The Nature of Things with David Suzuki - Season 51

The Nature of Things with David Suzuki - Season 51

Season 51

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Datesoct. 13, 2011 - avr. 8, 2012
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Episodes

The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City
Season 51Episode 160 min

The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City

oct. 13, 2011
The Nano Revolution: More Than Human
Season 51Episode 260 min

The Nano Revolution: More Than Human

oct. 20, 2011
The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?
Season 51Episode 360 min

The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?

oct. 27, 2011
Jungle Prescription
Season 51Episode 460 min

Jungle Prescription

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.
nov. 10, 2011
Emperor's Lost Harbour
Season 51Episode 560 min

Emperor's Lost Harbour

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?
nov. 17, 2011
Myth or Science
Season 51Episode 660 min

Myth or Science

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.
nov. 24, 2011
Waking the Green Tiger
Season 51Episode 760 min

Waking the Green Tiger

Examining modern China's ideas about nature and the environment.
déc. 1, 2011
The Autism Enigma
Season 51Episode 860 min

The Autism Enigma

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.
déc. 8, 2011
Programmed to Be Fat?
Season 51Episode 960 min

Programmed to Be Fat?

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.
janv. 12, 2012
Surviving :) The Teenage Brain
Season 51Episode 1060 min

Surviving :) The Teenage Brain

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.
janv. 19, 2012
Mysteries of the Animal Mind
Season 51Episode 1160 min

Mysteries of the Animal Mind

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.
janv. 26, 2012
The American Tiger
Season 51Episode 1260 min

The American Tiger

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?
févr. 2, 2012
MS Wars: Hope, Science and the Internet
Season 51Episode 1360 min

MS Wars: Hope, Science and the Internet

Multiple sclerosis patients use social media to engage in an unprecedented battle with the Canadian medical establishment for access to a controversial treatment.
févr. 9, 2012
Suzuki Diaries: Future City
Season 51Episode 1460 min

Suzuki Diaries: Future City

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.
févr. 16, 2012
Journey to the Disaster Zone: Japan 311
Season 51Episode 1560 min

Journey to the Disaster Zone: Japan 311

David Suzuki travels to the areas most affected by the tsunami on its anniversary.
févr. 23, 2012
The Perfect Runner
Season 51Episode 1660 min

The Perfect Runner

Anthropologist Niobe Thompson explores the evolutionary past of humans.
mars 15, 2012
Smarty Plants: Uncovering the Secret World of Plant Behaviour
Season 51Episode 1760 min

Smarty Plants: Uncovering the Secret World of Plant Behaviour

The secrets of plant behavior.
mars 22, 2012
Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
Season 51Episode 1860 min

Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey

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.
avr. 8, 2012

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