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On the Edge: The Nature of Risk

BASE jumping and car racing. Firefighting and investment banking. Is there something about a relatively safe society that produces a taste for adventure on the edge? Or is it perhaps something much deeper—something on the genetic level? To find out, this program leaps into the world of those who thrive on risk. Behind the numerous interviews with extreme sports enthusiasts and people in high-stakes careers stand Dean Hamer, a specialist in molecular genetics and personality at the NIH, and Marvin Zuckerman, professor of psychology at the University of Delaware. Together, they shed light on both the culture and science of risk, helping to explain why some people feel most fully alive only when courting ruin or death. (48 minutes)

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Item#: BVL33293
Copyright date: ©1999
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-9298-7
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9299-4


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