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The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.
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Episode 1 - Inside the Great Vaccine Race
Release Date: 2021-11-05The 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
Release Date: 2021-11-12When 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
Release Date: 2021-11-19Artificial 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
Release Date: 2021-11-26Disappearing 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
Release Date: 2022-01-06The 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
Release Date: 2022-01-13Narrated 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
Release Date: 2022-01-20We 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
Release Date: 2022-01-27Goodbye 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
Release Date: 2022-02-24It 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
Release Date: 2022-03-03The 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
Release Date: 2022-03-10Unraveling 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
Release Date: 2022-03-17A 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
Release Date: 2022-03-24We 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
Release Date: 2022-03-31Success has little to do with performance, winners and losers are chosen by society. Now, scientists have discovered the secret to predicting success.