The Nature of Things
TV-PG
8.4
1960
Documentary
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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- Cast:
- Sarika Cullis-Suzuki , Anthony Morgan
Episode 17 : Hot Flash on Menopause
April. 16,2002
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Episode 16 : Beluga Speaking Across Time
April. 09,2002
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Episode 15 : Intuition
March. 26,2002
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Episode 14 : Wired for Life
March. 19,2002
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Episode 13 : Cyberman: Canada's Original Cyborg
March. 12,2002
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Episode 12 : Morphine on Trial
March. 05,2002
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Episode 11 : Self-Experimenters
January. 22,2002
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 10 : Genetically Modified Foods
January. 15,2002
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 9 : Living Forever
January. 08,2002
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 8 : Return of the Peregrine
December. 04,2001
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 6 : Bioterror
November. 20,2001
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 5 : Drug Deals: The Brave New World of Prescription Drugs
November. 13,2001
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 4 : Psychopaths
October. 23,2001
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 3 : Touch: The Forgotten Sense
October. 16,2001
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 2 : Warnings from the Wild
October. 09,2001
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 1 : Me, My Brain And I Unmasking The Mystery of the Conscious Mind
October. 02,2001
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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Seasons
Season 63
New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.
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