Throw away all of your preconceived ideas about the behaviour and nature of teenagers! This Nature of Things documentary delves deep into the science of the teenage brain to discover evolution's masterpiece. The film combines cutting-edge scientific research, YouTube clips of outrageous teen behaviour and a graphic-novel approach to reveal new research on the immense power and potential of the teen brain. Find out how these all-important years nurture the judgment, adaptation and innovation that ensure the survival of the species.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the television series, The Nature of things.