Life's Little Questions II
Brief Synopsis
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Host Alan Alda visits the lab of Christine Harris, a University of California, San Diego, psychologist, to ask: Why can't humans tickle themselves and what makes them ticklish in the first place? Alda asks Robert Provine at the University of Maryland Baltimore County: What is laughter and why do peo
Cast & Crew
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Graham Chedd
Director
Alan Alda
Christine Harris
Ronald Turner
Robert Provine
John Angier
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (01/30/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Host Alan Alda visits the lab of Christine Harris, a University of California, San Diego, psychologist, to ask: Why can't humans tickle themselves and what makes them ticklish in the first place? Alda asks Robert Provine at the University of Maryland Baltimore County: What is laughter and why do people laugh? Also, Ronald Turner of the Medical University of South Carolina is asked: Why can't scientists cure the common cold?
Director
Graham Chedd
Director
Crew
John Angier
Executive Producer
David Berenson
Editor
David Bolinsky
Graphics
David Bolinsky
Animator
Graham Chedd
Executive Producer
Graham Chedd
Producer
Graham Chedd
Writer
Arda Collins
Associate Producer
Philip Corona
Production Manager
Richard Downer
Post-Production Assistant
John Garrett
Sound
Christopher George
Associate Producer
Peter Hoving
Photography
Steve Izzi
Sound Mixer
Warren Jones
Post-Production Assistant
Bill Kenney
On-Line Editor
Sue Matthews
Other
Sean Maynard
Graphics
Sean Maynard
Animator
Alan Morin
Graphics
Alan Morin
Animator
John Osborne
Sound
Randy Roos
Music
Jed Schwartz
Animator
Steve Sherrick
Post-Production Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (01/30/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
