The Nature of Things 101

Your dog knows its own name right? Well, not necessarily. Anthony and Sarika unpack the science of names when it comes to animals.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Anthony describes how science can be magic and shares his favourite experiments with Sarika that are sure to blow some minds (while trying not to blow her up).

Play along with Sarika and Anthony as they try to match 6 diverse athletes with their respective sport. Spoiler: It's harder than you think.

Crying on command: can it be taught? Sarika and Anthony get a crash course with two professional actors on how to evoke the emotional waterworks.

We use eggs in everything, but we don't really know much about them. Food scientist Abbey Theil offers some egg-cellent science for Anthony and Sarika and make Anthony’s favourite food, mayonnaise.

Anthony shows Sarika the incredible ways our brains can deceive us with some of his favourite psychological experiments that expose the brain’s blind spots.

Even you can predict the weather! Storm chaser George Kourounis helps Anthony and Sarika decipher the clouds, read a storm … and how to look out for invisible tornadoes.

King crabs, hermit crabs, purple crabs, they’re all crabs ... right? Sarika tests Anthony’s crabby knowledge and answers the question, “What exactly is a crab?”

A deception expert teaches Anthony and Sarika how to become the ultimate lie detector, while they both try to deceive each other.

World champion arm wrestler Devon Larratt offers Sarika and Anthony some tips, and with anthropologist Matthew O’Neil, investigate whether a human could beat a chimp one-on-one.

Sarika unpacks the nightmarish, fantastical life of the deep-sea anglerfish. Take a deep dive to the ocean’s twilight zone, the mysterious and unexplored region that this incredible fish calls home.