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The Nature of Things

Season 30 1989 - 1990

  • 1989-09-28T00:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 15h (20 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.

20 episodes

Season Premiere

1989-09-28T00:00:00Z

30x01 History of Rubber

Season Premiere

30x01 History of Rubber

  • 1989-09-28T00:00:00Z45m

Season premiere: History of rubber. Includes its cultivation from wild trees.

A look at the human sense of balance; the Toronto Island Public and Natural Science School.

1989-10-12T00:00:00Z

30x03 Euthanasia in Canada

30x03 Euthanasia in Canada

  • 1989-10-12T00:00:00Z45m

1989-11-16T01:00:00Z

30x05 A Sky Full of Planes

30x05 A Sky Full of Planes

  • 1989-11-16T01:00:00Z45m

Report on the problems of air traffic at airports in Toronto and Atlanta and about the fixes that require it.

Researchers struggle to protect a reserve for peregrine falcons; the milkweed plant is part of a complex living network.

1989-12-07T01:00:00Z

30x07 Rare Breeds

30x07 Rare Breeds

  • 1989-12-07T01:00:00Z45m

The conservation of rare breeds of farm animals, and the feeding behaviour of the phalarope, an unusual shorebird.

Folder on two paper mills in British Columbia that pollute with impunity Howe Sound a few kilometers north of Vancouver.

1989-12-20T01:00:00Z

30x09 Kingdom of the Ice Bear

30x09 Kingdom of the Ice Bear

  • 1989-12-20T01:00:00Z45m

To be confirmed

1990-01-04T01:00:00Z

30x11 Little Wars

30x11 Little Wars

  • 1990-01-04T01:00:00Z45m

The human invests a lot in the war games, such as poker or other more elaborate games. Mathematical analysis of these games allowed
the discovery of elements that could help resolve quickly armed conflict.

1990-01-18T01:00:00Z

30x12 Powerful Medicine

30x12 Powerful Medicine

  • 1990-01-18T01:00:00Z45m

1990-02-08T01:00:00Z

30x13 30th Anniversary Special

30x13 30th Anniversary Special

  • 1990-02-08T01:00:00Z45m

1990-02-22T01:00:00Z

30x14 Northern Development

30x14 Northern Development

  • 1990-02-22T01:00:00Z45m

1990-03-15T01:00:00Z

30x15 Turning to Dust

30x15 Turning to Dust

  • 1990-03-15T01:00:00Z45m

Host David Suzuki and narrator Angela Fusco present this program on the deterioration of paper in old books around the world. At least one-third of the world's books are turning into particles and dust as they become embrittled. This program describes various methods of book preservation, including re-binding, photocopying, de-acidification and creating micro-fiche copies.

1990-03-22T01:00:00Z

30x16 Pretence of Performance

30x16 Pretence of Performance

  • 1990-03-22T01:00:00Z45m

1990-03-29T01:00:00Z

30x17 Temagami: The Last Stand

30x17 Temagami: The Last Stand

  • 1990-03-29T01:00:00Z45m

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a wilderness against the Canada/U.S. border that is the calving grounds of caribou, is threatened by the U.S. Department of the Interior's plans to develop the land for oil

The reasons behind the impending extinction of the black rhino are explored

30x20 Through the Looking Glass

  • 1990-09-06T00:00:00Z45m

Film clips from three decades reflect changing views of the world.

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