Being Human: Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science

How the Other Half Heals

TV-PG
S1 • E8    30m
Learn about the intricate relationship between personal health and socioeconomic status. You'll learn how poverty is terrible for your health in unexpected ways, why some diseases (including polio) were more prevalent among the wealthy, and how shifting views of childcare in the 20th century showed that successful infant development relies not just on food, warmth, and the latest technology—but on social contact and love.

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