The Nature of Things - Season 61

Season 61

Episodes

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
When humanity hits pause, nature reboots; scientists discover the surprising ways pandemic lock downs affected our planet.

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

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
The easy and effective ways we can all fight climate change ... and turn down the heat.

In Your Face
Facial recognition is one of the brain's more sophisticated functions. What happens now that machines are learning from human biology and face recognition technology is spreading?

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

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?
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