Horizon S22E16 · The Wrong Stuff

Overview

Eighty per cent of all crashes are caused by 'human error'. Finding out what that means in terms of human behaviour has been called the last great frontier in aviation safety.

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1. 1 1. Colourful Notions1985-01-07 · 1h 0mDocumentary about colour perception based on the theories of Dr. Edwin Land, which oppose the long-held three-receptor theory of colour vision
2. 2 2. A World of Their Own1985-01-14 · 1h 0mHorizon takes a look at consultant psychiatrists.
3. 3 3. Decoding Danebury1985-01-21 · 1h 0mHorizon looks at the way modern archaeologists extract information from a site dig.
4. 4 4. A Mission to Heal1985-01-28 · 1h 0mThis Horizon episode is about a hospital in the African country of Kenya where the medical staff tells of a new approach to health care among the Pokot tribe.
5. 5 5. Mystery of the Left Hand1985-02-04 · 1h 0mIn this episode, Horizon explores the characteristics of left-handed people.
6. 6 6. The Theatre of War1985-02-11 · 1h 0mHorizon examines new military technology which will come to dominate the battlefields of the future.
7. 7 7. The Careful Predator1985-02-25 · 1h 0mThis episode of Horizon is about the controversial policy in African nation of Zimbabwe of encouraging villagers to allow wild animals back onto their land.
8. 8 8. What Einstein Never Knew1985-03-04 · 1h 0mThis documentary by Horizon attempts to explain the advances in physics in the search for the ultimate equation that explains the meaning of life, the universe, and everything else
9. 9 9. Eurekaaargh!1985-03-11 · 1h 0mHorizon brings you a report by Robert Symes who offers ten golden guidelines on how to be a successful inventor.
10. 10 10. Careering On1985-03-18 · 1h 0mThis is a Horizon follow-up report on the careers of seven British teenagers studying Science 'O' levels back in 1978.
11. 11 11. How to Film the Impossible1985-03-25 · 1h 0mThis episode of Horizon looks at how the world's best special effects technicians create some of Hollywood's most spectacular film scenes.
12. 12 12. The Food Allergy War1985-04-01 · 1h 0mHorizon investigates how food allergy has developed from the 1950's to the present.
13. 13 13. The Goddess of the Earth1985-04-15 · 1h 0mHorizon examines a hypothesis that life itself manipulates the planet to enhance it's own survival.
14. 14 14. IRAS - The Supercooled Eye1985-04-22 · 1h 0mThis Horizon documentary examines the Infra-Red Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) which has detected evidence of planetary systems around distant stars.
15. 15 15. A Prize Discovery1985-04-29 · 1h 0mHorizon reports on the current medical treatment of Malaria and Leukemia.
16. 16 16. The Wrong Stuff1985-05-13 · 1h 0mEighty per cent of all crashes are caused by 'human error'. Finding out what that means in terms of human behaviour has been called the last great frontier in aviation safety.