The Nature of Things

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Me, My Brain And I Unmasking The Mystery Of The Conscious Mind
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Bob thinks but doesn't feel. Christina feels but has trouble thinking. Virginia can neither think or feel as she's pulled down into a spiral of darkness that zaps her very will to .. show full overview
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Warnings From The Wild
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All over the planet, temperature increases are affecting wildlife. Some species are spreading to new areas. For others, climate change means extinction. THE NATURE OF THINGS with David .. show full overview
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Touch: The Forgotten Sense
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TOUCH - THE FORGOTTEN SENSE is a film about the amazing, but often overlooked sense of touch. The film takes us on an artistic and scientific journey from a woman who has completely lost .. show full overview
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Psychopaths
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PSYCHOPATHS is a documentary that looks at the understanding of this condition in the scientific community, and what hope there is for treatment, therapy or a cure.
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Drug Deals: The Brave New World of Prescription Drugs
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Are our regulatory agencies doing their best to ensure drug safety? Or are they buckling to corporate pressure to market lucrative new drugs before they are adequately tested? These are .. show full overview
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Bioterror
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Since the September 11th terrorist attack on The World Trade Center, the news has been saturated with information about a new threat, bio-terrorism. But how new is it? THE NATURE OF .. show full overview
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Race Against Time
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It's an epidemic of staggering proportions. Thirty-six million people are infected with the HIV virus worldwide, with over 25 million of them in Africa. More than 21 million people have .. show full overview
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Return Of The Peregrine
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Adept at diving at speeds normally reserved for fighter pilots, the peregrine falcon is the fastest and most widely dispersed creature on the planet. A one-hour documentary, RETURN OF .. show full overview
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Genetically Modified Foods
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In 2001 the Government of Canada approved the following genetically modified crops for food use: canola, corn, cottonseed, flax, potato, soybean, tomato, wheat, sugar beet and squash. Is .. show full overview
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Living Forever
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Biologists have seen within our genes the possibility of extending human life spans to 300 years or more. In the 21st century, will scientists reach the Holy Grail? Will they find the .. show full overview
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Self-Experimenters
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Most major advances in medicine and science and are made by people who push the envelope. From morphine to cardiac surgery, we owe much to the risks taken by scientists of the past who have experimented on their own bodies to make new discoveries.
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Morphine On Trial
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CYBERMAN: Canada's Original Cyborg
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Inventor creates wearable computer technology.
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Wired For Life
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Using pacemaker-like implants, functional electrical stimulation allows people with spinal-cord injuries to reclaim some mobility and even resume pastimes like art and sports.
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Intuition
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A horse buyer selects her winning choices randomly from a list, using her "gut-feeling." Upon viewing a photo, a businesswoman tells her boss that his wife is expecting a baby. An .. show full overview
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Beluga Speaking Across Time
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