James May's Things You Need to Know...

2011•1 series

Available on U&Dave

Inquiring minds just can't help but ponder such questions as, why is the sky blue? Or, why does one catch colds? Perhaps you've wondered what you may look like in a thousand years. `James May's Things You Need to Know ...' covers those questions and others in a series hosted by May (`Top Gear') that features themed episodes on everything from the weather, the human body and the universe to engineering and Albert Einstein. What's a cloud? Why am I hung over? What is Madonna doing in space? They're burning questions and they'll get detailed answers!

Episode 1About Einstein

James May reveals what we need to know about Albert Einstein, his theories, and just what happened to the famous physicist's brain.

Episode 2About Brains

James cranks open our craniums to find out about behaviour, memory, and much, much more from over 100 billion whizzing neurons.

Episode 3About Evolution

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.

Episode 4About Speed

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.

Episode 5About Engineering

Engineering: James uncovers the fascinating science of engineering with a 'nuts and bolts' account of how things really work through animation and motion graphics. S2 Ep5

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