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Paradoxically, Boredom is a fascinating subject! New evidence suggests that long periods of boredom lead to high-risk behavior such as drug-taking and dangerous sex. Is our current obsession with being constantly entertained a result of a fear of boredom? Boredom, and particularly the boring of children, is seen as a necessary evil, but is it?

Once thought to be a state of mental inactivity, neuroscience now says boredom is a state of stress. Amazingly there has never been a major documentary investigation into the subject. Until Now!