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Seasons: 62
Total Episodes: 310
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Networks: CBC Television
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: Nov 6, 1960
Recent Air Date: Apr 11, 2024
Run Time: m
In Production: Yes
Original Language: English
Age Rating: TV-PG
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Episodes
Episode 1
13 October 2011 - The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City
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Episode 2
20 October 2011 - The Nano Revolution: More Than Human
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Episode 3
27 October 2011 - The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?
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Episode 4
10 November 2011 - Jungle Prescription
One of the most powerful hallucinogenic drugs on the planet is in a tea made from medicinal plants: it's called ayahuasca. There are studies around the world that say that this indigenous cure may also provide answers as to how to treat Western drug addicts.
Episode 5
17 November 2011 - Emperor's Lost Harbour
In Istanbul, Turkey, workers building a railway tunnel make a remarkable discovery - an ancient harbour, buried and shrouded in mystery ...until now. Will archaeologists be able to uncover the treasures of the past before it is buried again?
Episode 6
24 November 2011 - Myth or Science
Scientist Jennifer Gardy turns her critical eye towards the myths, lies, misunderstandings and errors behind the headlines, putting the science of the daily news to the test both in the lab and on the streets.
Episode 7
01 December 2011 - Waking the Green Tiger
Examining modern China's ideas about nature and the environment.
Episode 8
08 December 2011 - Autism Enigma
A fresh perspective on autism research with the developing "Bacterial Theory" of autism. The fastest-growing developmental disorder in the industrialized world, autism has increased an astounding 600 per cent over the last 20 years. Science cannot say why. Some say it's triggered by environmental factors and point to another intriguing statistic: 70 per cent of kids with autism also have severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Could autism actually begin in the gut? The Autism Enigma looks at the progress of an international group of scientists who are studying the gut's amazingly diverse and powerful microbial ecosystem for clues to the baffling disorder.
Episode 9
12 January 2012 - Programmed to be Fat?
New science links man-made chemicals to the global obesity epidemic. Man-made chemicals may be programming us to be fat - before we're even born.
Episode 10
19 January 2012 - Surviving :) The Teenage Brain
A look at the science deep within the teenage brain and a celebration of evolution's masterpiece - the years that bring us judgment, adaptation and innovation. In short the years that make us human.
Episode 11
26 January 2012 - Mysteries of the Animal Mind
Scientists explore the mysteries of animal consciousness and find growing evidence of compassion, cooperation, altruism, empathy, intelligence and communication in all sorts of different species.
Episode 12
02 February 2012 - The American Tiger
Most tigers today are privately owned - experts estimate that the number of tigers living in the United States is nearly double of those in the wild. What's life like for the American tiger?
Episode 13
09 February 2012 - MS Wars: Hope, Science and the Internet
Multiple sclerosis patients use social media to engage in an unprecedented battle with the Canadian medical establishment for access to a controversial treatment.
Episode 14
16 February 2012 - Suzuki Diaries: Future City
In a new installment of Suzuki Diaries, David and his daughter, Sarika, set out to discover whether some of Canada's biggest cities are ready for the challenges of the future.
Episode 15
23 February 2012 - Journey to the Disaster Zone
David Suzuki travels to the areas most affected by the tsunami on its anniversary.
Episode 16
15 March 2012 - The Perfect Runner
Anthropologist Niobe Thompson explores the evolutionary past of humans.
Episode 17
22 March 2012 - Smarty Plants
The secrets of plant behavior.
Episode 18
08 April 2012 - Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
Shot over twelve months, this blue chip wildlife documentary tells the story a young polar bear's epic migration through the icy waters of Hudson Bay and his subsequent adventures on land, where he must spend the ice-free season. It is his first summer alone without his mother to guide and feed him. His struggle to survive is set against the biggest environmental story of our time: climate change.
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