The Nature of Things 101
Season 1
Episodes
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?
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
7. Why do we hate the sound of our own voice?
We all cringe when we hear the sound of our own voice played back to us. Sarika and Anthony listen in on the science of this universal phenomenon.
8. Do animals use names for each other?
Your dog knows its own name right? Well, not necessarily. Anthony and Sarika unpack the science of names when it comes to animals.