The Nature of Things Season 61

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Season 61

Air date: 2021-11-05

Episodes: 14

Episodes

E1: Inside the Great Vaccine Race

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

Air date: 2021-11-05

E2: Nature's Big Year

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

Air date: 2021-11-12

E3: The Machine That Feels

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

Air date: 2021-11-19

E4: The New Human

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

Air date: 2021-11-26

E5: 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

Air date: 2022-01-06

E6: 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.

Air date: 2022-01-13

E7: In Your Face

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

Air date: 2022-01-20

E8: 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.

Air date: 2022-01-27

E9: 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.

Air date: 2022-02-24

E10: Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography

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

Air date: 2022-03-03

E11: 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?

Air date: 2022-03-10

E12: 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.

Air date: 2022-03-17

E13: The Musical Animal

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

Air date: 2022-03-24

E14: 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.

Air date: 2022-03-31