From Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science of Temperature

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Helen Czerski takes us on a spectacular journey to the extremes of the temperature scale.

Dr Helen Czerski goes on a spectacular journey to the extremes of the temperature scale, where everyday laws of physics break down and a new world of scientific possibility begins.

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From Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science of Temperature 

Helen Czerski

Jacqueline Smith

Ashley Jackman

Peter Oxley

Mike Duffy

From Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science of Temperature: Series 1: Episode 2: A Temperature for Life

A Temperature for Life

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Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth.

Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth and shows how all living creatures depend on temperature for its survival.

Physicist Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. She reveals how life began in a dramatic place where hot meets cold, and how every single living creature on Earth depends on temperature for its survival. She uncovers the extraordinary natural engineering that animals have evolved to keep their bodies at the right temperature. And she witnesses the remarkable surgery that's using temperature to push the human body to the very brink of life.

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Physicist Dr Helen Czerski explores the extraordinary science of temperature. She unlocks the extremes of the temperature scale, from absolute zero to searing heat of stars.

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