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The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 61

Every episode of The Nature of Things Season 61 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 61!

The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 61

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...
  1. Background image for In Your Face
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #1 - In Your Face

    S61:E7

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

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  2. Background image for The Machine That Feels
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #2 - The Machine That Feels

    S61:E3

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

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  3. Background image for The Teenager and the Lost Maya City
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #3 - The Teenager and the Lost Maya City

    S61:E12

    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.

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  4. Background image for The New Human
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #4 - The New Human

    S61:E4

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

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  5. Background image for Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking

    S61:E5

    The 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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    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #6 - The Musical Animal

    S61:E13

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

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    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #7 - The Science of Success

    S61:E14

    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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    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Why We Dance

    S61:E9

    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.

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    #9 - Inside the Great Vaccine Race

    S61:E1

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

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    #10 - Nature's Big Year

    S61:E2

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

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    #11 - Curb Your Carbon

    S61:E6

    Narrated 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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    #12 - Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada's Climate Crisis

    S61:E8

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

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    #13 - Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography

    S61:E10

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

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    #14 - How the Wild Things Sleep

    S61:E11

    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?

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Season 61 Ratings Summary

"In Your Face" is the best rated episode of "The Nature of Things" season 61. It scored 7.7/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/20/2022. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Machine That Feels".