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TVREAL Examining the Past to Make Sense of the Present in Extra Life ADVERTISEMENT The science and medical innovations that conquered some of the deadliest diseases and doubled life expectancies across the globe are under examination in Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer. Produced by Nutopia, the four-part series made its debut on May 11 on PBS in the U.S., and Cineflix Rights is taking the title out to the global market. Set in the context of today’s Covid-19 crisis, the doc series explores lessons learned from previous global pandemics, including smallpox, cholera and the Span...

This week on The Exchange, how the medical victories of the past can help us move forward in dealing with the coronavirus.  Today, we hear some little-known stories of  medical and scientific innovations that doubled the human lifespan in the 20th century.  We talk with the force behind the new PBS Series  Extra Life: The Science of Living Longer, Steven Johnson.  The series begins this week.   Also, science is getting closer to giving people expanded, and some say, superhuman abilities. We talk with  researcher David Broyles about the future of superhuman powers.  We also have  ...

Image Credit: Imgur/ScrtSolstice May 08, 2021 - 6:30 AM A Kelowna woman who spent hours meticulously painting and wiring a seven-foot tall Minecraft costume has been rewarded for her efforts in an Extra Life United Cosplay contest. Extra Life United is a virtual charity gaming tournament where gamers compete to win donations for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Amy Thiessen won second place in the 2021 Extra Life United Professional Cosplay tournament, held April 24-25, where she was awarded $3,000 USD for the B.C. The competition saw 27 participants spread acros...

‘Extra Life’ Traces Our Astonishing Gains in Life Expectancy PBS series examines scientific and medical innovations that have conquered some of the deadliest diseases Share this story Published May 7th, 2021 at 11:00 AM Above image credit: Steven Berlin Johnson and David Olusoga narrate the new series "Extra Life" on PBS. (Courtesy | © Nutopia) At one point in the docu-series “Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer,” author and host Steven Johnson strolls down the streets of Philadelphia. But — unlike almost every other...

Square Enix and Butterfinger have come together for some interesting DLC content being added to Final Fantasy XIV.