BBC Documentaries

The Blob: A Genius without a Brain (2021x104)

Yayınlanma tarihi: Eyl 29, 2021

Not an animal, nor a plant, nor fungi, the blob is one giant single cell whose amazing capacities are leading pioneer scientists to a very new world – that of brainless intelligence.More commonly known as slime mould, this extraordinary one-billion-year-old organism challenges our understanding of what constitutes intelligent life.Blending science fiction, the beauty of nature and cutting-edge science, this fascinating documentary follows top experts from Europe, Japan and the US on a scientific investigationinto this most surprising organism to explore the very roots of cognition.