The Nature of Things

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  • : 1960
  • : 1046
  • : 14
  • CBC
  • 20
  • Documentary

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22x1
Reconnective Surgery / Shark Vision / Batteries
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14, 1981
David Suzuki examines reconnective surgery and the vision capabilities of sharks, visits an irrigation project in India and explains the functions of batteries. The micro-surgery segment .. show full overview
22x2
Rabies in Ontario / Island of Coral / Hazards of Microwave Ovens
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21, 1981
Steps being taken to combat rabies in Ontario, an Island of Coral which provides a home for some of the world's most unique creatures, and the advantages and hazards of microwave ovens.
22x3
Edge of the Cold
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28, 1981
David Parer's Australian examination of the wildlife on Macquarie Island, narrated by Sir Edmund Hillary.
22x4
Waterproof Frog / The Piano / In the Sub-Nuclear Kitchen / The Record
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04, 1981
Waterproof Frog: A look at the unique frog Phyllomedusa which lives in the arid Gran Chaco region of central South America. The frog protects itself against water loss by coating its .. show full overview
22x5
The Thoroughbred : A Magic Way of Going
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11, 1981
A study of the genetic and biological development of thoroughbred horses, tracing the history of the animal from the time that horses were small creatures to the sleek, larger size animals they are today.
22x6
Twins - And Then There Were Two
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18, 1981
This is a special edition based on two half hour programs that first aired in 1978. Producer Heather Cook has revised and updated the original programs to include the latest research .. show full overview
22x7
A Natural Turn of Events / Kidney Transplant / Kelp
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09, 1981
A Natural Turn of Events: Construction in Toronto has led to the creation of a long spit of land - the Leslie Street Spit - which is turning into a prime nesting location for many kinds .. show full overview
22x8
Microscope: Making It Big / Desert Doctors / Polar Bear Pass
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06, 1982
Microscope: Making It Big: A look at the history and present development of the microscope. Desert Doctors: A look at the mobile hospitals used to treat people inexpensively in India's .. show full overview
22x9
Tipping the Scales
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13, 1982
The various factors which influence human weight are examined through reports on eating habits, diets, and basic metabolism.
22x10
An Island Shall a Monster Make / Philip Morrison on Nuclear War
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20, 1982
A magazine edition highlights the giant lizards on the island of Mona near Puerto Rico, and physics professor Philip Morrison's work on the atomic bomb as a team member on the Manhattan Project.
22x11
Aspirin / Windy Bay / Fluorescent Light
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27, 1982
Aspirin: An examination of how the common drug aspirin may have widespread application in combating heart and circulatory system diseases. This depends on its action, only recently .. show full overview
22x12
Hanuman Langurs: Monkeys of India / A Helping Hand / Formation Flight
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03, 1982
Hanuman Langurs: Monkeys of India: A look at the social organization and adaptation to human settlements of Hanuman langurs, social monkeys who are named for the monkey god Hanuman. A .. show full overview
22x13
Jute Plastic / Honeybees / Hildebrand
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24, 1982
"Jute Plastic." Bangladesh is the world's chief supplier of jute fibre for use in the manufacture of twine, burlap, tarpaulin and carpet-backing. This item shows how jute is harvested .. show full overview
22x14
Mind's Eye / Tide Mill / Colour It Snake
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10, 1982
Mind's Eye: A report on recent research into how the brain constructs vision from the information supplied by the eyes. Tide Mill: A look at a grist mill at Ealing in England which for .. show full overview
22x15
The Asteroid and the Dinosaur
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24, 1982
An examination of the theory advanced by physicist Luis Alvarez and others that an asteroid impact was responsible for the sudden total extinction of the dinosaurs over sixty million years ago.
22x16
Waves / The Harp Seal / Blackfly
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31, 1982
Waves: An update of the program "Freak Waves" originally broadcast in December 1980. A further look at research being done into wave formations that can destroy oil rigs on the open sea. .. show full overview

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