- Best Science Documentary of the year – EMMY Award Nomination
- Best Science Film of the year – Kavli-AAAS Science Journalism Gold Award
- Best Science Film(s) of the year List – SCIENCE Magazine, 2017
- Best Educational Film – Pariscience Festival International du Film Scientifique
- Best Documentary Awards – from 8 film festivals
- Best film(s) of the year List – American Library Association Notable Films
Meet Dr. Marian Diamond …
… and fall in love with your own brain.
An intimate and inspirational portrait of one of the founders of modern neuroscience, the 2nd most popular college professor in the world (NYTimes), and paradigm shattering scientific researcher.
Meet Dr. Marian Diamond …
… and prepare to be smitten. Learn of her groundbreaking scientific accomplishments, all the more remarkable because she began during an era when so few women entered science at all. Also learn about the warm and thoroughly charming woman herself, who describes her 60+ year career researching the human brain as “pure joy.”
It is no exaggeration to say that Dr. Diamond changed science, and society at large in dramatic ways over the course of her career. Even just watching the film has changed lives – students, teachers, children, parents, seniors, each in their own way. It is the “Diamond Effect” – a master teacher leading viewers to a better understanding of their own brains, and a deeper engagement with learning and with life itself.
About Dr. Diamond
- One of the founders of modern neuroscience.
- She published the first scientific analysis of the most famous brain ever, Albert Einstein.
- Over 4.6 million views of her Anatomy Lecture series on YouTube, making her the 2nd most popular college professor in the world in 2010.
- Enrichment, plasticity – capabilities of the brain we now take for granted – were the scientific battleground where Dr. Marian Diamond decisively challenged the old view and changed forever our paradigm for understanding the brain … and all our lives as well. What she revealed about the brain allows us to get the most out of our brain, not just as children but for our entire lives.
- Beloved professor and teacher, 60 year career teaching and inspiring an estimated 60,000 students
Some Teaching uses
- Science – Grades 5- 12
- Anatomy, Biology, NeuroScience – Undergraduate to PhD
- Brain Health and Senior Aging Health
- Community – Brain General interest, Stroke recovery,
- Parenting and Childhood education – building better brains
- History of science, Intro to Scientific Method, Rise and Fall of Scientific paradigms
- Women in STEM: Lectures, Organizational Meetings, Gender studies
About the film
- 57 minutes, close captioned
- Screening Kit available, with discussion guides and resource links
- Made by six-time Emmy nominated Luna Productions
wrap around pix html format, pix in local media
reviews
- “Remarkable … entertaining.” SF Examiner
- “A joy filled film” San Francisco Chronicle
- “Delightful …” Mercury News
- “Utterly fascinating. Diamond is a rock star.” Georgia Straight
- “Delightful.” Winston-Salem Journal
- “One of the tweedy celebrities of cyberspace” New York Times
- “If you haven’t seen it, move heaven and earth to find it… her passion to know more about the human brain became a key to a life exceptionally well lived.” David Wiegand, Film Reviewer
Links
Books
The Other Brain by R. Douglas Fields – an account of the glial cell revolution, and begins with a scene of Dr. Diamond receiving Einstein’s brain tissue of doing her study of it. Fascinating altogether.
Healthy Brain, Happy Life by Wendy Suzuki – see what Wendy has learned since she studied with Dr. Diamond. “Suzuki helps us unlock the keys to neuroplastricity that can change our brains, bodies, and ultimately, our lives.“
- The Human Brain Coloring Book
- Magic Trees of the Mind: How to Nurture Your Child’s Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence
- Enriching Heredity: The Impact of the Environment on the Anatomy of the Brain
