Cosmos · SEASON 2
Vavilov
Episode 4 · 2020-03-16
- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
43 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Ladder to the Stars2020-03-09
2. The Fleeting Grace of the Habitable Zone2020-03-09
3. Lost City of Life2020-03-16
4. Vavilov2020-03-16
5. The Cosmic Connectome2020-03-23
6. The Man of a Trillion Worlds2020-03-23
7. The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth2020-03-30
8. The Sacrifice of Cassini2020-03-30
9. Magic Without Lies2020-04-06
10. A Tale of Two Atoms2020-04-06
11. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors2020-04-13
12. Coming of Age In The Anthropocene2020-04-13
13. Seven Wonders of The New World2020-04-20
