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In 2007 a Canadian doctor paid $14,250 for a well-used second edition of "De humani corporis fabrica" (1555) covered in latin annotations by an unknown hand. The handwriting turned out to be that of the man who wrote the book - Andreas Vesalius - one of history's most important scientists and teachers.
Digital Gym Cinema has some film options if the lines for that new Marvel movie are too long. Documentaries on the human body and Little Richard are showing this weekend.
This latest documentary from filmmakers and anthropologists Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel ('Leviathan,' 'Caniba') plunges us into a stunning tour of the human body.