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The Best Episodes of Big Ideas Season 2012

Every episode of Big Ideas Season 2012 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Big Ideas Season 2012!

Big Ideas is a Canadian television series produced and broadcast by TVOntario, on the air since 2001. The program showcases public intellectual culture. It was conceived by Wodek Szemberg who continues to serve as producer

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Big Ideas Season 2012 Episode 1 - Julie Payette, Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space
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    #1 - Julie Payette, Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space

    S2012:E1

    The Canadian Space Agency's Chief Astronaut, Julie Payette delivers a lecture entitled Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space: Research and Diplomacy.

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  2. Big Ideas Season 2012 Episode 27 - Allen J. Frances on the Overdiagnosis of Mental Illness
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    #2 - Allen J. Frances on the Overdiagnosis of Mental Illness

    S2012:E27

    Psychiatrist and author, Allen J. Frances, believes that mental illnesses are being over-diagnosed. In his lecture, Diagnostic Inflation: Does Everyone Have a Mental Illness?, Dr. Frances will outline why he thinks the DSM-V will lead to millions of people being mislabeled with mental disorders. His lecture is part of Mental Health Matters, an initiative of TVO in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The lecture is followed by a short Q & A.

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  3. Big Ideas Season 2012 Episode 28 - Lisa Harvey-Smith on the SKA Mega-Telescope
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    #3 - Lisa Harvey-Smith on the SKA Mega-Telescope

    S2012:E28

    Lisa Harvey-Smith of CSIRO discusses the mega-telescope known as the Square Kilometre Array. CSIRO, the Australian Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization, is part of the continent-spanning next-generation radio telescope project which is due to be completed in 2019.

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  4. Big Ideas Season 2012 Episode 29 - Dr. Marc D. Lewis on Memoirs of an Addicted Brain
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    #4 - Dr. Marc D. Lewis on Memoirs of an Addicted Brain

    S2012:E29

    Dr. Marc D. Lewis discusses the story and the science behind his book Memoirs of an Addicted Brain. Lewis is a professor at the Behavioural Science Institute, part of Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Lewis's book documents the years he spent addicted to drugs including morphine and heroin, and links his first-hand drug experiences to his current behavioural science research into the interaction between drugs and brain chemistry.

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  5. Big Ideas Season 2012 Episode 49 - Chris Turner on How to Thrive in the Sustainable Economy
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    #5 - Chris Turner on How to Thrive in the Sustainable Economy

    S2012:E49

    Chris Turner discusses his book The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in the Sustainable Economy. Citing German energy policy and business examples such as Walmart, Turner explains how sustainability makes excellent business sense.

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Season 2012 Ratings Summary

"Julie Payette, Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space" is the best rated episode of "Big Ideas" season 2012. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Allen J. Frances on the Overdiagnosis of Mental Illness".