Episodes
1. Inside the Great Vaccine Race
5 Nov 2021 · 44 min
The inside story of the high-stakes race to defeat a killer virus and save millions of lives.
2. Nature's Big Year
12 Nov 2021 · 44 min
When humanity hits pause, nature reboots. Scientists discover the surprising ways pandemic lockdowns affected our planet.
3. The Machine That Feels
19 Nov 2021 · 44 min
Artificial intelligence is becoming more empathic, emotionally intelligent, and creative. So what does it mean to be human?
4. The New Human
26 Nov 2021 · 44 min
Disappearing tendons? Longer legs? Artificial body parts? What will humans look like in the future?
5. Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking
6 Jan 2022 · 44 min
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
13 Jan 2022 · 44 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.
7. In Your Face
20 Jan 2022 · 44 min
We see faces in everything. Facial recognition is an evolutionary superpower unique to humans.
8. Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada's Climate Crisis
27 Jan 2022 · 44 min
Goodbye backyard ice rinks, mountain glaciers, and forest biodiversity: what Canada might lose due to climate change.
9. Why We Dance
24 Feb 2022 · 44 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.
10. Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography
3 Mar 2022 · 44 min
The key element of life on Earth, it has the power to build and destroy.
11. How the Wild Things Sleep
10 Mar 2022 · 44 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?
12. The Teenager and the Lost Maya City
17 Mar 2022 · 44 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.
13. The Musical Animal
24 Mar 2022 · 44 min
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
31 Mar 2022 · 44 min
Success has little to do with performance, winners and losers are chosen by society. Now, scientists have discovered the secret to predicting success.
The Nature of Things Season 61: quick answers
How many episodes are in The Nature of Things Season 61?
Season 61 of The Nature of Things has 14 episodes, about 10 hours in total.
When did The Nature of Things Season 61 come out?
Season 61 premiered on 5 Nov 2021.