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The Nature of Things Season 50

September. 23,2010
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The Nature of Things

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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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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Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Anthony Morgan
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The Nature of Things Season 50 Full Episode Guide

Episode 16 - Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
First Aired: March. 13,2011

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.

Episode 15 - The Real Avatar
Episode 14 - Raccoon Nation
First Aired: February. 24,2011

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.

Episode 11 - Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands
First Aired: January. 27,2011

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

Episode 10 - Code Breakers
First Aired: January. 13,2011

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.

Episode 8 - Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia (March 17, 1998)
First Aired: November. 25,2010

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.

Episode 7 - Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas (January 13, 1998)
Episode 6 - Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim (November 4, 1997)
First Aired: November. 04,2010

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.

Episode 5 - Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift (September 2, 1997)
Episode 4 - Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe (July 8 1997)
Episode 3 - For the Love of Elephants
First Aired: October. 14,2010

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.

Episode 2 - Changing Your Mind
First Aired: September. 30,2010

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.

Episode 1 - Aliens of the Deep Sea
First Aired: September. 23,2010

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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