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We live in the most scientifically and technologically advanced time in all of history, yet we are more superstitious than ever. Athletes, architects, actors, fishermen, politicians and even scientists can be captive to magical beliefs, convinced that their success depends upon carrying out rituals. New studies are shedding light on why we are superstitious: because it works. Psychologists argue that superstition helps us deal with life's uncertainties,...

After enjoying a lunch while overlooking ancient Corinth, Lyndey and Blair Milan separate at the Loutraki Thermal Spa - where Blair swims in thermal waters as Lyndey relaxes with a soothing massage. They reconnect at the Gaia Winery and learn about native grapevines from winemaker Yiannis Paraskevopoulos. Lyndey then prepares a meal of goat for the group. Mother and son also have the opportunity to perform at the ancient amphitheater of Epidaurus....

When a trove of high-quality negatives dating back to the 19th century surfaced in a New Zealand attic, the discovery sparked much controversy over cultural sensitivity and ownership rights. In the manner of the famous Curtis photographs of Native Americans, the images depicted individual Maori people and had been used as tourist postcards during the Victorian Era's craze for all things "exotic." This program documents the discovery of William Partington's...

Micah Adams and Dave Bradley plan to camp at the northern end of Queensland's Fraser Island. A once-in-a-century flood has other ideas, but the boys push on and find some amazing fly-fishing along the way. There's a rampant school of longtail tuna followed by some of the finest shallow-water sight-casting for huge golden trevally.

The Burren is a wild and rugged land that is unlike anywhere else in Ireland. Lyndey Milan joins walking historian and naturalist Tony Kirby on a journey to learn of the tragic history of the famine roads, and taste the region's wild foods, before taking shelter in Cassidy's Pub to cook a restorative Irish goat stew. Then we'll sneak a peak into the kitchen of Finnish-born chef Mickael Viljanen, named Chef of the Year 2011 by Food & Wine magazine,...

While conservationists advocate for African wildlife the continent's indigenous people are experiencing poverty in growing numbers. Many tribes have been reduced to a subsistence farming that can barely sustain them, and their desperate slash-and-burn methods only exacerbate a vicious cycle of agricultural degradation. An additional challenge is the threat posed by hungry elephants that trample settlements and destroy crops. Though it is illegal to...

In this episode, Lyndey Milan learns about fisherman's soup while son Blair dives into a cold spring in the Mediterranean - and ends his night by learning the most difficult Greek dance. A visit to a local gypsy market next morning offers a piece of whole roast pig for breakfast, hacked off with a cleaver - which Lyndey and Blair devour, crackling and all. They marvel at the spectacular Diros caves from a boat, and then visit barren Vathia, an intact...