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The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 51

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The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it.

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    The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 1 - The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City
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    #1 - The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City

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  2. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 2 - The Nano Revolution: More Than Human
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    #2 - The Nano Revolution: More Than Human

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  3. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 3 - The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?
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    #3 - The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?

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  4. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 4 - Jungle Prescription
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    #4 - Jungle Prescription

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    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.

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  5. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 5 - Emperor's Lost Harbour
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    #5 - Emperor's Lost Harbour

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    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?

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  6. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 6 - Myth or Science
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Myth or Science

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    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.

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  7. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 7 - Waking the Green Tiger
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    #7 - Waking the Green Tiger

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    Examining modern China's ideas about nature and the environment.

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  8. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 8 - Autism Enigma
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    #8 - Autism Enigma

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    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.

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  9. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 9 - Programmed to be Fat?
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    #9 - Programmed to be Fat?

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    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.

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  10. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 10 - Surviving :) The Teenage Brain
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Surviving :) The Teenage Brain

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    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.

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  11. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 11 - Mysteries of the Animal Mind
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    #11 - Mysteries of the Animal Mind

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    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.

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  12. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 12 - The American Tiger
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    #12 - The American Tiger

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    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?

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  13. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 13 - MS Wars: Hope, Science and the Internet
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    #13 - MS Wars: Hope, Science and the Internet

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    Multiple sclerosis patients use social media to engage in an unprecedented battle with the Canadian medical establishment for access to a controversial treatment.

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  14. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 14 - Suzuki Diaries: Future City
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    #14 - Suzuki Diaries: Future City

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    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.

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  15. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 15 - Journey to the Disaster Zone
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    #15 - Journey to the Disaster Zone

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    David Suzuki travels to the areas most affected by the tsunami on its anniversary.

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  16. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 16 - The Perfect Runner
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Perfect Runner

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    Anthropologist Niobe Thompson explores the evolutionary past of humans.

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  17. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 17 - Smarty Plants
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Smarty Plants

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    The secrets of plant behavior.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 18 - Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
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    #18 - Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey

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    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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Season 51 Ratings Summary

"The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City" is the best rated episode of "The Nature of Things" season 51. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/13/2011. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Nano Revolution: More Than Human".