James May's Things You Need To Know About Science

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James May's Things You Need To Know About Science

James distils the essence of all we need to know about chemistry, including how pheromones work, if lead can be turned into gold, and much more.

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Series 2
James uncovers the fascinating science of engineering with a 'nuts and bolts' account of how things really work through animation and motion graphics.
James explains all we need to know about speed - including how to dodge a hurricane - with a fast-moving mix of animation and motion graphics.
James May treks off to find out how Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection explains why we are all mutants and what war is actually good for.
James cranks open our craniums to find out about behaviour, memory, and much, much more from over 100 billion whizzing neurons.
James May reveals what we need to know about Albert Einstein, his theories, and just what happened to the famous physicist's brain.
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