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The Nature of Things

Season 34 1993 - 1994

  • 1993-10-07T00:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 14h 15m (19 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

1993-10-07T00:00:00Z

34x01 Vitamins: Hype or Hope

Season Premiere

34x01 Vitamins: Hype or Hope

  • 1993-10-07T00:00:00Z45m

Season premiere: Examines vitamins and possible vitamin therapies in the future.

1993-10-14T00:00:00Z

34x02 End of the Line

34x02 End of the Line

  • 1993-10-14T00:00:00Z45m

David Suzuki updates a report on overfishing and other man-made threats to the oceans.

1993-10-21T00:00:00Z

34x03 The Pyramid Builders

34x03 The Pyramid Builders

  • 1993-10-21T00:00:00Z45m

Stonemasons and laborers try to construct a pyramid exactly the way it was done 4,000 years ago.

1993-10-28T00:00:00Z

34x04 The Living City

34x04 The Living City

  • 1993-10-28T00:00:00Z45m

Alternatives to sprawling suburbs.

Looks at the eroding power of shorelines and examines how much of this erosion is natural and how much of it is human-induced.

1993-11-18T01:00:00Z

34x06 Living Color

34x06 Living Color

  • 1993-11-18T01:00:00Z45m

Color: how it is perceived and how it affects everyday life.

1993-12-02T01:00:00Z

34x07 What's in a Neem?

34x07 What's in a Neem?

  • 1993-12-02T01:00:00Z45m

The Nature of Things devotes a full hour to discussing the current and possible uses of this tropical tree.

Ladakh is a desert land high in the western Himalayas that is now experiencing rapid modernisation and "development" that is degrading both the environment and the culture. Ancient Futures examines the root causes of environmental and social problems and compels the viewer to re-examine what is meant by "progress".

1994-01-06T01:00:00Z

34x09 The Invaders

34x09 The Invaders

  • 1994-01-06T01:00:00Z45m

A look at some species which have dramatically altered habitats. Starlings, murderous African bees, sea lamprey and Zebra Mussels are in the
numbers.

1994-01-20T01:00:00Z

34x10 Greening Business

34x10 Greening Business

  • 1994-01-20T01:00:00Z45m

Modern farming techniques are causing soil erosion, increased usage of pesticides, and increased reliance on chemical fetilizers which are potentially harmful to humans and the environment. Instead we pursue organic farming techniques which preserve the ecosystems of the world.

1994-01-27T01:00:00Z

34x11 Crater of the Rain God

34x11 Crater of the Rain God

  • 1994-01-27T01:00:00Z45m

Investigates various types of allergies and the research into the possible causes and cures of them.

1994-02-10T01:00:00Z

34x13 Wolves of the Sea

34x13 Wolves of the Sea

  • 1994-02-10T01:00:00Z45m

1994-02-17T01:00:00Z

34x14 Tiger Crisis

34x14 Tiger Crisis

  • 1994-02-17T01:00:00Z45m

1994-02-24T01:00:00Z

34x15 Tiger Crisis (2)

34x15 Tiger Crisis (2)

  • 1994-02-24T01:00:00Z45m

To be confirmed

1994-03-03T01:00:00Z

34x16 Songbirds

34x16 Songbirds

  • 1994-03-03T01:00:00Z45m

1994-03-31T01:00:00Z

34x18 Water

34x18 Water

  • 1994-03-31T01:00:00Z45m

34x19 Memory: The Past Imperfect

  • 1994-03-21T01:00:00Z45m

The unique ability of the memory to store, classify and retrieve human experience with great efficiency; the relationship between memory and perception.

Looks at companies big and small that have made concern for the environment part of their planning.

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