The Nature of Things
Season 61
2021 • 14 Episodes
Episodes
1. Inside the Great Vaccine Race
November 5, 2021
The inside story of the high-stakes race to defeat a killer virus and save millions of lives.
2. Nature's Big Year
November 12, 2021
When humanity hits pause, nature reboots. Scientists discover the surprising ways pandemic lockdowns affected our planet.
3. The Machine That Feels
November 19, 2021
Artificial intelligence is becoming more empathic, emotionally intelligent, and creative. So what does it mean to be human?
4. The New Human
November 26, 2021
Disappearing tendons? Longer legs? Artificial body parts? What will humans look like in the future?
5. Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking
January 6, 2022
The secret ingredient to becoming a better cook? Science! Top chefs and culinary experts explain the chemistry, physics, and microbiology of cooking
6. Curb Your Carbon
January 13, 2022
Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, Curb Your Carbon reveals the easy and effective ways we can all fight climate change ... and turn down the heat.
7. In Your Face
January 20, 2022
We see faces in everything. Facial recognition is an evolutionary superpower unique to humans.
8. Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada's Climate Crisis
January 27, 2022
Goodbye backyard ice rinks, mountain glaciers, and forest biodiversity: what Canada might lose due to climate change.
9. Why We Dance
February 24, 2022
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.
10. Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography
March 3, 2022
The key element of life on Earth, it has the power to build and destroy.
11. How the Wild Things Sleep
March 10, 2022
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?
12. The Teenager and the Lost Maya City
March 17, 2022
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.
13. The Musical Animal
March 24, 2022
We know that humans are a musical species. We sing, we dance, we groove. But are we the only musical species?
14. The Science of Success
March 31, 2022
Success has little to do with performance, winners and losers are chosen by society. Now, scientists have discovered the secret to predicting success.