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The Nature of Things
1960 - 2025 7.1 (8 votes) 63 Seasons
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CBC Television

The Nature of Things

Overview

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.

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Season 0 (2008)

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7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Brain That Changes Itself
2008-11-27

The revolutionary new understanding of the brain's functional and structural capacities.

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Episode 2: Visions of the Future - The Suzuki Diaries
2008-11-16

The Suzuki Diaries is a road trip, a travelogue, an adventure. The legendary David Suzuki and his youngest daughter Sarika, a university student about to start her own career in the sciences, are full of hope as they travel to Europe to see what sustainability truly looks like. In Germany, Denmark, France and Spain, they set out to meet the people working to restore the equilibrium between human needs and planetary limits. They find a renewable energy expert, a biodynamic farmer and writer, a blogging bike enthusiast, two meticulous industrial designers, and a political powerhouse in the green movement. What they discover is that sustainability can be built into the fabric of contemporary life, not just by environmentalists but by anyone, across the full spectrum of society. The idea, innovations and inspiring individuals David and Sarika encounter prove that sustainability does not mean sacrificing quality of life. The Suzuki Diaries illustrates what is truly possible if humans have the will.

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Episode 3: Visions of the Future - Supercar: Building the Car of The Future
2009-01-29

We’ve come a long way since the first “horseless carriages” began to transform not just how we get from one place to another, but also how we think about transportation, urbanization, city-planning and personal mobility in general. With rising fuel prices and growing environmental concerns, never before has it been so urgent to imagine what next year’s model might look like. But there is hope. All over the world there are people trying to figure out how to build an environmentally and socially sound version of the car. Join engineering professor Brian Fleck on a quest to meet the engineers, designers and even students working on new technologies to make this possible. From hydrogen-powered family sedans to high end fully-electric powered sports cars, and even cars that drive themselves, you'll find plenty of surprises. Perhaps the future is not so far off as we might think — the technology that will transform our societies tomorrow is being developed today. The question is, are we ready?

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Episode 4: Visions of the Future - Living City: A Critical Guide
2009-02-05

Despite Canada’s overwhelming urban demographic, Canadian cities struggle to provide the services expected of them, whether that means collecting garbage and fixing potholes or running schools and public transit systems. Award-winning urban affairs columnist Christopher Hume takes a cross-country journey from Halifax to Vancouver and gives the viewer a firsthand look at what’s wrong with Canada’s aging infrastructure and overall lack of political will.

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Episode 5: Visions of the Future - Build Green
2007-06-17

Do you remember the children's tale, "Three Little Pigs?" Build a strong house made out of bricks and mortar, and you'll be safe from the big, bad wolf. Build Green is here to show audiences that a house built from sticks and straw is better protection from the elements, and it mitigates your personal impact on global climate change. In a refreshing hour, Build Green advises making the sun, wind and rain — along with dirt, straw and sewage — your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll not only do the earth a favour, but you could save big bucks too. In Build Green, Canada's best architects hype their green creations. From retro-fitting a hip, old Montreal housing complex with state-of-the-art sustainable energy systems, to pitching hay for strawbale houses, to building transportable "mini-homes" with their own small power plant, take a close look at the materials and means we can all adopt for building green homes.

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Episode 6: VIsions of the Future - Earth Energy
2005-10-19

Filmmaker Bill Lishman journeys around the world in search of earth’s renewable energy. He discovers Canada’s rich history of hydroelectric production, finds the world’s largest solar power plant in the Mojave Desert and makes the discovery that 25% of Denmark’s electricity is produced with wind turbines. Lishman explores North America’s wealth of renewable resources and looks at ways other countries are harnessing earth energy in clean, safe methods.

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Episode 7: A Murder of Crows
2010-01-14

A Murder of Crows is a visually stunning one-hour documentary that offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet - the common crow. It is also a film that explores a unique pairing of science and cinema as world-renowned scientists, including crow expert Professor John Marzluff, joins forces with an award-winning camera team to explore the secret world of crows. A scientific exploration with a compelling twist, the film is a visually stunning HD documentary that reveals new insights and understanding into this haunting and elusive species.

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Season 1 (1960)

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25 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Why Is It So?
1960-11-06

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Episode 2: The Roar of the Crowd
1960-11-13

Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper

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Episode 3: The Future of Science
1960-11-20

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists

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Episode 4: Schizophrenia
1960-11-27

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Episode 5: Engineering
1960-12-04

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Episode 6: Man as an Environment
1960-12-11

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Episode 7: Science Fiction
1960-12-18

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Episode 8: A special Christmas edition
1960-12-25

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Episode 9: The Aurora-Borealis
1961-01-01

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Episode 10: Man as an Environment – Human Body
1961-01-08

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Episode 11: Kept Alive
1961-01-15

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Episode 12: Physics and Games – Laws of Probability
1961-01-22

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Episode 13: The Face of the Moon
1961-01-29

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Episode 14: Hibernation
1961-02-05

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Episode 15: Man and His Environment
1961-02-12

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Episode 16: Eclipse
1961-02-19

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Episode 17: Animal Communication
1961-02-26

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Episode 18: The Speed of Light
1961-03-05

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Episode 19: Monotony
1961-03-12

Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind

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Episode 20: The Chemical Senses
1961-03-19

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Episode 21: The Mohole: Earth's Crust
1961-04-02

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Episode 22: Laws of Conservation
1961-04-16

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Episode 23: Photosynthesis
1961-04-23

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Episode 24: Physics of Clouds
1961-04-30

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Episode 25: The Sources of Science
1961-05-07

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Season 2 (1962)

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24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Looking Ahead
1962-01-04

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Episode 2: Photography in Science
1962-01-11

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Episode 3: To Educate a Scientist
1962-01-18

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Episode 4: The Situation Is Fluid
1962-01-25

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Episode 5: Gallstones
1962-02-01

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Episode 6: The Upper Mantle Project
1962-02-08

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Episode 7: The Physics of Music
1962-02-22

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Episode 8: Survival
1962-03-01

An appraisal of the probable effects of a large-scale nuclear blast over a North American city. Dr. Tom Stonier of the Rockefeller Institute of Government discusses what can be expected to happen to people and property as a result of such a blast.

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Episode 9: Man and the Moon
1962-03-08

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Episode 10: Hibernating Molecules
1962-03-15

Hosts Dr. Donald Ivey and Dr. Patterson Hume talk about conditions at extremely cold temperatures, when matter 'hibernates' and molecular action slows almost to a complete stop, and how this allows physicists to study the basic structure of matter.

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Episode 11: Monkey Curiosity
1962-03-29

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Episode 12: Spermatozoa
1962-04-05

Lord Rothschild of the University of Cambridge describes the results of his research in the field of spermatozoa

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Episode 13: Animals With Feathers
1962-04-12

Dr. William Swinton, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's Life Sciences Department, and John Livingston, executive director of the National Audubon Society, trace the history of birds

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Episode 14: Getting the Upper Hand
1962-04-26

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Episode 15: Thinking about Math
1962-05-03

Host Lister Sinclair discusses the thinking that goes into the science of mathematics. Using animated film and studio demonstrations, he explains Mathematical logic

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Episode 16: The Plague
1962-05-10

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Episode 17: Instant Heat
1962-05-17

Co-hosted by Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, of the University of Toronto. They show how electricity can be produced directly from heat, and vice versa, and discuss the difficulties of transforming thermal energy into electrical energy.

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Episode 18: A Science Newsreel
1962-05-24

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Episode 19: Learning
1962-06-07

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Episode 20: A Bang-Up Job
1962-06-21

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Episode 21: Out of Africa
1962-06-28

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Episode 22: Count on Me
1962-07-05

Computers are given the once-over by Drs. Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume.

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Episode 23: Blood in the Balance
1962-07-19

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Episode 24: Episode 24
1962-07-26

Examines work of Dr. William Sheldon, who has spent 30 years gathering statistics about the human physique, classifying body types, and correlating this information to medical and psychiatric studies

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Season 3 (1963)

No overview available.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1963-01-06

Series consultant Lister Sinclair is host on season's opener on which he explains how scientists approach their work and how The Nature of Things will present scientific items.

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Episode 2: Brainwashing
1963-01-13

British psychaitrist Dr William Sargeant discusses and illustrates various brainwashing techniques such as weakening of mind.

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Episode 3: Tubes To Transistors
1963-01-20

Hosts Dr Patterson Hume and Dr Donald Ivey of University of Toronto talk about electronics age brought about by vacuum tube and transistor.

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Episode 4: From Water To Land
1963-01-27

Palaeontologist Dr Alfred S. Romer of Harvard University explains evolution of lungs, legs, and a new kind of egg in aquatic creatures.

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Episode 5: Chemistry Of Salt
1963-02-03

Dr Fred H. Knelman of Montreal, talks about sources and chemistry of salt and industrial applications of salt and its components.

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Episode 6: Ear Operation
1963-02-10

Film of an ear operation from BBC series YOUR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS, with commentary by Dr Hugh Barber, Toronto ear specialist.

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Episode 7: The Way The Ball Bounces
1963-02-17

Professors Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume demonstrate principles behind bounce in a rubber ball.

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Episode 8: Lie Detectors
1963-02-24

This program examines autonomic nervous system, how it works, and what it can reveal.

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Episode 9: Smoking And Lung Cancer
1963-03-03

In cooperation with National Cancer Institute and Canadian Cancer Society, today's show explores results of years of lung-cancer research in Britain and North America.

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Episode 10: Science Museum
1963-03-10

To commemorate the Canadian Centennial in 1967 it has been proposed that Canada build a national museum of science. The program includes filmed demonstrations of how science and technology can be made meaningful to the general public.

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Episode 11: Tornadoes
1963-03-24

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Episode 12: The Descent of Man
1963-03-31

Recent fossil discoveries in Africa have shed new light on the ancestry and evolution of man. Guest Dr. L.S.B. Leakey, renowned British anthropologist and paleontologist, unearthed fossil remains in the Olduvai Gorge that have extended the time scale of human evolution from 500,000 to two million years or more. A deductive story in anthropology and paleontology is told as Dr. Leakey describes his finds and interprets their significance

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Episode 13: Isaac Newton
1963-04-07

Series consultant Lister Sinclair pays tribute to Sir Isaac Newton. The program attempts to capture the spirit of the time through the words of Newton himself and those of his contemporaries

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Episode 14: New Atoms For Old
1963-04-14

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Episode 15: Car Crashes
1963-04-21

What happens in a car crash - to car and to its occupants? What causes a crash?

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Episode 16: Bird Migration
1963-05-05

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Episode 17: Fact & Fiction
1963-05-12

Hosts Dr Donald Ivey and Dr Patterson Hume of University of Toronto, contrast observation to synthesis.

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Episode 18: Code of Life
1963-05-19

Dr Louis Siminovitch, Professor of Medical Biophysics at University of Toronto, discusses what is currently known about heredity.

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Episode 19: The Chemistry Of Bread
1963-05-26

Baking bread may be a familiar process, but it is by no means a simple one. A very great number of fundamental chemical actions are demonstrated in baking of one loaf of bread

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Episode 20: The Infra-Red
1963-06-02

Detection of heatwaves by Special infra-red receptors has many industrial, military and other uses.

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Episode 21: Human Overpopulation
1963-06-09

In aftermath of industrial revolution, with scientific advances offsetting human control, human species has experienced an increase so explosive that grave doubts are now held about future food supply.

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Episode 22: Mars
1963-06-16

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Episode 23: Spiders
1963-06-23

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Episode 24: Hypnosis
1963-06-30

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Season 4 (1964)

No overview available.

11 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Einstein, Man & Mathematician
1964-05-05

An examination of personality and achievement of Albert Einstein. Dr Jacob Bronowski of Salk Institute for Advanced Biological Studies at La Jolla, California.

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Episode 2: About The Size Of It
1964-05-12

Scientist and broadcaster William Whitehead and Dr WE Swinton, Director of Royal Ontario Museum discuss how size differences in animal kingdom are result of their environment and their habits.

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Episode 3: Standards For Comparison
1964-05-19

Universal standards of measurements are explained in laymen's terms by Dr Patterson Hume and Dr Donald Ivey of University of Toronto.

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Episode 4: Excursion Into Hell
1964-05-26

Centuries ago, people in warmer parts of earth believed a dread disease was contracted from unhealthy air generated in swamps.

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Episode 5: Surgery For Parkinson'S Disease
1964-06-02

This program shows surgical techniques used in a new treatment for Parkinson's Disease.

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Episode 6: Science In Sports
1964-06-09

Host Lister Sinclair and guest Lloyd Percival, sports authority, discuss and demonstrate how various sporting activities can now be precisely measured and how they can thus be improved.

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Episode 7: Lasers
1964-06-30

Dr Patterson Hume and Dr Donald Ivey explain recent developments of laser beam since 1960, how it works, and its potential uses in medicine, war and communications.

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Episode 8: Blood, Sea And Tears
1964-07-07

Man still carries around in him an isolated pool of early Palaeozoic ocean that fed his plankton ancestors.

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Episode 9: Cartography
1964-07-14

Host and writer Lister Sinclair talks about map projection, and problems of taking a spherical object, earth.

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Episode 10: The World Of Water
1964-07-21

In this program Donald Crowdis, Director of Nova Scotia Museum of Science, talks about water.

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Episode 11: Immunology
1964-07-28

In this program Donald Crowdis, Director of Nova Scotia Museum of Science, talks about transplants and new study of immunology.

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Season 5 (1965)

No overview available.

11 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: "Good and Evil"
1965-01-03

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Episode 2: "Viruses"
1965-01-10

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Episode 3: "Survival"
1965-01-17

The problem of survival in extreme climatic conditions is examined by Dr. William Whitehead.

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Episode 4: Eureka
1965-01-24

Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.[37]

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Episode 5: Flight
1965-01-31

Lister Sinclair looks at the artificial flight techniques of man and some of the principles of flying used by other species.

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Episode 6: "The Quaking Earth"
1965-02-07

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Episode 7: Pain
1965-02-21

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Episode 8: "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"
1965-02-28

Professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey dispute Mark Twain's claim that: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"; or in other words, "you can prove anything with statistics."

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Episode 9: Photography
1965-03-14

Dr. Walter Clark of the Eastman-Kodak Research Laboratory, and host Lester Sinclair explain what happens after you push the button of your camera.

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Episode 10: "Bird Strikes on Aircraft"
1965-03-21

At one time, collisions between aircraft and birds usually hurt only the birds. Now, with aircraft flying at supersonic speeds, the impact of collisions is greater. And birds ingested into the engines have caused a number of crashes. The Nature of Things looks at what is being done to eliminate bird strikes on aircraft.

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Episode 11: "The Pacemakers"
1965-03-28

For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.

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Season 6 (1965)

No overview available.

17 episodes

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Episode 1: Animals And Man
1965-10-03

A series studying animal kingdom, and man's place in it, through comparisons of anatomy, function, and behavior.

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Episode 2: Animals On Land
1965-10-10

How animals get from place to place, including burrowing, crawling, climbing trees, running,.

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Episode 3: Animals In The Water
1965-10-17

"Animals In The Water" studies fish, crocodiles, seals and whales.

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Episode 4: Animal Adaptation
1965-10-24

A look at how animals have developed special means of coping with environments - long neck of giraffe, coat of polar bear.

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Episode 5: Animal Adaptation
1965-10-31

A look at process of natural selection by which animals have developed special means of coping with their environments: long neck of giraffe, coat of polar bear.

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Episode 6: Animals And Food
1965-11-07

How animals locate, obtain, process and eat food using "anatomical tools": beaks, claws etc.

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Episode 7: Animals As Engineers
1965-11-14

Animals modify their environments in many ways: by building nests, damming streams.

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Episode 8: Animals As Engineers
1965-11-21

Program shows how animals modify their environments in many ways; by building nests.

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Episode 9: Animal Hands And Tools
1965-11-28

Man is known as "toolmaker", although certain other animals do use tools.

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Episode 10: Animal Vision And Smell
1965-12-05

Different combinations of senses are dominant in activities of different animals: vision and smell in insects, smell and hearing in most mammals, vision and touch in higher primates.

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Episode 11: Animal Territory And Aggression
1965-12-12

A look at various ways animals and man defend their homes and their young.

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Episode 12: Animal Social Behavior
1965-12-19

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Episode 13: Episode 13
1965-12-26

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Episode 14: Animal Learning
1966-01-02

How much of animal behavior is inherent, and how much is learned?

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Episode 15: Episode 15
1966-01-09

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Episode 16: Episode 16
1966-01-16

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Episode 17: Man And Animals
1966-01-23

Man, animal species, as he might be described by an objective zoologist from another planet: what is he.

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Season 7 (1966)

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17 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Sun
1966-06-20

An examination of sun from various points of view. Includes discussion with illustrative film footage of: archeological remains.

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Episode 2: Natural History Of The Niagara Gorge
1966-06-27

The famous Niagara Falls had their origins at Queenston 12,000 years ago. Since then.

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Episode 3: Air And Water Pollution
1966-07-04

This program explores serious problem of pollution, which results when more waste materials are poured into air and water than these elements have capacity to deal with.

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Episode 4: The Battle Against Biting Insects
1966-07-11

An examination of some of most sophisticated methods of pest control such as: unbalancing insects' nutrition.

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Episode 5: Air Conditioning - Natural And Man-Made
1966-07-18

This program considers many aspects of controlling human environment to regulate pressure, humidity, and temperature.

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Episode 6: The Physics Of Sailing
1966-07-25

The scientific study of physics of sailing, is a fairly new field. This program looks at scientific efforts to understand why sailing ships do what they do.

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Episode 7: Epidemics
1966-08-01

Not so many years ago, summer's warmth brought chilling fear of polio and typhus epidemics.

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Episode 8: Summer Storms
1966-08-08

A look at activities of Stormy Weather Group, scientists at Montreal's McGill University and Macdonald College who study pheonomena of summer storms.

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Episode 9: Fishing And The Splake
1966-08-15

Science is developing new and better fish, splake for instance, a product of cross-breeding of lake.

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Episode 10: The Value Of Our Parks
1966-08-22

This program examines Canada's great national parks and their ecological importance in maintaining habitats vital to various plants and animals.

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Episode 11: Forest And Fires
1966-08-29

This program deals with forest succession. Scientists have recently learned a great deal about way.

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Episode 12: Water On The Level
1966-09-05

There has been great alarm recently over declining level of water in bodies of water as enormous as Great Lakes.

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Episode 13: Galapagos: Darwin
1966-09-04

First episode of a five-part series on Galapagos islands. This looks at life and work of Charles Darwin.

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Episode 14: Galapagos: The Islands
1966-09-11

A survey of animal and plant life of Galapagos archipelago including: a look at geological origins of islands.

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Episode 15: Galapagos: New Beings
1966-09-18

An exploration of scientific phenomenon known as "adaptive radiation", way in which a small founding group of a plant or animal species can give rise to a number of new species

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Episode 16: Galapagos: Ways Of Survival
1966-09-25

Apart from their external appearance, animals go through behavioural and physiological changes to adapt themselves to different environments: for example.

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Episode 17: Galapagos: Living Laboratory
1966-10-02

This final program in series looks at some of endangered species in Galapagos islands, and at impact of human settlement on native creatures.

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Season 9 (1968)

No overview available.

14 episodes

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Episode 1: Thomas Edison
1968-09-26

Thomas Edison wasn't merely a lone inventful genius. He invented modern research team makes possible technology shaping our world.

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Episode 2: Human Engineering
1968-10-03

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Episode 3: Materials
1968-10-10

A review of history of man's oldest materials: wood, stone, iron, bronze and glass.

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Episode 4: Structure
1968-11-07

Defying force of gravity, man has strewn his structures across earth. This program looks at some of them.

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Episode 5: Communications
1968-11-14

Much of this program deals with basic communications problem of getting a signal through noise.

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Episode 6: Canals And Tunnels
1968-11-21

The great engineers of past - men like DE Lesseps of Suez fame and Panama infamy and Bradley - whose canals were arteries of industrial revolution, sacrificed health and fortune, and sometimes lives.

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Episode 7: Central Power
1968-11-28

One test of civilization is ability to organize sources of energy. Central power was something new in 1876.

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Episode 8: Man And Machines
1968-12-05

The Greek inventor, Alexander Hero, first defined five basic devices which make all machines possible: lever, wedge, wheel, pulley and screw.

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Episode 9: Land And Water
1968-12-12

This program shows how man changes his environment by shaping land he lives on, reclaiming land from sea, making new lakes and rivers.

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Episode 10: Man Aloft
1968-12-19

This film looks, sometimes whimsically, at examples of old and modern flying machines.

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Episode 11: Portable Power
1968-12-26

Man's first "portable power" device was part of his own body, energy from contraction of long molecules in presence of sugar: muscle power.

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Episode 12: Machines And Man: Transportation
1969-01-02

Are problems of urban transportation insurmountable? The traffic jams which are a regular feature of city life make it appear so.

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Episode 13: Machine And Man: Systems Engineering
1969-01-09

A system, according to Oxford dictionary, is a whole composed of parts in orderly arrangement, according to some scheme or plan.

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Episode 14: Audubon
1969-03-18

A study of life and work of Jean Jacques Audubon, great painter-naturalist who captured beauty of American wildlife on canvas.

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Season 10 (1969)

No overview available.

28 episodes

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Episode 1: Danger: Man At Work - In The Balance
1969-09-24

Part a six-part series on pollution. This program shows how comparatively new science of ecology has shown fate of life on earth lies in balance.

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Episode 2: Danger: Man At Work - The Urban Crisis
1969-10-01

Part two of a six-part series on pollution. The ways man has succeeded, and failed, to duplicate in his cities checks and balances of natural environment.

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Episode 3: Danger: Man At Work - Water
1969-10-08

The third program in a six-part series about pollution. This program shows how water is distributed.

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Episode 4: Danger: Man At Work - Air Pollution
1969-10-15

Fourth program in a six-part series on pollution. The program show history of air pollution from advent of coal-burning in 14th Century.

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Episode 5: Danger: Man At Work - Pesticides
1969-10-22

Fifth in a six-part series on pollution. All pesticides are poisonous in greater or lesser degrees.

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Episode 6: Danger: Man At Work - The Global Crisis
1969-10-29

Final program of a sub-series on pollution and conservation. This program offers statements and observations by experts on extent of pollution in world today and what can be done to improve it.

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Episode 7: The Ages Of Man: A Day In The Life Of A G.P.
1969-11-05

A 24-hour day in life of a young family physician, Dr Reg Perkin, covering everything from his 7 am jogging to his 10 am tonsillectomy operation.

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Episode 8: The Ages Of Man: A Breath Of Life
1969-11-12

Every year, over 12,000 Canadians are born with serious inherited defects. Maureen McChesney, 12, is one.

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Episode 9: The Ages Of Man: The Attack On Cancer
1969-11-26

This program focuses on research into effects of drugs on cancers in mice being conducted by internationally renowned cancer team at Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital.

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Episode 10: The Ages Of Man: Drugs
1969-12-10

A study of how medical researchers are using animals to determine effect of drugs such as marijuana and LSD, and.

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Episode 11: The Ages Of Man: The Cell
1969-12-17

The theme of biology for past 20 years has been origin of biological constancy. The theme of next 20 years will be origin of biological diversity.

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Episode 12: The Ages Of Man: Arthritis
1969-12-24

One quarter of all Canadians will be affected some time in their lives by arthritis.

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Episode 13: The Ages of Man: Decade Science Review
1969-12-31

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Episode 14: The Ages Of Man: Heart Disease
1970-01-07

A look at coronary thrombosis which kills three out of ten adults; heart research in Canada.

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Episode 15: The Ages Of Man: Transplants
1970-01-15

History and research in field of organ transplants.

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Episode 16: The Ages Of Man: A Definition Of Death
1970-01-22

When is a man dead? Canadian physicians discuss medical, ethical and legal questions involved with death, organ transplants.

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Episode 17: Wild Africa: As It Was
1970-02-25

A look at luxuriant parks and reserves where various species of wild animals and birds still survive.

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Episode 18: A Sense Of Time
1970-03-19

First in a three-part series visiting some of Canada's 700 museums in an attempt to show how people of all ages use them for self-discovery.

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Episode 19: Wild Africa: Something New
1970-03-25

Africa as it was during 18th and 19th centuries. Final program in this season's series.

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Episode 20: A Sense Of Time
1970-03-26

Second in a series of three programs on Canada's museums. This program presents views from adults - those who feel past has no relevance to their lives, and others who find themselves culturally enriched by past.

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Episode 21: A Sense Of Time
1970-04-02

A look "backstage" at Ontario Science Center, Royal Ontario Museum and Old Fort Henry.

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Episode 22: Oceanography
1970-05-14

Recent advances in oceanography.

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Episode 23: Continental Drift
1970-05-21

The theory that Earth's continents are moving is examined.

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Episode 24: Sense Substitution
1970-05-28

Research on new electronics and mechanical devices to help blind and deaf realize true sensory perception.

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Episode 25: Physical Sciences: Stellar Evolution
1970-06-04

The latest observations of astronomers have turned up new kinds of stars; mysterious emanations from deep in space called pulsars and quasars.

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Episode 26: Physical Sciences: Making Waves
1970-06-11

Research into physics of sound and hearing has caused increasing alarm among scientists and physicians about effects of high noise levels upon people, and destructive psychological and physical effects of constant noise pollution.

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Episode 27: Physical Sciences: Energy Conversion
1970-06-18

The physics of energy and problem of producing large quantities of energy with little pollution form basis of this program.

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Episode 28: Physical Sciences: Laser
1970-06-25

The qualities of laser and normal light are contrasted. Final program in series.

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Season 11 (1970)

No overview available.

15 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: "The Last Stand: Western Mountain Parks"
1970-11-02

The first in a four-part series entitled The Last Stand. The series looks at a variety of areas in the world set aside as specially protected areas of wilderness and natural wildlife. The first program is about western mountain parks and the work being done by biologists and scientists to save mountain wildlife.

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Episode 2: "The Last Stand: The Everglades of Florida"
1970-11-09

The Everglades, unique in the world, are dependent entirely on water. But the beautiful birds and animals in the park are threatened by land development and a new airport, whose drainage policies are drying up the area.

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Episode 3: The Last Stand: Point Pelee
1970-11-16

The third in a four-part series entitled "The Last Stand." Point Pelee is a tiny peninsula in southwestern Ontario, jutting into Lake Erie, which contains a fresh water marsh full of wildlife of all kinds. It is also the last stronghold of the southern deciduous forest in Canada and contains southern species of plants and animals not found anywhere else in the country.

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Episode 4: The Last Stand: The Southwestern Desert
1970-11-23

The last in a four-part series entitled The Last Stand. This program looks at Sonoran Desert in US Southwest and in Mexico.

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Episode 5: A Sense Of Time: The Age Of The Universe
1970-12-07

The first in a three-part series entitled "A Sense of Time". This examines past and present ideas on questions of how old is universe.

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Episode 6: A Sense Of Time: The Age Of The Earth
1970-12-14

This program focuses on a new geophysical concept of our planet.

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Episode 7: A Sense Of Time: The Age Of Man
1970-12-21

Planet Earth has supported life for some three billion years; but Man, characterized by his powers of thought and other other intelligent faculties, has shown greatest development.

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Episode 8: The Great Lakes
1971-02-01

Sociologists tell us that Great Lakes are basis for civilization around them. If lakes fail.

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Episode 9: The Great Lakes
1971-02-08

Immediate implementation of pollution control in our Great Lakes is urgently needed if we are to preserve our most vital waterway.

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Episode 10: Population Problems: Everybody'S Baby
1971-02-15

Population: Everybody's Baby" examines projected consequences of overpopulation and-controversy surrounding population control.

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Episode 11: Population Problems: Tomorrow'S Child
1971-03-01

Featuring a national opinion poll on public attitudes in Canada towards population growth.

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Episode 12: Who Help Themselves
1971-03-15

Dealing with McGill University Settlement Mental Health Unit project in Montreal..

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Episode 13: Psychiatry: Heavy Night
1971-03-22

Psychiatry: Heavy Night

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Episode 14: Psychiatry: Street Fighting Mad
1971-03-29

A visit to Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute, where a disturbed teenager responds to treatment.

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Episode 15: Psychiatry: Human Potential
1971-04-05

A look at Vancouver-area encounter groups.

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Season 12 (1971)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Banting, Best And Insulin
1971-10-04

Season opener: The Nature of Things looks at discovery of insulin by Dr Frederick Banting and Dr Charles Best and deals with current Canadian research into diabetes.

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Episode 2: Cancer In Canada
1971-10-11

Chances of recovery by a cancer patient in Canada are examined. Guests: Dr James Till, Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, and Dr Robert Taylor of National Cancer Institute.

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Episode 3: Parkinsonism
1971-10-25

A look at research which may bring hope to sufferers of a crippling disorder that affects those on the older side of the generation gap. Guests include Dr. Oleh Hornykiewicz, a pioneer in the discovery of the drug L-DOPA.

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Episode 4: The Fur Trade
1971-12-13

A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market

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Episode 5: The Harp Seal
1972-01-03

The life history of the seal, currently the object of the great spring seal hunt; the physiology and behavior of this unusual Arctic animal, plus an examination of its 8,000-mile migration from Hudson Strait to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and back. Also a look at the seal's unique adaptation for deep diving, currently under study by biologists at the University of Guelph in Ontario

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Episode 6: Grouse Country
1972-01-10

The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.

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Episode 7: The Polar Bear
1972-01-17

Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.

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Episode 8: Lobsters and the Sea
1972-01-24

A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.

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Episode 9: Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami
1972-01-31

Documentary look at the Yanomami, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe inhabiting the tropical rainforest of the Upper Orinoco River in southeastern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.[

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Episode 10: The Blue Holes of Andros
1972-05-15

A visit to a deep network of underwater caves found offshore from the island of Andros, with Dr. George Benjamin, a Canadian research chemist and the world's foremost authority on the Bahamas' "blue holes" (underwater caves)

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Season 40 (1999)

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15 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Phallacies
1999-10-04

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Episode 2: How to Live to 100
1999-10-11

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Episode 3: The Hidden Killer: Portrait of an Epidemic
1999-10-18

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Episode 4: Parkinson's: Lynda's Story
1999-10-25

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Episode 5: Lost
1999-11-08

We've all felt the terror of being lost - even for just a few moments. We lose our way; a child unexpectedly vanishes in the aisles of a supermarket.

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Episode 6: Designing for Dignity: Engineering Body Parts
1999-11-22

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Episode 7: Race for the Future
1999-11-29

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Episode 8: Race for the Future, Part 2
1999-12-06

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Episode 9: The Sleep Famine
2000-01-24

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Episode 10: Do Parents Matter?
2000-02-07

How much are children influenced by their peers? The documentary Do Parents Matter? examines a controversial concept put forth by Judy Harris, a suburban grandmother and author of the explosive book, The Nurture Assumption.

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Episode 11: Silent Sentinels
2000-02-21

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Episode 12: Wild Goose Chase
2000-02-28

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Episode 13: Humans: Who are We, Part 1 – The Birth of The Human Mind
2000-03-13

The Birth of The Human Mind takes viewers on an amazing journey back in time, exploring the use of language, tools and how our distant ancestors came to walk. Contrary to long-accepted belief, scientists now believe that Homo sapiens did not evolve from Neanderthals, but shared the earth with them for thousands of years. Our ancestors, the Homo sapiens, are the youngest members on the human family tree, about 150,000 years old. Homo erectus goes back 1.8 million years and Neanderthals about 200,000 years.

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Episode 14: Humans: Who Are We?, Part 2 – The Human Invasion
2000-03-20

Paleoanthropologists, linguists, archeologists and other scientists offer the latest interpretations of fossil findings and genetic studies and posit intriguing theories on how Homo sapiens became the only existing human species. Did we kill off our cousins, interbreed and merge with them, or did they just die out? It took five million years for an upright ape to evolve into an agile, quick-thinking and inventive human being. But once our ancestors emerged in Africa, were we destined to dominate the globe?

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Episode 15: Weather: Dragons of Chaos
2000-03-27

The nature of weather is so complex that it is really a system of chaos. Weather is often benign, but occasionally the chaos spawns fierce dragons. Severe weather - violent storms, floods and droughts - is largely beyond human control, and can be cruel. Few need reminding of the 1987 tornado that killed 27 people in Edmonton, the flooding of the Saguenay region in 1996 and the Red River in 1997, and the 1998 ice storm in Quebec.

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Season 41 (2000)

No overview available.

19 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Nuclear Dynamite
2000-10-05

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Episode 2: Breath of Life
2000-10-12

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Episode 3: Spare Parts
2000-10-19

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Episode 4: Lost Worlds: Wild South America
2000-10-23

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Episode 5: Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Monkey Jungles
2000-10-30

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Episode 6: Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Amazon Jungle
2000-12-07

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Episode 7: Lost Worlds: Wild South America: The Mighty Amazon
2000-12-14

South America is a land of extremes. It boasts the world's longest mountain chain, the Andes; the mightiest river, the Amazon; the largest rainforest, the driest desert and the richest sea.

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Episode 8: Lost Worlds: Wild South America: The Andes
2001-01-03

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Episode 9: Amanda's Choice
2001-01-10

Amanda is an insightful 19-year-old from Timmins, Ontario. She has a three-year-old son and a dilemma: whether or not to be tested for the faulty gene that will bring on Alzheimer's Disease by her mid-30s, as happened with her mother and other generations in her family. It is a disease that always leads to early death.

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Episode 10: The Secret Life of the Crash Test Dummy
2001-01-17

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Episode 11: Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Penguin Shores
2001-01-24

PENGUIN SHORES is part five of the magnificent six-part BBC series Lost Worlds, covering the amazingly diverse topography of South America, and its remarkable denizens. The world's longest mountain chain stretches from the tropics to the massive Patagonian Ice Sheet of sub-Antarctica. Its icy power dominates the lives of the hardy animals that dare to call it home, making living there one of nature's greatest challenges.

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Episode 12: Lost Worlds: Wild South America: Great Plains
2001-01-31

Lost Worlds - A six-part series on the breath-taking natural world of South America takes viewers on a cross-continent grand tour - from the mighty Amazon to the spectacular Andean peaks and the world's driest desert - stopping to view the strange and wonderful array of animals, birds and other wildlife along the way. Produced by the BBC. Narrated by David Suzuki.

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Episode 13: Coastal Forest/Salmon Forest
2001-02-07

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Episode 14: The Price of Salmon
2001-02-14

Salmon are considered an excellent source of nutrition. And farmed salmon provide it inexpensively. But at what cost? The Price of Salmon explores the complex issues involved with aquaculture.

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Episode 15: Surgeons of the Future
2001-02-21

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Episode 16: Maisin People In Papua New Guinea
2001-02-28

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Episode 17: Toxic Legacies
2001-03-14

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Episode 18: Hospital at the End of the Earth
2001-03-21

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Episode 19: Worst Case Scenario
2001-04-04

Albertans have traditionally been proud of their mighty petroleum industry. But lately, they have begun to question how that industry works. Nowhere is this shift more apparent than along the Clearwater River in Central Alberta, near Rocky Mountain House. There, residents are opposing Shell Canada's plans to drill a sour gas well in their area. The sour gas from the well could generate $10,000 a day in gross revenue, to meet today's high energy demands.

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Season 42 (2001)

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17 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Me, My Brain And I Unmasking The Mystery of the Conscious Mind
2001-10-02

Bob thinks but doesn't feel. Christina feels but has trouble thinking. Virginia can neither think or feel as she's pulled down into a spiral of darkness that zaps her very will to survive. Kent lives within a 20-minute time span, unable to remember his past or plan for his future. Each of these people has had an injury to a part of the brain called the frontal lobes and their stories, told in Me, My Brain And I, are helping neuroscientists unravel the mystery of what makes us distinctly human.

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Episode 2: Warnings from the Wild
2001-10-09

All over the planet, temperature increases are affecting wildlife. Some species are spreading to new areas. For others, climate change means extinction. THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki presents Warnings From The Wild, a documentary that draws together recent evidence of the effects of the biggest climatic upheaval in 10,000 years.

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Episode 3: Touch: The Forgotten Sense
2001-10-16

A film about the amazing, but often overlooked sense of touch. The film takes us on an artistic and scientific journey from a woman who has completely lost her sense of touch, to a deaf-blind child that can understand speech through his fingers.

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Episode 4: Psychopaths
2001-10-23

A documentary that looks at the understanding of this condition in the scientific community, and what hope there is for treatment, therapy or a cure.

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Episode 5: Drug Deals: The Brave New World of Prescription Drugs
2001-11-13

Are our regulatory agencies doing their best to ensure drug safety? Or are they buckling to corporate pressure to market lucrative new drugs before they are adequately tested? These are questions raised in DRUG DEALS: THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

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Episode 6: Bioterror
2001-11-20

Since the September 11th terrorist attack on The World Trade Center, the news has been saturated with information about a new threat, bio-terrorism. But how new is it? THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki presents BIOTERROR, an exploration of the past, present and future of bio-terrorism.

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Episode 7: Race Against Time
2001-11-27

It's an epidemic of staggering proportions. Thirty-six million people are infected with the HIV virus worldwide, with over 25 million of them in Africa. More than 21 million people have died of AIDS, nearly 17 million in Africa alone. THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki presents RACE AGAINST TIME, a film about the greatest challenge of the 21st century and the work of Canadian Stephen Lewis, the United Nations Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa.

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Episode 8: Return of the Peregrine
2001-12-04

Adept at diving at speeds normally reserved for fighter pilots, the peregrine falcon is the fastest and most widely dispersed creature on the planet. A one-hour documentary, RETURN OF THE PEREGRINE chronicles this majestic bird of prey's journey back from the brink of extinction.

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Episode 9: Living Forever
2002-01-08

Biologists have seen within our genes the possibility of extending human life spans to 300 years or more. In the 21st century, will scientists reach the Holy Grail? Will they find the secret of eternal youth? THE NATURE OF THINGS with David Suzuki presents LIVING FOREVER, a look at how far scientists have come in discovering the human potential for longevity.

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Episode 10: Genetically Modified Foods
2002-01-15

In 2001 the Government of Canada approved the following genetically modified crops for food use: canola, corn, cottonseed, flax, potato, soybean, tomato, wheat, sugar beet and squash. Is enough really known about genetic engineering to ensure that genetically modified (GM) food products are safe for consumption?

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Episode 11: Self-Experimenters
2002-01-22

Most major advances in medicine and science and are made by people who push the envelope. From morphine to cardiac surgery, we owe much to the risks taken by scientists of the past who have experimented on their own bodies to make new discoveries.

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Episode 12: Morphine on Trial
2002-03-05

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Episode 13: Cyberman: Canada's Original Cyborg
2002-03-12

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Episode 14: Wired for Life
2002-03-19

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Episode 15: Intuition
2002-03-26

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Episode 16: Beluga Speaking Across Time
2002-04-09

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Episode 17: Hot Flash on Menopause
2002-04-16

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Season 43 (2002)

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1 episodes

Season 44 (2003)

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1 episodes

Season 45 (2004)

No overview available.

23 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Sex, Lies and Secrecy: Dissecting Hysterectomy
2004-09-16

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Episode 2: Terrible Lizards of Oz
2004-09-23

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Episode 3: Selling Sickness
2004-09-30

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Episode 4: Arktika: The Russian Dream That Failed
2004-10-07

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Episode 5: Shipbreakers
2004-10-14

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Episode 6: Clot Busters
2004-10-21

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Episode 7: Killed By Care: Making Medicine Safe
2004-10-28

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Episode 8: Tale of a Tiny Bird
2004-11-04

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Episode 9: Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story (Part 1)
2004-11-18

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Episode 10: Apocalypse Cow: The Mad Cow Story (Part 2)
2004-11-25

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Episode 11: Bhopal: The Search for Justice
2004-12-09

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Episode 12: Forbidden Forest
2005-01-06

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Episode 13: Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Anger
2005-03-22

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Episode 14: Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Love
2005-03-29

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Episode 15: Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Fear
2005-05-11

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Episode 16: Passion & Fury: The Emotional Brain: Happiness
2005-05-18

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Episode 17: Fighting Fire with Fire
2005-05-26

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Episode 18: Being Caribou: Part 1
2005-06-02

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Episode 19: Being Caribou: Part 2
2005-06-09

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Episode 20: Whale Mission: The Last Giants
2005-06-23

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Episode 21: Whale Mission: Keepers of Memory
2005-06-30

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Episode 22: Origins of Human Aggression: The Other Story
2005-07-07

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Episode 23: Five Seasons
2005-07-14

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Season 46 (2005)

No overview available.

29 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders
2005-08-31

The hair-raising journey to discover the secret lives of these ancient crawlers. They have been roaming our planet for more than 350 million years and survived to become the giants of the spider kingdom. And they have a reputation to match – their name alone provokes fear and loathing.

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Episode 2: Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter
2005-09-14

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Episode 3: Earth Energy
2005-10-19

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Episode 4: Change of Heart
2005-10-26

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Episode 5: The Secret Life of Babies
2005-11-02

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Episode 6: Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope
2005-11-09

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Episode 7: Port Hope: A Question of Power
2005-11-16

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Episode 8: Everyday Einstein
2006-06-18

Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.

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Episode 9: Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)
2006-06-25

Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species will introduce you to the ultimate family tree. This story is the story of each one of us. It's the story of the birth of humanity and civilization.

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Episode 10: Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)
2006-07-02

Homo Sapiens deftly employs both docu-drama and interviews with key scientists to illuminate the remarkable story of the origins and development of our species.

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Episode 11: Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North
2006-07-09

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Episode 12: Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine
2006-07-16

A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.

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Episode 13: Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees
2006-07-23

Examining how bees communicate.

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Episode 14: Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)
2006-07-30

Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.

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Episode 15: Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)
2006-08-06

In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.

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Episode 16: When Less Is More
2006-08-13

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Episode 17: Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep
2006-12-06

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Episode 18: Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell
2007-06-10

Every year the Caribbean paradise is turned into a hurricane hell. From the beginning of June until the end of November its hurricane season in the islands. With winds of over 150 mph, 5 metre storm surges and torrential rain, the destruction caused by hurricanes makes them one of the most feared forces of nature.

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Episode 19: Build Green
2007-06-17

In a refreshing hour, Build Green advises making the sun, the wind, and the rain – along with dirt, straw, and sewage – your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll be doing the earth a favour too.

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Episode 20: Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks
2007-06-24

The clear blue waters that surround the Caribbean islands are home to some of the world's most stunning underwater treasures. Coral reefs form beautiful underwater gardens visited by angels, horse eye jacks, blue tangs and stingrays.

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Episode 21: Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island
2007-07-22

Take the island hop of your life. Discover the rich variety of islands that are the Caribbean, and what forces have shaped this violent paradise.

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Episode 22: Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores
2007-07-29

The Caribbean is not just the islands. We explore the least known Caribbean, that area beyond the Sea. A journey along the greatest Caribbean shoreline of all, that of Central America.

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Episode 23: Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch
2007-08-12

Imagine an alien with three hearts, blue blood and a doughnut shaped brain. In an instant it could become invisible, or switch on electrifying light shows. Then imagine this bizarre creature was real, and somehow connected to us.

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Episode 24: Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave
2007-08-19

Today's sloths rank highly among the most surprising creatures of the animal kingdom: living suspended to the Amazon rainforest's trees, they move about extremely slowly, as if from a world where time flows differently.

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Episode 25: Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes
2007-09-09

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Episode 26: Geologic Journey: The Rockies
2007-09-16

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Episode 27: Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield
2007-09-23

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Episode 28: Geologic Journey: The Appalachians
2007-09-30

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Episode 29: Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast
2007-10-07

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Season 47 (2007)

No overview available.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Bear Man of Kamchatka
2007-10-11

Canadian bear expert Charlie Russell rescues two orphaned cubs destined for death in a squalid Russian zoo and secrets them away to his home in the remote wilds of the South Kamchatka peninsula, in the former Soviet Union.

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Episode 2: Living Forever: The Longevity Revolution
2007-10-18

Explorer the ongoing quest to extend human life, the cutting-edge research and the latest discoveries.

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Episode 3: Weather Report
2007-10-25

Climate change is irrevocably altering the world as we know it, challenging our sense of the future and the fundamental values of our industrial societies.

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Episode 4: Game Over: Conservation in Kenya
2007-11-01

Explore the impact of both colonial and contemporary initiatives in Kenya and how they affect the peoples who have traditionally lived off the land.

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Episode 5: The Man with the Golden Cells
2007-11-08

The emerging world market in living cells, where an individual's genes can be bought and sold as commodities.

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Episode 6: The Nature of Things Magazine
2007-11-15

Witness the exciting lead up to the launch of the new High Speed One service out of St. Pancras Station, in London. A look at the Large Hadron Collider, the largest and most sophisticated machine ever constructed by science. And an interview with musician and environmentalist, Sarah Harmer.

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Episode 7: Climate Change I: An Uncertain Future
2007-11-22

Now that climate change is an accepted, if inconvenient, truth, how are we coping? David Suzuki takes a first-hand look at how climate change is affecting Canadians where it really hurts: in their ability to make a living.

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Episode 8: Climate Change II: Hot Times in the City
2007-11-29

Hot Times in the City takes the pulse of three major Canadian cities: Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax, as they grapple with one of the planet's greatest threats to human health: global warming.

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Episode 9: The Nature of Things Magazine
2007-12-06

A look into the multi-billion dollar underworld of counterfeit drugs, the tale of the Lunokhod a self-propelled robot on the Moon that could be controlled from the Earth and an interview with Boston Bruins' defenseman, Andrew Ference.

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Episode 10: The Edge of Eden – Living with Grizzlies
2008-01-06

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Episode 11: The Science of the Senses: Hearing
2008-01-10

In Hearing, episode one of The Science of the Senses, finding the answer to that question will take us on a journey through the ear, into the brain and right into the heart of the human psyche.

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Episode 12: The Science of the Senses: Touch
2008-01-17

In The Science of the Senses: Touch we will take a journey through the skin, into the subcutaneous world of our sensory receptors and up into the brain as we explore the hidden language of our most essential sense.

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Episode 13: The Science of the Senses: Smell/Taste
2008-01-24

In this episode of The Science of the Senses, we explore how smell combines with taste, somewhere in our brain, to create the perception of flavour. Most people wrongly assume that taste dominates. But what actually allows us to differentiate one food from another beyond the basics of sweet, sour, salty, savory and bitter, is the aroma.

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Episode 14: The Science of the Senses: Sight
2008-01-31

This episode takes viewers on a fascinating tour of our visual world, from the moment light enters our eyes, to the way this information is transformed into electrical impulses and decoded by our brain - the domain of "visual perception". The act of "seeing" takes an immense amount of brainpower, more than 65% of the brain's neural pathways.

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Episode 15: Wild China: Heart of the Dragon
2008-06-22

Explores how China's 1.3 billion people interact with their extraordinary wildlife and landscapes.

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Episode 16: Wild China: Shangi-La
2008-06-28

Beneath billowing clouds in China's far southwest, rich jungles nestle below towering peaks and jewel-coloured birds and ancient tribes share forested valleys where wild elephants still roam.

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Episode 17: Wild China: The Tibetan Plateau
2008-06-29

Explore the vast windswept wilderness in one of the world's most remote places - the size of Western Europe.

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Episode 18: Wild China: Land of the Panda
2008-07-05

Travel across China's heartland where its Han people are the centre of a 5,000-year-old civilization.

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Episode 19: Wild China: Beyond the Great Wall
2008-07-12

Warrior nomads, bizarre wildlife and extreme weather conditions are found beyond the Wall, built by China's emperors.

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Episode 20: Wild China: Tides of Change
2008-07-13

China's coast is an area of huge contrast-from futuristic modern cities jostling traditional seaweed-thatched villages to ancient tea terraces and wild wetlands where rare animals still survive.

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Episode 21: Antarctic Mission: Islands at the Edge
2008-07-20

The SEDNA IV sails across the Polar Front, an area where cold turbulent Antarctic waters meet warmer water from the north - one of the earth's last great refuges for wildlife.

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Episode 22: Antarctic Mission: Window on a Changing Climate
2008-07-27

Antarctica's inhabitants are telling us that their world is changing in complex and subtle ways. The once successful colonies of diminutive Adelie penguins are declining because of increased snowfall - one of the unexpected consequences of a warmer climate.

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Episode 23: Antarctic Mission: The Great Ocean of Ice
2008-08-03

A cold and mysterious world that is home to some of the toughest and most unusual creatures on the planet: giant ribbon worms, dragon fish, and ancient sponges.

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Episode 24: Antarctic Mission: The Last Continent
2008-08-30

Follow mission leader Jean Lemire and his crew as they endure 17 months on the expedition to measure the threat posed by global warming in the Antarctic - a place where the Earth is particularly vulnerable.

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Season 48 (2008)

No overview available.

17 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Hobbit Enigma
2008-10-16

One of the greatest controversies in science today: just what did scientists really find when they uncovered the tiny, human-like skeleton of a strange creature on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003? Since the discovery was made public a bitter dispute has split the world of anthropology.

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Episode 2: Rodney's Robot Revolution
2008-10-23

Has the time come to meet an artificially intelligent robot? Engineer and inventor Rodney Brooks thinks so. Forget about all those shiny robotic home-helpers of the past-Brooks is out to design a robot that can think for itself!

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Episode 3: The Adventurers: The Last Nomads
2008-10-30

Linguist Ian Mackenzie has tracked the last true nomadic hunting and gathering people on earth - the Penan of Borneo. Their way of life is quickly disappearing as aggressive logging interests swallow up their forest habitat.

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Episode 4: The Adventurers: The Everlasting Oasis
2008-11-06

University of Toronto archaeologist Tony Mills travels to the eastern desert of Egypt where he and other archaeologists have unearthed an untouched marvel: a site of over 500,000 years of uninterrupted human habitation.

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Episode 5: The Adventurers: A Story Told in Stone
2008-11-13

Archeologist Edmundo Edwards pulls back the vines and trees of the jungle to find huge stone cities that sprawled across the interiors of Tahiti, Raivavae and the Marquesas Islands.

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Episode 6: The Suzuki Diaries: Europe
2008-11-16

David Suzuki and his daughter Sarika head out on a road trip across Europe to see sustainability in action and meet the people who are working towards restoring the equilibrium between human needs and planetary limits.

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Episode 7: The Adventurers: The Lost People of Baja
2008-11-20

Canadian paleo-pathologist Eldon Molto is leading the search for clues of the mysterious Pericu people of Baja California, Mexico - a fierce, primitive tribe that disappeared over a century ago, after being exposed to European disease. They left virtually nothing behind but their bones.

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Episode 8: The Brain that Changes Itself
2008-11-27

Based on the best-selling book by Toronto psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Norman Doidge, a look at how we view the human mind.

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Episode 9: Gone Sideways
2009-01-08

A light-hearted look at serendipity in science, from life-saving cancer cures to the x-ray machine and the discovery of North America.

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Episode 10: Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez
2009-01-15

A saga about what happens when ordinary people struggle for justice against a huge corporation that has destroyed both their environment and their livelihoods.

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Episode 11: Supercar: Building the Car of the Future
2009-01-29

Engineering professor Brian Fleck on a quest to meet the engineers, designers and even students who are trying to build the car of the future.

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Episode 12: Living City: A Critical Guide
2009-02-05

What's wrong with Canada's cities? What's right? Award-winning urban affairs columnist Christopher Hume takes a cross-country journey to explore the sustainability, viability and liveability of Canada's population centres.

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Episode 13: Inuit Odyssey
2009-02-12

Canadian Arctic anthropologist Niobe Thompson takes us on a visually stunning journey across the North, tracing the origins of the modern Inuit.

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Episode 14: American Savannah
2009-02-19

Our lawns are one of our simplest pleasures. Grass is a luxury that represents relaxation, freedom, time off and of course, time away from the world of tarmac and concrete. A wild and quirky ride into the world of one of America's longest-standing obsessions, the perfect lawn.

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Episode 15: Arctic Meltdown: A Changing World
2009-06-20

From new companies rushing to claim the Arctic's plentiful resources to the effect climate change has had on animals as well as plant life. As the Arctic meltdown continues at an ever accelerating pace, who will protect it?

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Episode 16: Arctic Meltdown: The Arctic Passages
2009-06-27

Until recently, only a few ships braved travel through these ice-strewn waters. More and more ships cross these seas each year and with more traffic come higher risks.

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Episode 17: Arctic Meltdown: Adapting to Change
2009-07-04

A look at two different Arctics - one that is the storybook land of ice, snow and polar bears and the other that is covered with petroleum plants and pipelines carrying fossil fuels.

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Season 49 (2009)

No overview available.

18 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: A Murder of Crows
2009-10-11

A rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet.

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Episode 2: Mini Monsters of Amazonia
2009-10-18

A look at the astonishing and complex relationships of the "mini monsters", insects of the Membracidae family - treehoppers that live amid one of the richest ecosystems on the planet, one so mysterious most people don't even know that it exists.

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Episode 3: Broken Tail's Last Journey
2009-10-25

A personal quest to discover the truth behind the disappearance of a captivating tiger, one of the world's leading tiger cameramen, tracks the escape and subsequent wanderings of a male tiger, named Broken Tail, from Ranthambore National Park.

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Episode 4: Darwin's Brave New World: Origins
2009-11-01

The extraordinary and often harrowing story of Charles Darwin's 30-year struggle to piece together the mystifying puzzle he saw in nature, and publish his theory on the evolution of life on earth.

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Episode 5: Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions
2009-11-08

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Episode 6: Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned
2009-11-15

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Episode 7: Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada
2009-11-22

A father and daughter set out with hope on a journey of discovery to Canada's three coasts determined to find solutions for a troubled ocean and look signs of a sustainable future.

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Episode 8: To Bee or Not to Bee
2010-01-07

Could bees be an early warning sign of a larger problem with our ecology? Are they the canary in the coal mine for the health of planet earth?

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Episode 9: Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime
2010-01-21

Meet nature's detectives; how bugs, plants, bones ... even dust can be formidable enemies of crime.

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Episode 10: The Downside of High
2010-01-28

Is today's strong pot damaging young minds? That provocative question is at the heart of this new documentary on recent science discoveries about marijuana and mental illness.

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Episode 11: Bat & Man
2010-02-04

Bats are scientifically extraordinary creatures. Now scientists have begun unlocking the secrets of the bat and are developing potential medical therapies based on their discoveries.

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Episode 12: My Nuclear Neighbour
2010-02-11

What would you do if you discovered a nuclear plant might be built right next door? Two women from Peace River Alberta journey into Ontario's nuclear heartland, to find out for themselves about life with a nuclear neighbour.

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Episode 13: Uakari: Secrets of the Red Monkey
2010-02-18

A journey into the rainforests of the Peruvian amazon to investigate the mysterious Red Uakari monkey, never before filmed in the wild.

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Episode 14: One Ocean: Birth of an Ocean
2010-03-04

Explore the ocean's tumultuous history and how the ocean transformed the earth into the livable, blue planet it is today.

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Episode 15: One Ocean: Footprints in the Sand
2010-03-11

Ancient traditional fisheries, over-development and the places of recovery that can give us hope for a healthy future ocean all intersect.

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Episode 16: One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep
2010-03-18

Starting in the deepest part of the ocean, take a secret and magical world of bizarre creatures and new discoveries deep beneath the surface.

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Episode 17: One Ocean: The Changing Sea
2010-03-25

Explore some of the most stunning underwater locations in the world and set sail on a scientific race to predict the fate of the global ocean.

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Episode 18: Masters of Space
2010-04-01

Is space becoming a new war zone? A revealing look at the fine line between space-faring and space warfare.

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Season 50 (2010)

No overview available.

18 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Aliens of the Deep Sea
2010-09-23

The octopus is a close cousin of the oyster and snail. And yet, even by human standards the multi-limbed creature is considered highly intelligent. From Spain to Vancouver Island to Capri, Italy, scientists are testing the brain-power of the mysterious and mythic octopus.

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Episode 2: Changing Your Mind
2010-09-30

Once thought to be incapable of fundamental change, our growing awareness of the adult brain's capacity for neuroplasticity is opening new doors to treatments for diseases and disorders once thought incurable.

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Episode 3: For the Love of Elephants
2010-10-14

An intimate look at the bond that is formed between humans and baby orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rehabilitation centre just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.

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Episode 4: Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe (July 8 1997)
2010-10-21

Traverse the Eurasian plate across Europe — from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is destroyed.

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Episode 5: Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift (September 2, 1997)
2010-10-28

For millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.

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Episode 6: Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim (November 4, 1997)
2010-11-04

Focusing on the Asia-Pacific side of The Pacific Rim of Fire, which stands as a living testament to the beauty and danger that powerful geologic forces can deliver. The Pacific Rim is home to half of the world's active volcanoes and ninety percent of the world's earthquakes, yet nearly 800 million people continue to live within its violent edge.

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Episode 7: Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas (January 13, 1998)
2010-11-18

Nick Eyles continues to explore the Pacific Rim, this time looking at the west coast of North America.

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Episode 8: Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia (March 17, 1998)
2010-11-25

The fiery unpredictability of Indonesia’s volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of years of tectonic tension in between. The collision zone of the old world is about to be the hub of the new. India, the Himalayas and the island arc of Indonesia - these lands will form the centre of the world’s next supercontinent.

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Episode 9: When North Goes South
2010-12-02

Learning and discussing the consequences of magnetic pole inversion.

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Episode 10: Code Breakers
2011-01-13

Who were the first peoples of North America? Anthropologist Niobe Thompson embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery, using the latest in DNA analysis techniques to unlock the secrets behind humanity's earliest appearance in the Americas.

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Episode 11: Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands
2011-01-27

Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands is a two-hour visual tour de force, taking viewers inside the David and Goliath struggle playing out within one of the most compelling environmental issues of our time

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Episode 12: The Last Grizzly
2011-02-03

Filmmaker Jeff Turner documents grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades of British Columbia.

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Episode 13: Return of the Prairie Bandit
2011-02-10

Revisiting the 2009 release of nearly extinct black-footed ferrets in Saskatchewan to see what happened.

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Episode 14: Raccoon Nation
2011-02-24

Is your garbage can making raccoons smarter? Stunning footage shot in the deep, dark of night combines with groundbreaking research in this fascinating documentary to explore the remarkable ways that city life is changing raccoons.

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Episode 15: The Real Avatar
2011-03-03

In James Cameron's film, Avatar, an alien tribe on the distant planet of Pandora fights the human invaders bent on mining their forest home. Instead of Pandora, think Peru.

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Episode 16: Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
2011-03-13

David Suzuki, scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, delivers what he describes as 'a last lecture' interwoven with scenes from his life and lifetime – the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 years.

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Episode 17: Save My Lake
2011-03-17

Save My Lake is a TV documentary episode.

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Episode 18: 50 Years of the Nature of Things
2011-03-24

A celebration of half a century of a landmark science and natural history series, and an unrivaled Canadian institution.

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Season 51 (2011)

No overview available.

18 episodes

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Episode 1: The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City
2011-10-13

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Episode 2: The Nano Revolution: More Than Human
2011-10-20

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Episode 3: The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?
2011-10-27

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Episode 4: Jungle Prescription
2011-11-10

One of the most powerful hallucinogenic drugs on the planet is in a tea made from medicinal plants: it's called ayahuasca. There are studies around the world that say that this indigenous cure may also provide answers as to how to treat Western drug addicts.

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Episode 5: Emperor's Lost Harbour
2011-11-17

In Istanbul, Turkey, workers building a railway tunnel make a remarkable discovery - an ancient harbour, buried and shrouded in mystery ...until now. Will archaeologists be able to uncover the treasures of the past before it is buried again?

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Episode 6: Myth or Science
2011-11-24

Scientist Jennifer Gardy turns her critical eye towards the myths, lies, misunderstandings and errors behind the headlines, putting the science of the daily news to the test both in the lab and on the streets.

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Episode 7: Waking the Green Tiger
2011-12-01

Examining modern China's ideas about nature and the environment.

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Episode 8: Autism Enigma
2011-12-08

A fresh perspective on autism research with the developing "Bacterial Theory" of autism. The fastest-growing developmental disorder in the industrialized world, autism has increased an astounding 600 per cent over the last 20 years. Science cannot say why. Some say it's triggered by environmental factors and point to another intriguing statistic: 70 per cent of kids with autism also have severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Could autism actually begin in the gut? The Autism Enigma looks at the progress of an international group of scientists who are studying the gut's amazingly diverse and powerful microbial ecosystem for clues to the baffling disorder.

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Episode 9: Programmed to be Fat?
2012-01-12

New science links man-made chemicals to the global obesity epidemic. Man-made chemicals may be programming us to be fat - before we're even born.

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Episode 10: Surviving :) The Teenage Brain
2012-01-19

A look at the science deep within the teenage brain and a celebration of evolution's masterpiece - the years that bring us judgment, adaptation and innovation. In short the years that make us human.

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Episode 11: Mysteries of the Animal Mind
2012-01-26

Scientists explore the mysteries of animal consciousness and find growing evidence of compassion, cooperation, altruism, empathy, intelligence and communication in all sorts of different species.

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Episode 12: The American Tiger
2012-02-02

Most tigers today are privately owned - experts estimate that the number of tigers living in the United States is nearly double of those in the wild. What's life like for the American tiger?

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Episode 13: MS Wars: Hope, Science and the Internet
2012-02-09

Multiple sclerosis patients use social media to engage in an unprecedented battle with the Canadian medical establishment for access to a controversial treatment.

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Episode 14: Suzuki Diaries: Future City
2012-02-16

In a new installment of Suzuki Diaries, David and his daughter, Sarika, set out to discover whether some of Canada's biggest cities are ready for the challenges of the future.

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Episode 15: Journey to the Disaster Zone
2012-02-23

David Suzuki travels to the areas most affected by the tsunami on its anniversary.

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Episode 16: The Perfect Runner
2012-03-15

Anthropologist Niobe Thompson explores the evolutionary past of humans.

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Episode 17: Smarty Plants
2012-03-22

The secrets of plant behavior.

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Episode 18: Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
2012-04-08

Shot over twelve months, this blue chip wildlife documentary tells the story a young polar bear's epic migration through the icy waters of Hudson Bay and his subsequent adventures on land, where he must spend the ice-free season. It is his first summer alone without his mother to guide and feed him. His struggle to survive is set against the biggest environmental story of our time: climate change.

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Season 52 (2012)

No overview available.

15 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Buffalo Wolves
2012-10-18

Wolves and Buffalo follows the fortunes of one pack of wolves, the Delta Pack. Will the pups survive their first year? Will the packs alpha animals retain their pack position to breed again next year? As they try to bring down the buffalo to keep themselves and their new pups alive what will the future hold for these ancient warriors?

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Episode 2: Babies: Born to be Good?
2012-10-25

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Episode 3: Nuts About Squirrels
2012-11-08

There are those of us who see squirrels as cute and fascinating, but there is also a large contingent who regard them as “tree rats” - little pests that never tire of wreaking havoc in our attics, gardens, and just about anything else that catches their fleeting fancy. So who’s right? Nuts about Squirrels reveals the secret world of the ubiquitous urban grey squirrel with squirrel robots, micro-chipped acorns and an army of citizen scientists.

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Episode 4: The Norse: An Arctic Mystery
2012-11-22

Are we alone in the universe? We may be very close to finding out. For millennia humans studying the stars had no idea if there were any other planets in the universe, let alone ones similar enough to ours to sustain life. Now, scientists may be close to discovering Earth-like planets, using a new space telescope and a technique pioneered by two Canadian astronomers.

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Episode 5: Lights Out!
2012-12-06

Twelve hours of light. Twelve hours of dark. For our entire history we have lived and worked in rhythm with the sun. But all that changed with the invention of artificial light. Light fixtures, computer and television screens - all of these have allowed us more time to live, work, play and shorten our nights. But at what cost? Are we putting our health at risk? We explore how the type of light we are exposed to in the hours between dusk and bedtime can play tricks on our bodies and cancel the healthful benefits naturally triggered by the absence of light.

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Episode 6: David Suzuki's Andean Adventure
2013-01-10

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Episode 7: Zapped: The Buzz About Mosquitoes
2013-01-17

People struggle to combat a blood-sucking little insect that is both delicate and deadly.

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Episode 8: Shattered Ground
2013-02-07

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Episode 9: Meet the Coywolf
2013-02-14

There is a new hybrid species which is part wolf, part coyote.

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Episode 10: The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 1 of 2)
2013-02-21

The exotic world of fruit and the story of nature, commerce and obsession.

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Episode 11: The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 2 of 2)
2013-02-28

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Episode 12: Billion Dollar Caribou
2013-03-21

The conservation of the caribou and their environment is much-contested territory.

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Episode 13: The Beaver Whisperers
2013-03-28

The national symbol has a new role as an ecological superhero.

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Episode 14: The Beetles Are Coming
2013-04-04

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Episode 15: The Man Who Tweeted Earth
2013-04-25

Through pictures, music and poetry, Canadian Commander Chris Hadfield brings us a view of earth from space that we’ve never seen before.

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Season 53 (2013)

No overview available.

19 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale
2013-10-03

North America is under attack by a sly and wily aquatic invader. Introduced in the ‘70s for the purpose of cleaning up algae in fish ponds, the aggressive Asian carp escaped into the Mississippi river system during floods. The 50-kilogram bottom feeders have advanced north at a surprising rate, becoming a familiar sight with their frenzied and often physically threatening mass leaps into the air. Despite their fascination with this newcomer, scientists on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border agree this invader is a threat we need to take seriously.

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Episode 2: Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease
2013-10-10

Lyme disease, a mysterious tick-borne illness, has become one of the fastest-spreading diseases in North America. Tiny, dangerous and once uncommon, the population of ticks is growing at an alarming rate. The documentary explores how climate change has hastened the spread of the ticks and this devastating disease, one that is often misdiagnosed and mistreated, and is mired in medical controversy.

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Episode 3: Myth or Science 2: The Quest for Perfection
2013-10-17

Dr. Jennifer Gardy is back. But this time, Dr. Gardy’s journey of scientific discovery will plumb our very hopes and dreams - our quest for self-improvement. Are raw vegetables really better for you? Can you be fat and fit? Should you ditch caffeine? Dr. Gardy puts her own body on the line in lively experiments and scientific investigations to discover whether many popular health claims are science fact or science fiction.

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Episode 4: Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo
2013-10-24

What if each of us could make the symptoms of an illness disappear? Cast a spell so powerful it would actually heal our bodies, help us walk, or breathe better? For centuries placebos have been thought of as just fake medicine, but Brain Magic: The Power of Placebo explores the growing scientific evidence that placebos can have powerful—and real—effects on our minds and bodies.

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Episode 5: Invasion of the Brain Snatchers
2013-10-31

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Episode 6: Untangling Alzheimer's
2013-11-14

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Episode 7: A Dog's Life
2013-11-21

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Episode 8: Survival of the Fabulous
2013-11-28

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Episode 9: Where Am I?
2013-12-05

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Episode 10: The Great Butterfly Hunt
2014-01-02

Canadian scientist Fred Urquhart unravels the mystery of the monarch's winter home.

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Episode 11: How to Be a Wild Elephant
2014-01-09

Orphan elephant Sities must learn how to be a wild elephant when she leaves the safety of a Kenyan sanctuary to begin her journey back to freedom.

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Episode 12: Secrets in the Bones - The Hunt for the Black Death Killer
2014-01-16

The quest to solve a great mystery in history: Identify the Black Death killer and unlock secrets that could save millions of lives.

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Episode 13: Trek of the Titans
2014-01-30

A rare look at the leatherback turtle as it migrates between the chilly waters off Eastern Canada and the sunny beaches of the Caribbean.

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Episode 14: The Allergy Fix
2014-02-27

Scientists are attacking food allergies in new and inventive ways, driven by the alarming increase in the number of people, particularly children, who suffer from them – and can die from them.

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Episode 15: Wild Canada: The Eternal Frontier
2014-03-13

A remarkable journey across Canada’s natural landscapes revealing the surprising influence early humans had on the land and its wildlife.

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Episode 16: Wild Canada: The Wild West
2014-03-20

From the Rockies to the Pacific, western Canada has astonishing wildlife and landscapes, some of which have been influenced by early humans.

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Episode 17: Wild Canada: The Heartland
2014-03-27

From the prairies to Canada's vast boreal forest that stretches almost from coast to coast, we reveal a huge wilderness of extremes that has been shaped over millennia by both humans and wildfires. Here pronghorn antelope, the fastest hoofed land animal on earth, still haunt the grasslands, the elusive wolverine thrives in the icy remote northern forests and beaver share their cozy lodges with grateful muskrats.

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Episode 18: Wild Canada: Ice Edge
2014-04-03

In the country's harshest climate, the wildlife survive in the tundra of ice.

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Episode 19: Making Wild Canada
2014-04-10

Making the incredible Wild Canada series. Meet Jeff Turner, the series director, and see stories from the field.

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Season 57 (2017)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Wild Canadian Year: Spring
2017-09-24

The first days of spring sees Arctic fox pups take their first steps and black bear cubs learn to climb trees after the long cold days of winter.

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Episode 2: The Wild Canadian Year: Summer
2017-10-01

Killer whales and blue sharks are on the hunt, while amorous fireflies light up the night forest with their dazzling display, as summer reveals Canada’s landscape at the peak of its splendour.

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Episode 3: The Wild Canadian Year: Fall
2017-10-08

Fall chronicles a remarkable season of change: young northern gannets leap off perilous cliffs as chipmunks race to gather winter supplies, and prairie rattlesnakes give birth to live young.

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Episode 4: The Wild Canadian Year: Winter
2017-10-15

Lynx hunt snowshoe hares in the boreal forest and the ancient dance between wolves and caribou on Canada's vast tundra reveal the harshest time of year when landscapes are transformed by winter.

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Episode 5: Making the Wild Canadian Year
2017-10-22

Watch the incredible feats of endurance and technical wizardry needed to capture the sequences featured in the landmark series The Wild Canadian Year.

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Episode 6: Lost Secrets of the Pyramid
2017-10-29

The Great Pyramid of Egypt may be humanity’s greatest achievement. It’s a skyscraper of stone built without computers or complex machinery. Now the secrets of the pyramid could finally be exposed, thanks to a series of astonishing new findings. Egyptologists are unearthing evidence across the country to reveal a story that tells of more than just how Egypt built a pyramid – they are discovering how the pyramid itself changed Egypt and the world. David Suzuki is joining the experts and scientists on the front-line who are unraveling new clues to the world’s greatest ancient mystery.

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Season 58 (2018)

No overview available.

11 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Equus: The Story of the Horse - Origins
2018-09-23

A journey around the world and back in time to discover why horses and humans make perfect partners.

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Episode 2: Equus: The Story of the Horse - First Riders
2018-09-30

Travel back to the moment humans tamed the horse, and learn how horsepower made history.

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Episode 3: Equus: The Story of the Horse - Chasing the Wind
2018-10-07

How did humans save the wild horse from extinction? And how did we create over four hundred specialized breeds today?

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Episode 4: A Day in the Life of Earth
2018-10-14

From volcanoes to earthquakes & dust migration to meteorites — scientists reveal how much the Earth changes in 24 hours.

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Episode 5: The Real T.Rex
2018-10-21

Join an investigative journey around the world to uncover the mysteries of the most famous dinosaur super-predator: the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Episode 6: The Memory Mirage
2018-10-28

Can we trust what we remember about our own lives? Memory scientists say most memories are full of distortions and errors.

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Episode 7: Spying on Animals
2018-11-04

A look at how innovations in remote unmanned cameras let us bear witness to animal behaviour 24/7 - almost anywhere on earth.

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Episode 8: The Genetic Revolution
2018-11-11

Trailblazing scientists are making ground-breaking discoveries in the rapidly evolving world of genetic engineering.

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Episode 9: Stay-at-Home Animal Dads
2018-12-02

From emus to penguins, meet some of the most devoted stay-at-home animal dads on the planet.

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Episode 10: Food for Thought
2019-01-06

When it comes to diet, we swallow a lot of advice. Food for Thought sorts through the latest science to create a new recipe for health.

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Episode 11: The Wonder of the Northern Lights
2019-01-13

The aurora borealis delights and amazes us, but we're just beginning to understand its beauty.

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Season 60 (2020)

No overview available.

14 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Rebellion
2020-11-06

Global temperatures are rising and so are we: millions of young people rise up to demand their right to a livable planet.

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Episode 2: Kids vs. Screens
2020-11-13

How screens affect our children's development, learning abilities and mental health.

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Episode 3: Wild Australia: After the Fires
2020-11-20

Signs of life and hope emerge from the scorched landscapes of the worst wildlife disaster in modern history. of life and hope emerge from the scorched landscapes of the worst wildlife disaster in modern history.

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Episode 4: The Covid Cruise
2020-11-27

3,711 passengers and crew. 14-day quarantine. 1 deadly infectious disease. Coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

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Episode 5: Searching for Cleopatra
2021-01-08

Uncovering the truth about the richest and most powerful woman in world history.

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Episode 6: Wild Canadian Weather: Cold
2021-01-15

Canadians push the limits of cold endurance while baby harp seals brave icy water and flying squirrels cuddle.

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Episode 7: Wild Canadian Weather - Rain
2021-01-22

Rain brings unexpected benefits for spadefoot toads, grizzlies, and whitewater kayakers - but too much can be deadly.

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Episode 8: Wild Canadian Weather - Wind
2021-01-29

The invisible element that shapes our lives; falcons, butterflies and spiders hitch a ride, while Canadians harness, and harvest, the wind.

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Episode 9: Wild Canadian Weather - Sun
2021-02-05

The driving force behind all weather, sunlight creates a banquet for blue whales, helps vultures soar, and is essential for training some extreme athletes.

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Episode 10: Making Wild Canadian Weather
2021-02-12

Crews go to great lengths to get amazing shots of wildlife people and weather. Working with scientists is essential.

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Episode 11: The Real Neanderthal
2021-02-19

Neanderthals weren't brutish or dim-witted. New discoveries reveal they were more human than we ever thought!

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Episode 12: Kingdom of the Polar Bears: Episode 1
2021-02-26

Veteran polar bear guide Dennis Compayre goes on a remarkable journey into the world of a polar bear mom and her newborn cubs as they leave the safety of their den for the first time.

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Episode 13: Kingdom of the Polar Bears: Episode 2
2021-03-05

Veteran polar bear guide, Dennis Compayre watches as a mother bear teaches her young cubs to hunt and discovers how they are struggling to adapt to a rapidly warming Arctic.

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Episode 14: The Last Walrus
2021-03-12

A filmmaker explores one man’s quest to save a walrus, as the debate around marine mammal captivity evolves in Canada.

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Season 61 (2021)

No overview available.

14 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Inside the Great Vaccine Race
2021-11-05

The inside story of the high-stakes race to defeat a killer virus and save millions of lives.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 2: Nature's Big Year
2021-11-12

When humanity hits pause, nature reboots. Scientists discover the surprising ways pandemic lockdowns affected our planet.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: The Machine That Feels
2021-11-19

Artificial intelligence is becoming more empathic, emotionally intelligent, and creative. So what does it mean to be human?

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Episode 4: The New Human
2021-11-26

Disappearing tendons? Longer legs? Artificial body parts? What will humans look like in the future?

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Episode 5: Chef Secrets: The Science of Cooking
2022-01-06

The secret ingredient to becoming a better cook? Science! Top chefs and culinary experts explain the chemistry, physics, and microbiology of cooking

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Episode 6: Curb Your Carbon
2022-01-13

Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, Curb Your Carbon reveals the easy and effective ways we can all fight climate change ... and turn down the heat.

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Episode 7: In Your Face
2022-01-20

We see faces in everything. Facial recognition is an evolutionary superpower unique to humans.

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Episode 8: Ice and Fire: Tracking Canada's Climate Crisis
2022-01-27

Goodbye backyard ice rinks, mountain glaciers, and forest biodiversity: what Canada might lose due to climate change.

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Episode 9: Why We Dance
2022-02-24

It may surprise you to learn that you are a dancer. In fact, we are all dancers. This film takes us into the beating heart of why humans simply must dance.

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Episode 10: Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography
2022-03-03

The key element of life on Earth, it has the power to build and destroy.

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Episode 11: How the Wild Things Sleep
2022-03-10

Unraveling the secrets of the most extreme sleepers of the animal kingdom. Why and how do animals sleep? How do they deal with sleep deprivation? And do animals dream?

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Episode 12: The Teenager and the Lost Maya City
2022-03-17

A young Canadian is going on the adventure of a lifetime. He believes he knows the location of a lost Maya city, and he’s heading to Mexico to find it.

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Episode 13: The Musical Animal
2022-03-24

We know that humans are a musical species. We sing, we dance, we groove. But are we the only musical species?

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Episode 14: The Science of Success
2022-03-31

Success has little to do with performance, winners and losers are chosen by society. Now, scientists have discovered the secret to predicting success.

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Season 62 (2023)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Last of the Right Whales
2023-01-06

North Atlantic right whales are on the brink of extinction. Follow the fight to save them.

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Episode 2: Rat City
2023-01-13

Remarkable superpowers make rats the evolutionary heroes of the animal kingdom.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Science & Cannabis
2023-01-20

Is cannabis a medical cure-all or snake oil? Scientists distinguish the medicine from the myths.

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Episode 4: Secret Agents Of The Underground Railroad
2023-02-03

How staff at a luxury hotel in Niagara Falls, NY helped ferry enslaved people to freedom.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: Walking With Ancients
2023-02-10

New archaeological discoveries are challenging our understanding of when the first people arrived in North America, rewriting the human story.

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Episode 6: Apocalypse Plan B
2023-02-17

Some scientists are proposing radical ways to cool our warming planet – but others say it’s time to restore nature on a global scale.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: True Survivors
2023-02-24

How have humans survived extreme environmental change in the past? And what will it take to survive what’s next?

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Episode 8: Grizzly Rewild
2023-03-03

Five orphaned grizzly bear cubs get a second chance at life in the wild, but can they survive without their mother? A groundbreaking study follows the bears to find out if rewilding works.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Bug Sex
2023-03-10

Broken genitals and cannibalism. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of how bugs get busy.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 10: War for the Woods
2023-03-17

Thirty years after historic logging protests on Vancouver Island, the battle to protect old growth forests is still raging.

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Episode 11: The Secrets of Friendship
2023-03-24

Step into the world of 'friendship detectives', who are unravelling the mysteries of social behaviours in humans and other animals.

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Episode 12: Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
2023-03-31

Inside the secret and rhythmic world of one of nature’s best lumberjacks.

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Episode 13: Suzuki Signs Off
2023-04-07

For 44 years, David Suzuki has taken us around the world to explore science, technology, and nature – and now for something completely different. End of series.

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Season 63 (2024)

New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

14 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: A User's Guide to the Voice
2024-01-04

The human voice is the most sophisticated communication tool, but most of us don’t know how to unlock its potential.

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Episode 2: The Mystery of the Walking Whale
2024-01-11

Sarika Cullis-Suzuki travels back in time to solve the evolutionary mystery of the walking whale.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Butt Seriously
2024-01-18

Anthony Morgan shines a light where the sun doesn’t usually shine. Why we have butts, how they evolved and how to keep yours healthy.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Jawsome: Canada’s Great White Sharks
2024-01-25

Shark nerds are on a mission to reveal the JAWSOME lives of Canada’s Great White Sharks.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: I am the Magpie River
2024-02-01

A pristine river in Quebec is granted rights through legal personhood, protecting it and those who call it home.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 6: Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak
2024-02-08

Find out if science can ease the human conditions of loss, rejection, and unrequited love.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Hairy Tales
2024-03-07

A hair-raising journey into the salon, the lab, a remote Chinese village, a baby nursery and even a wildlife sanctuary to explore the surprising new research at the root of it all.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: Little Sapiens
2024-03-14

Thanks to cutting-edge technology, experts are finally learning the story of prehistoric kids and how they helped shape humans into who we are today.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary
2024-03-28

Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 10: Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs
2024-04-04

Anthony Morgan joins the fossil dig of a lifetime as palaeontologists discover why a tiny patch of land became a giant dinosaur graveyard.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 11: Lost World of the Hanging Gardens
2024-04-11

ISIS destroyed thousands of ancient artefacts and buildings in Mosul. Now, archeologists are making incredible discoveries in the wreckage.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 101: Secret World of Sound: Hunters and Hunted
2024-02-15

In nature, sound can mean the difference between finding a meal and becoming one.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 102: Secret World of Sound: Love and Rivals
2024-02-22

Sound is used in extraordinary ways to impress, find a mate and fight off rivals.

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Episode 103: Secret World of Sound: Finding a Voice
2024-02-29

Baby animals rely on sound to survive after they’re born — and even before.

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Season 64 (2025)

New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

14 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Teenager
2025-01-02

The science of adolescence: understanding this dramatic, mysterious and critically important phase of life, for humans and other animals.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 2: Sweat!
2025-01-09

As global temperatures rise, Anthony Morgan investigates the human body's natural cooling system; he examines sweat, an often underappreciated bodily function and its crucial role.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Foodspiracy
2025-01-16

Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan study ultra-processed foods; they examine why these foods are appealing; they investigate the health effects.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Shared Planet: Cities
2025-01-23

From New York to Kolkata, there are surprising benefits to us that come from sharing space with the wildlife in our cities.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: Shared Planet: Open Spaces
2025-01-30

Grasslands account for half of the total land area on the planet and most have been converted for human use; there are some places though where people and wildlife can both prosper by sharing space.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 6: Shared Planet: Waters
2025-02-06

Water provides the largest habitat on Earth, but water-dependent wildlife is declining fast. Learning to share these watery worlds can offer a brighter future for the entire planet.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Shared Planet: Forests
2025-02-13

Forests are essential for life on our planet, but humans are cutting more down every year; these inspiring people are reshaping how we live and work in Earth's forests, sharing space with wildlife.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: The Secret Knowledge of Animals
2025-02-20

From goats that can sense upcoming volcanic eruptions to birds that know how to avoid tsunamis and cyclones, scientists are using wearable technology to tap into the "secret knowledge" of animals.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Singing Back the Buffalo
2025-03-05

A richly visual and deeply uplifting story of humanity’s connections to buffalo how their return to the Great Plains can usher in a new era of sustainability and balance.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 10: Dances with Cranes
2025-03-13

A year in the life of whooping cranes, and the humans saving them from extinction.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 11: Plastic People
2025-03-20

Microplastics are everywhere. Sarika Cullis-Suzuki joins science journalist Ziya Tong for an investigation into our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 12: Animal Pride
2025-05-28

This is nature's coming out story. Connel Bradwell challenges mainstream biology's blindspots and explores the true diversity of gender and sexuality in nature.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 13: Dad Bods
2025-06-04

Science is revealing the truth about 'dad bods' and how having a child can dramatically affect the brains and bodies of men. Real dad bods are less about the pudge and more about the smarts.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 14: Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
2025-06-06

A dive to the Titanic. A fatal implosion. Inside the investigation to uncover the truth about the Titan's final journey.

Runtime: 44 min

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