Human Instinct

★ 8.3•2002•1 Seasons•ANIME

Documentary

Professor Robert Winston presents a series investigating the natural instincts inherent in people, covering survival, procreation, the drive to succeed and the heroic impulse.

Top Cast

Nic Gilder

Explorer Man

Robert Winston

Himself

Episodes

Season:

1. Born To Survive

46m

In this edition, he reveals that our instincts are honed to survive in a world far riskier than the one we inhabit today, and that this is why we often crave food high in calories, reject food that could be poisonous, and react to primeval dangers such as snakes.

Aired: 10/23/2002

2. Deepest Desires

46m

Professor Robert Winston explores the complex world of sexual attraction, investigating why men are more open to casual sex, what drives women to be unfaithful and what can ignite male sexual jealousy.