The Nature of Things

Success has little to do with performance, winners and losers are chosen by society. Now, scientists have discovered the secret to predicting success.…

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…

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

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

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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.…

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

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Facial recognition is one of the brain’s more sophisticated functions. What happens now that machines are learning from human biology and face recognition…

Curb Your Carbon – Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, Curb Your Carbon reveals the easy and effective ways we can all fight climate change … and turn…

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