilities in mathematical calculation, memorisation, and language learning. He claims he ca...

I, Psychopath follows Sam Vaknin, a diagnosed narcissist and self-professed psychopath, as he travels across Europe with his wife, Lidija, and documentary-maker Ian Walker in search of a diagnosis for psychopathy. Walker’s ma...

Inside LSD takes a fresh look at the controversial hallucinogenic drug LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and its potential medical applications. It presents the first human LSD trials conducted in over 35 years, investigating...