About this season
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.
Episodes (14)
1. Inside the Great Vaccine Race
Aired 5 November 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
Aired 12 November 2021 • 44 min
When humanity hits pause, nature reboots. Scientists discover the surprising ways pandemic lockdowns affected our planet.
3. The Machine That Feels
Aired 19 November 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
Aired 26 November 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
Aired 6 January 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
Aired 13 January 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
Aired 20 January 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
Aired 27 January 2022 • 44 min
Goodbye backyard ice rinks, mountain glaciers, and forest biodiversity: what Canada might lose due to climate change.
9. Why We Dance
Aired 24 February 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
Aired 3 March 2022 • 44 min
The key element of life on Earth, it has the power to build and destroy.
11. How the Wild Things Sleep
Aired 10 March 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
Aired 17 March 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
Aired 24 March 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
Aired 31 March 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.