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Vavilov
In the first half of the 20th century pioneering geneticist Nikolai Vavilov traveled 5 continents assembling a treasury of the worlds seeds. He dreamed that science could be the means to end hunger. His refusal to tell a scientific lie cost him his life. The heroism of his colleagues and its direct impact on your life is one of the most stirring stories in the history of science.
Aired: Mar 16, 2020 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: Neil deGrasse TysonCreated By: Ann Druyan Steven SoterDuration: 1h Rating: 4.2 Country: United States of America Production: Fuzzy Door Productions, Cosmos Studios
Episodes
01: Ladder to the Stars02: The Fleeting Grace of the Habitable Zone03: Lost City of Life04: Vavilov05: The Cosmic Connectome06: The Man of a Trillion Worlds07: The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth08: The Sacrifice of Cassini09: Magic Without Lies10: A Tale of Two Atoms11: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors12: Coming of Age In The Anthropocene13: Seven Wonders of The New World