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Watch Netflix's Absurd Planet explore weird animals, discover the powerful chemical industry and create dance using a choreographer’s motion-capture moves

15 April 2020

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, arriving on Netflix from 22 April, is a science series that delves into the lives of our planet’s most intriguing animals. Narration is provided by Mother Nature herself, as well as a cast of quirky creatures.

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(University of Chicago Press) by ecotoxicologist Frank A. von Hippel reveals that while the chemical industry has averted famines and vanquished diseases, it has also driven countless species towards extinction.

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is an online project by scientifically inclined choreographer Alexander Whitley. Visit his website and make your own work from motion-capture data of choreography…

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