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Why we can't stop eating ultra-processed foods

In the documentary Foodspiracy, industry insiders reveal how giant corporations make food practically irresistible

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 16

Sweat: It's time you knew more about our unique superpower

With the planet getting warmer, host Anthony Morgan discovers it’s time we knew more about our unique cooling system and oft maligned superpower. Watch now.

The Nature of Things January 10

Can saunas actually improve your health? Is it science or just hot air?

Anthony Morgan investigates the true science of saunas and their health claims

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 9

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What’s in your sweat can tell you a lot about your fitness level

Anthony Morgan is working out for science! Information gleaned and analyzed from the contents of a person's sweat can help assess the right fitness program for Olympic athletes, for example. Watch Sweat! now on CBC Gem or on the Nature of Things YouTube channel.

Teenager: The science of adolescence

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 2

Rejection and loneliness are a part of life for these adolescent chimpanzees

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 2

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Day in the life of a primatologist | Teenager

Dinosaurs: Do we actually know what they looked like?

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What the food industry learned from Big Tobacco

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The bliss point: how the perfect combination of salt, sugar and fat makes a food irresistible

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Neuroscientist debunks the myth that the male and female brain are different

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Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity in a new episode of The Nature of Things

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