Science Fare Nov. 28, 2009

| For The New Mexican

11/27/2009 - 11/28/09

Upcoming Science, Nature and technology programs on KNME Public Television

Brain In Love with Dr. Daniel Amen

6 a.m. Sunday

The Brain In Love is fun, highly practical, research-based, and will make a positive difference in the lives of many, many couples. This program is divided into three parts: In Part One, Dr. Amen shows you how the health of your relationships is directly tied to the health of your brain. Understanding the brain is the missing link to helping couples and families who struggle.In Part Two, Dr. Amen discusses the differences between the male and female brain. This is so important, because it is often simple biology that causes us heartache, or should we say brain-ache.

Daring Kids with Miriam Peskowitz

8 a.m. Sunday

Daring Kids sets out to capture the eight year old girl and boy in all of us. The program will offer at-home, do-it-yourself crafts and games of yesteryear and useful lifetime lessons to be cherished by the entire family.

Magnificent Mind at Any Age with Dr. Daniel Amen

10:30 a.m. Sunday

In this powerful follow-up to his highly successful pledge special Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Dr. Daniel Amen, in an all new program, Magnificent Mind at Any Age, explores the many natural ways that we can not only keep our brains healthy as we age, but improve and enhance our brain power. An improved brain will allow us to be more effective, more successful, and happier in our personal and professional lives.

National Parks: America's Best Idea The Morning of Creation (1946-1980)

4 p.m. Sunday

A stubborn iconoclast fights a lonely battle on behalf of a species nearly everyone hates; America's "Last Frontier" becomes a testing ground for the future of the park idea; and in unprecedented numbers, American families create unforgettable memories, passing on a love of the parks to the next generation.

Balloon Fiesta (shot in high definition)

7 p.m. Monday

A KNME Production — A new, hour-long program provides an insider's view of a remarkable Albuquerque event, and one of the most colorful, and most-photographed events in the world — the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Airing as part of the December On-Air Membership Campaign, there will also be special live, in-studio guests, such as balloonists Sid Cutter, Tom Rutherford, and Art Lloyd, Jr., along with Jerry Geist and producer Michael Kamins.

Brain Fitness Frontiers

7 p.m. Thursday and again 10 a.m. Dec. 5

A national PBS series, from producer Tony Tiano of Santa Fe Productions — producer of Brain Fitness I & II. In this program we look once again at the London cab drivers and what happens to their brains once they begin to learn "the Knowledge," the impact of virtual reality in changing memories and dealing with pain, the ability of the brain to interface with mechanical and electronic instruments in such a way that the brain can control them without any interface by the human body.

Science Trek

9 p.m. Thursday

This out-of-this-world program explores the intersection of science fiction and science fact. Combining clips from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation with interviews with some of the leading scientists and researchers from around the country, the program is an entertaining guide to the astonishing scientific advances being made in laboratories and universities around the country. PBS and Star Trek icon LeVar Burton hosts.

Dr. Zein Obagi: Fight Aging, Fight Hard

11:30 a.m. Dec. 5

In this revolutionary look at how to take care of our skin, Dr. Obagi shows us how the skin works and how, like our brain and our muscles, our skin needs to be exercised to make it stronger and look younger. There are three stages in our skin life cycle: active skin, transitional skin up to around 30 years old and inactive skin after 30. To look younger and healthier, we need to wake up our skin and that means not using some of the products we are overusing and misusing now. In fact, Dr. Obagi notes that most of us are doing exactly the wrong thing to keep our skin looking young and healthy. The answers are easier than you think.

Strong Body, Ageless Body with Erin O'Brien

6:30 a.m. Dec. 5

Hollywood trainer Erin O'Brien invites you into her home for an exercise routine that works your arms, legs, and core. Strong Body, Ageless Body is an efficient total body workout for a stronger, leaner, more flexible body. Regular strength training is essential to keep you looking and feeling young. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn, even at rest. Strong muscles protect your heart, your joints, your back, and your bones. Whether you're looking for a way to get started or looking for an efficient, effective way to kick your home workout up a notch, this program is for you.

Emotional Freedom Now! with Dr. Judith Orloff

7:30 a.m. Dec. 5

This program provides positive, life-changing, easy-to- practice tools to help people transform frustration, worry, and stress into hope, compassion, courage, and calm. Dr. Orloff shows how each day presents opportunities for us to be heroes in our own lives-to turn away from negativity, react constructively and seize command of any situation. Viewers will learn how to: stay protected from those who surround you with negative energy; set kind but firm limits with difficult people; manage loss and disappointment or rejection; and, access the power of sleep and dreams We do this by developing compassion for how we treat ourselves and others, and by developing the courage to stay positive, calm and hopeful. Practicing Emotional Freedom's tools will transform people's lives by empowering them to keep things more in perspective, lower their stress levels, and be able to choose a positive, solution-oriented attitude in all situations.



Emotional Freedom Now! is a fundamental living skill. It is the state of being in which positive feelings are cultivated, and negative emotions — stress, frustration, anger — are transformed by understanding how to make the choice to constructively react to difficult situations, rather than lose command of the situation. Whether it's being stuck in traffic, running late for an appointment, losing patience with your spouse or parent — Dr. Orloff presents an inspiring way to understand yourself, and move towards greater happiness and peace. Judith Orloff, M.D. is a Board-certified psychiatrist, and Assistant Clinical Professor of psychiatry at UCLA. She is also the author of the best-selling books Positive Energy, Guide to Intuitive Healing, and Second Sight. Her newest book, Emotional Freedom, released by Random House in March, 2009, is the basis of this new public television special.