The Nature of Things - Season 51
Season 51
Network
DatesOct 13, 2011 - Apr 8, 2012
Episodes
Season 51Episode 160 min
The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City
Oct 13, 2011
Season 51Episode 260 min
The Nano Revolution: More Than Human
Oct 20, 2011
Season 51Episode 360 min
The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?
Oct 27, 2011
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
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
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
Season 51Episode 760 min
Waking the Green Tiger
Examining modern China's ideas about nature and the environment.
Dec 1, 2011
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.
Dec 8, 2011
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.
Jan 12, 2012
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.
Jan 19, 2012
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.
Jan 26, 2012
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?
Feb 2, 2012
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.
Feb 9, 2012
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.
Feb 16, 2012
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.
Feb 23, 2012
Season 51Episode 1660 min
The Perfect Runner
Anthropologist Niobe Thompson explores the evolutionary past of humans.
Mar 15, 2012
Season 51Episode 1760 min
Smarty Plants: Uncovering the Secret World of Plant Behaviour
The secrets of plant behavior.
Mar 22, 2012
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.
Apr 8, 2012
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