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The Nature of Things

Season 61

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Inside the Great Vaccine Race
Episode 144 min2021-11-05

Inside the Great Vaccine Race

The inside story of the high-stakes race to defeat a killer virus and save millions of lives.

Nature's Big Year
Episode 244 min2021-11-12

Nature's Big Year

When humanity hits pause, nature reboots. Scientists discover the surprising ways pandemic lockdowns affected our planet.

The Machine That Feels
Episode 344 min2021-11-19

The Machine That Feels

Artificial intelligence is becoming more empathic, emotionally intelligent, and creative. So what does it mean to be human?

The New Human
Episode 444 min2021-11-26

The New Human

Disappearing tendons? Longer legs? Artificial body parts? What will humans look like in the future?

Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking
Episode 544 min2022-01-06

Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking

The secret ingredient to becoming a better cook? Science! Top chefs and culinary experts explain the chemistry, physics, and microbiology of cooking

Curb Your Carbon
Episode 644 min2022-01-13

Curb Your Carbon

Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, Curb Your Carbon reveals the easy and effective ways we can all fight climate change ... and turn down the heat.

In Your Face
Episode 744 min2022-01-20

In Your Face

We see faces in everything. Facial recognition is an evolutionary superpower unique to humans.

Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada's Climate Crisis
Episode 844 min2022-01-27

Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada's Climate Crisis

Goodbye backyard ice rinks, mountain glaciers, and forest biodiversity: what Canada might lose due to climate change.

Why We Dance
Episode 944 min2022-02-24

Why We Dance

It may surprise you to learn that you are a dancer. In fact, we are all dancers. This film takes us into the beating heart of why humans simply must dance.

Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography
Episode 1044 min2022-03-03

Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography

The key element of life on Earth, it has the power to build and destroy.

How the Wild Things Sleep
Episode 1144 min2022-03-10

How the Wild Things Sleep

Unraveling the secrets of the most extreme sleepers of the animal kingdom. Why and how do animals sleep? How do they deal with sleep deprivation? And do animals dream?

The Teenager and the Lost Maya City
Episode 1244 min2022-03-17

The Teenager and the Lost Maya City

A young Canadian is going on the adventure of a lifetime. He believes he knows the location of a lost Maya city, and he’s heading to Mexico to find it.

The Musical Animal
Episode 1344 min2022-03-24

The Musical Animal

We know that humans are a musical species. We sing, we dance, we groove. But are we the only musical species?

The Science of Success
Episode 1444 min2022-03-31

The Science of Success

Success has little to do with performance, winners and losers are chosen by society. Now, scientists have discovered the secret to predicting success.

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