The Nature of Things

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  • : 1960
  • : 1046
  • : 15
  • CBC
  • 20
  • Documentary

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Up Close and Personal: The Ecology of David Suzuki
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08, 1998
The program is about the natural history of this invisible world: the things that float in the air around us, the microbes that live in the dish cloth on the kitchen counter, the fungi .. show full overview
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High Society: Reefer Madness 2
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15, 1998
There is a growing number of people who regard marijuana (cannabis) as a benign medicine, offering relief to people suffering from a variety of illnesses, including epilepsy, arthritis, .. show full overview
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Grasslands
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05, 1998
Over the last 200 years, the prairie grasslands of North America have undergone a radical transformation. The fertile soil, formed slowly over thousands of years, has been taken over by .. show full overview
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Good Wood
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26, 1998
A focus on Honduras and the important link between this country, Mexico, the US and Canada.
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Look Who's Talking...How Animals Communicate
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03, 1998
It is only recently that humans have become aware that animal communication is often elegant, elaborate and subtle. Understanding how other species communicate tells us a great deal about the history and evolution of our species.
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Chimps on Death Row
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21, 1999
Chimps are getting Hepatitis B and it is a serious health problem, which usually leads to death in the species. They pick up the disease from handlers and experimenters when held in .. show full overview
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Man and Dog: An Evolving Partnership
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28, 1999
The domestic dog has a special place in the human world. Is it by accident or design? All breeds of dogs trace their ancestry back to a common wolf-like creature that lived some 12 .. show full overview
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Weighing the Options: Elective Scoliosis Surgery
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11, 1999
Scoliosis or curvature of the spine is found worldwide in about one out of every 10 people. Nearly all cases occur in adolescent females. It's a lifetime condition that can't be .. show full overview
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Escape From Earth
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18, 1999
In some ways Mars is like Earth: there are clouds, wind, fog and frost. But it's also as cold as Antarctica, its atmosphere is poisonous to humans, and the sky glows pink with billions .. show full overview
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How To Live To 100
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25, 1999
What age group is the fastest growing segment in our society? Teenagers, boomers, infants? Guess again...centenarians. People living into their 100s are not uncommon these days. Why are .. show full overview
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Dead Heat
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04, 1999
The Spanish flu reserved its special virulence not for children and the elderly but for those in the prime of life. In just a few months it killed more people than the ones that died in .. show full overview
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The Pill
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11, 1999
In 1956, Russian tanks rolled down the streets of Budapest. Castro began fighting his way to power in Cuba and North American women kept house in an era known as the baby boom. .. show full overview
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Turning Down the Heat
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08, 1999
What is Canada's role in solar power? We're on the leading edge of fuel cell development but what about wind and solar? Most of our national wind energy output can be assessed at one .. show full overview
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Wonders of the World
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15, 1999
What are your wonders of the world? See what some experts have to offer as today's wonders of the world, including the bicycle and the linguistic genius of children. Tonight we'll meet .. show full overview

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