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The Nature of Things

Season 29 1988 - 1989

  • 1988-10-06T00:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 12h (16 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Documentary
Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki, every week presents stories that are driven by a scientific understanding of the world.

17 episodes

Season Premiere

1988-10-06T00:00:00Z

29x01 The Knowing Nose

Season Premiere

29x01 The Knowing Nose

  • 1988-10-06T00:00:00Z45m

Scientists study animal and human sense of smell.

1988-10-13T00:00:00Z

29x02 Trouble In The Forest

29x02 Trouble In The Forest

  • 1988-10-13T00:00:00Z45m

Something terrible is happening to the forests of eastern North America. Acid rain is killing the deciduous trees, especially the sugar maple. The Nature of Things takes a hard look at the devastation taking place in front of our eyes.

1988-10-27T00:00:00Z

29x03 Human Evolution

29x03 Human Evolution

  • 1988-10-27T00:00:00Z45m

Multicelled human organisms evolve from matter created 14.5 billion years before.

Analyzing facial musculature, and a Hindu hospital for birds.

A Jamaican bat cave; gardening and ecological principles.

1988-12-08T01:00:00Z

29x06 Rivers to the Sea

29x06 Rivers to the Sea

  • 1988-12-08T01:00:00Z45m

During the summer, several Rivers Maritimes
are so shallow that it is difficult to navigate.

1988-12-15T01:00:00Z

29x07 When the Rivers Run Dry

29x07 When the Rivers Run Dry

  • 1988-12-15T01:00:00Z45m

The causes and the effects of drought in India.

The Bald Eagle, an endangered species; Dirigibles from yesterday to today.

1989-01-05T01:00:00Z

29x09 New Backs for Old

29x09 New Backs for Old

  • 1989-01-05T01:00:00Z45m

Sore back and available treatments now.

1989-01-12T01:00:00Z

29x10 Blowpipes and Bulldozers

29x10 Blowpipes and Bulldozers

  • 1989-01-12T01:00:00Z45m

Swiss artist Bruno Manser works to save the Penan tribe of the Malaysian forest.

The sources and treatments of back pain; the manufacture and application of man-made structural colours.

1989-02-09T01:00:00Z

29x13 The Vision of the Blind

29x13 The Vision of the Blind

  • 1989-02-09T01:00:00Z45m

Psychologist John Kennedy, from the University of Toronto, examines the ability of blind people to create and interpret visual images.

American painter Roger Tory Peterson's influence on the popularity of birdwatching.

All you need to know about aging.

1989-04-13T00:00:00Z

29x16 April 12, 1989

29x16 April 12, 1989

  • 1989-04-13T00:00:00Z45m

A two-hour special, Amazonia: The Road to the End of the Forest, looks at a World Bank project that was committed to financing 110 dams that would have flooded a huge area of rainforest. The promised loans were withdrawn due to local and global opposition.

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