Cosmos
Season 2 Episode 4 - 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.
Episodes in Season 2
Ladder to the Stars
43 min
The Fleeting Grace of the Habitable Zone
43 min
Lost City of Life
43 min
Vavilov
43 min
The Cosmic Connectome
43 min
The Man of a Trillion Worlds
43 min
The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth
43 min
The Sacrifice of Cassini
43 min
Magic Without Lies
43 min
A Tale of Two Atoms
43 min
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
43 min
Coming of Age In The Anthropocene
43 min
Seven Wonders of The New World
43 min