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The Nature of Things

Season 61 2021 - 2022

  • 2021-11-06T00:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 10h 30m (14 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Documentary
Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki, every week presents stories that are driven by a scientific understanding of the world.

14 episodes

Season Premiere

2021-11-06T00:00:00Z

61x01 Inside the Great Vaccine Race

Season Premiere

61x01 Inside the Great Vaccine Race

  • 2021-11-06T00:00:00Z45m

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

2021-11-13T01:00:00Z

61x02 Nature's Big Year

61x02 Nature's Big Year

  • 2021-11-13T01:00:00Z45m

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

2021-11-20T01:00:00Z

61x03 The Machine That Feels

61x03 The Machine That Feels

  • 2021-11-20T01:00:00Z45m

The ever-growing and mysterious world of Artificial Intelligence.

2021-11-27T01:00:00Z

61x04 The New Human

61x04 The New Human

  • 2021-11-27T01:00:00Z45m

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

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

2022-01-15T01:00:00Z

61x06 Curb Your Carbon

61x06 Curb Your Carbon

  • 2022-01-15T01:00:00Z45m

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

2022-01-22T01:00:00Z

61x07 In Your Face

61x07 In Your Face

  • 2022-01-22T01:00:00Z45m

Two eyes, a nose, a mouth. We see faces everywhere and in everything, but what we don’t always appreciate is that our ability to recognize and distinguish faces is a superpower unique to humans.
In the documentary In Your Face from The Nature of Things, neuroscientists and experts illuminate the fascinating science behind human facial recognition; while computer scientists and others reveal the promise – and the dangers – of the rapidly-changing world of facial recognition technology.

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

2021-02-26T01:00:00Z

61x09 Why We Dance

61x09 Why We Dance

  • 2021-02-26T01:00:00Z45m

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.

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

61x11 How the Wild Things Sleep

  • 2022-03-12T01:00:00Z45m

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?

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.

2022-03-26T00:00:00Z

61x13 The Musical Animal

61x13 The Musical Animal

  • 2022-03-26T00:00:00Z45m

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

2022-04-02T00:00:00Z

61x14 The Science of Success

61x14 The Science of Success

  • 2022-04-02T00:00:00Z45m

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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