The Nature of Things

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Gutenberg Revisited / Diving Birds / Tulips
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Gutenberg Revisited: A look at new developments in microelectronic information processing, focusing on the Telidon system, a Canadian invention offering two-way interactive television. .. show full overview
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Northern Games / Geothermal Energy / Ships of the Desert / Coriolis Effect
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Northern Games: A look at the traditional games of the Inuit as they are practised 800 km north of the Arctic Circle, by youth in competition from communities across the North. .. show full overview
23x3
Bring Back My Bonnie
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A look at recovery after strokes. In previous years, strokes were frequently fatal, and brain damage was seen as permanent. Now, all this is changing. It has been found that with therapy .. show full overview
23x4
Long Point
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Long point marsh is a sandspit on the Northern shore of Lake Erie. Discovered in 1670 by French explorers, this wildlife area has kept many of it's original features and is now an important habitat for many species of animals and migrating birds.
23x5
Living in a Sunhouse / Brittle Bones / DIAL
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Featured: Solar techniques to improve the thermal efficiency of a house; treatment methods for fragile bones (osteoporosis); and a laser system called DIAL (Differential Absorption Lidar) that measures levels of environmental pollution.
23x6
Japan: The Superachievers (1)
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The landmarks of Japanese science and technology since the end of World War II are highlighted in the first of two related programs. The ancient craft of Samurai swordmaking and computer based steel production are also examined.
23x7
Japan: The Nation Family (2)
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The everyday life of Japanese workers is traced through their values, their leisure activities and the mechanization of their factories.
23x8
Edge of the Cold (2)
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation produced four half-hour films about the Macquarie Islands. This episode of The Nature of Things compiles two of them. The first was originally .. show full overview
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To Be or Not to Be
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Numerous questions raised by new genetic testing techniques designed to identify fetal disorders are addressed. The evolving techniques of fetal diagnosis such as amniocentesis, .. show full overview
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The Fragile Mountain
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An examination of the measures being taken by a Himalayan mountain community that is trying to avoid a flood disaster, such as that which devastated northern India in 1978.
23x11
Newborn
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A look at the first moments of an infant's life and its adaptation to the outside world.
23x12
Decade of Delay / RH Laboratory / Hawaii Telescope
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Decade of Delay: A look at what can be done to make cars safer, and an inquiry into why it is not being done. RH Laboratory: A visit to the special Rh. laboratory in Winnipeg, which was .. show full overview
23x13
Water: Friend or Foe?
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Holland's Delta Project, a task involving difficult measures to reclaim land from the sea, is detailed.
23x14
The Gentle Giants / Ancient Diseases / Water Weeds
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The Gentle Giants: A film on the gray whales who live off the pacific coast of North America. Ancient Diseases: A look at paleopathology and what can be learned about the past of man and .. show full overview
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February 9, 1983
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23x16
February 16, 1983
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February 23, 1983
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Magnet Earth
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A one-hour film from the BBC series Horizon exploring the effects of the Earth's magnetic field on animals and, to a lesser extent, humans.
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March 16, 1983
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23x16
On The Track of the Wild Otter
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The social life of one of nature's shyest creatures is examined in a year-round study of its behavior.

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