The Nature of Things 101

TV Show · Documentary

Why do we wipe? How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? The inquisitive hosts of The Nature of Things, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan, explore life, nature, and ourselves.

12m

EPISODE 1

Why we wipe - can we do better than toilet paper?

Why do we wipe out butts? Sarika and Anthony unravel the surprising facts about toilet paper. Is it really the best we can do?
EPISODE 2

Do we actually know what dinosaurs looked like?

Dinosaurs: how do we know they looked like that? Anthony and Sarika bone up on the science behind paleoart and learn how to draw their own dino based on a fossil.
EPISODE 3

Who has the strongest hair?

What exactly is hair and how can we make it stronger? Anthony and Sarika put their own hair to the test to see who has the strongest hair.
EPISODE 4

Sawing stuff with shark teeth

Anthony and Sarika explore the diversity of shark teeth — by attaching them to a saw and cutting stuff … FOR SCIENCE!
EPISODE 5

Can anyone learn to impersonate an accent?

Perfecting a different accent is challenging. Anthony and Sarika discover the science behind impersonating accents — by trying it out themselves.
EPISODE 6

The coolest fish you've probably never heard of

Sarika tries to convince Anthony why the plainfin midshipman (a fish you’ve probably never heard of) is perhaps the coolest fish in the world.