Like any good science documentary, “Human Nature” starts with a hypothesis. The filmmakers posit that audiences are bored by the dry format of most science docs, but that there is a better strategy for presenting complex concepts about biology in a way that both educates and entertains. That’s hardly a novel idea, dating back at least as far as Walt Disney’s “True-Life Adventure” series and advanced by everything from Imax to “Schoolhouse Rock!” over the years. Still, the team behind “Human Nature” are innovating with adult viewers in mind, and to test their theory, they’ve taken a subject that’s getting lots of attention but only limited understanding: Crispr.
It’s a smart hook on which to hang what could be the first of many such features for the Wonder Collaborative, since the discovery of Crispr — a catchy name for a microscopic phenomenon, which describes repeating DNA...
It’s a smart hook on which to hang what could be the first of many such features for the Wonder Collaborative, since the discovery of Crispr — a catchy name for a microscopic phenomenon, which describes repeating DNA...
- 3/20/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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