The Nature of Things

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Vitamins: Hype or Hope
Episode overview
Season premiere: Examines vitamins and possible vitamin therapies in the future.
34x2
End of the Line
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David Suzuki updates a report on overfishing and other man-made threats to the oceans.
34x3
The Pyramid Builders
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Stonemasons and laborers try to construct a pyramid exactly the way it was done 4,000 years ago.
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The Living City
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Alternatives to sprawling suburbs.
34x5
The shoreline doesn't stop here anymore
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Looks at the eroding power of shorelines and examines how much of this erosion is natural and how much of it is human-induced.
34x6
Living Color
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Color: how it is perceived and how it affects everyday life.
34x7
What's in a Neem?
Episode overview
The Nature of Things devotes a full hour to discussing the current and possible uses of this tropical tree.
34x8
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh
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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 .. show full overview
34x9
The Invaders
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A look at some species which have dramatically altered habitats. Starlings, murderous African bees, sea lamprey and Zebra Mussels are in the numbers.
34x10
Greening Business
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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 .. show full overview
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Crater of the Rain God
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34x12
Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze at
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Investigates various types of allergies and the research into the possible causes and cures of them.
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Wolves of the Sea
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Tiger Crisis
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34x15
Tiger Crisis (2)
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To be confirmed
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Songbirds
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Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague
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Memory: The Past Imperfect
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The unique ability of the memory to store, classify and retrieve human experience with great efficiency; the relationship between memory and perception.
34x18
Water
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