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14 episodes

The Nature of Things - Season 61

First aired Nov 5, 2021Season 61

Browse all 14 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Inside the Great Vaccine Race

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Nov 5, 202144 min

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

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Episode 2

Nature's Big Year

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Nov 12, 202144 min

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

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Episode 3

The Machine That Feels

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Nov 19, 202144 min

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

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Episode 4

The New Human

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Nov 26, 202144 min

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

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Episode 5

Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking

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Jan 6, 202244 min

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

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Episode 6

Curb Your Carbon

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Jan 13, 202244 min

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

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Episode 7

In Your Face

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Jan 20, 202244 min

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

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Episode 8

Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada's Climate Crisis

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Jan 27, 202244 min

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

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Episode 9

Why We Dance

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Feb 24, 202244 min

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.

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Episode 10

Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography

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Mar 3, 202244 min

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

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Episode 11

How the Wild Things Sleep

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Mar 10, 202244 min

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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Episode 12

The Teenager and the Lost Maya City

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Mar 17, 202244 min

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.

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Episode 13

The Musical Animal

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Mar 24, 202244 min

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

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Episode 14

The Science of Success

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Mar 31, 202244 min

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