MYTH OR SCIENCE
THE SECRETS OF OUR SENSES
CBC TELEVISION, THE NATURE OF THINGS
2017 | 44 mins
Myth buster for science, Dr. Jennifer Gardy, continues her mission to separate science fiction from science fact. Once again she uses her own body, and unorthodox tests, to put claims about our senses under the microscope and discover if they’re myth or science.
Every waking moment our senses flood us with sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings. They allow us to experience the world around us. Although they’re crucial to our survival, we still know very little about them.
But now a new breed of scientists is attempting to unlock their secrets. To do that, they’re using bizarre and unorthodox methods to trick our brain into revealing how our senses really function. In Myth or Science: The Secrets of Our Senses, Gardy investigates this extraordinary world and puts their discoveries to the test.
She travels to Los Angeles where a researcher tricks her into adopting a rubber hand as her own.
In one of the oldest magic shops in London, UK she meets a psychologist who is also a magician to find out if the sense we trust the most, our sight, can really be believed.
At the University of Oxford, she takes the world famous potato chip test to discover if changing the sound of their crunch alters our perception of their taste and freshness.
And in Germany she heads to a boxing club to mix it in the ring with some of their best to explore whether humans, like members of the animal kingdom, can actually smell danger.
In the process Gardy offers an unexpected and revealing perspective on something we take for granted. Using the latest tech, unexpected experiments and traditional scientific investigation, she provides a humorous and unique take on the science that affects our everyday lives and health.
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Director
Jeff Semple
Host & Narrator
Dr. Jennifer Gardy
Executive Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Writer
Monika Delmos
Story Consultant
Dugald Maudsley
Editor
David Murray
Director of Photography
Nigel Akam
Sound Recordist
Michael Kennedy
Composer
Jeffrey Morrow
Researcher
Monika Delmos
Production Manager
Diane Marcotte
Production Coordinator
Gillian Main
Visual Effects Designer
Mark Alberts, Electric Square
Post Production Supervisor/Online Editor
Eric Wiegand
Visual Researcher
Elspeth Domville
Additional Camera
Peter Meakin
Re-recording Mixer
Grant Edmonds
SFX Editor
Andy Frech
Assistant SFX Editor
Hatley Edmonds
Colour Correction
Creative Post
Publicist
David Mccaughna
Special Thanks
Ciusss North Island
Covent Garden Market Authority
Goldsmiths University of London
James Simon
Lakwena Maciver
Lawrence Rosenblum
National Trust, White Cliffs of Dover
Oxford City Outdoor Markets –
Presented by LSD Promotions
Tai-kien-boxen Dojo
Uniklinik Rwth Aachen
University of Leeds
University of Oxford
Archival Material Courtesy Of
Getty Images/Rubberball Productions Llc
Pond5
For Infield Fly Productions
Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Business Affairs
Gillian Main
Production Accountant
Rebecca Humble Mcculloch
Legal Counsel
David Steinberg
For the CBC
General Manager, Programming
Sally Catto
Executive Director, Unscripted Content
Jennifer Dettman
Senior Director, Documentary
Sandra Kleinfeld
Executive in Charge of Production
Sue Dando
Director of Production, Unscripted Content
Alexandra Lane
Director of Finance, Unscripted Content
Julie Lawlor
Produced with the Participation Of
Canada Media Fund
The Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Rogers Telefund
Produced in Association With
The Nature of Things with David Suzuki
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
www.cbc.ca/natureofthings
(Copyright 2017)
@ 2017 IF: Myth 6 Productions Inc.
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