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The Nature of Things Season 23 Episodes

16 Episodes 1982 - 1983

Episode 1

Gutenberg Revisited/Diving Birds/Tulips

Wed, Oct 20, 1982

Gutenberg Revisited: A look at new developments in microelectronic information processing.

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Episode 2

Northern Games/Geothermal Energy/Ships Of The Desert/Coriolis Effect

Wed, Oct 27, 1982

Northern Games: A look at traditional games of Inuit as they are practised 800 km north of Arctic Circle.

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Episode 3

Bring Back My Bonnie

Wed, Nov 3, 1982

A look at recovery after strokes. In previous years, strokes were frequently fatal, and brain damage was seen as permanent.

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Episode 4

Long Point

Wed, Nov 10, 1982

Long point marsh is a sandspit on Northern shore of Lake Erie. Discovered in 1670 by French explorers.

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Episode 5

Living In A Sunhouse/Brittle Bones/Dial

Wed, Nov 17, 1982

Featured: Solar techniques to improve thermal efficiency of a house; treatment methods for fragile bones.

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Episode 6

Japan: The Superachievers

Wed, Nov 24, 1982

The landmarks of Japanese science and technology since end of World War II are highlighted in first of two related programs.

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Episode 7

Japan: The Nation Family

Wed, Dec 1, 1982

The everyday life of Japanese workers is traced through their values, their leisure activities and mechanization of their factories.

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Episode 8

Edge Of The Cold

Wed, Dec 15, 1982

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation produced four half-hour films about Macquarie Islands.

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Episode 9

To Be Or Not To Be

Wed, Dec 22, 1982

Numerous questions raised by new genetic testing techniques designed to identify fetal disorders are addressed.

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Episode 10

The Fragile Mountain

Wed, Dec 29, 1982

An examination of measures being taken by a Himalayan mountain community that is trying to avoid a flood disaster, such.

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Episode 11

Episode #23.11

Wed, Jan 12, 1983

A look at first moments of an infant's life and its adaptation to outside world..

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Episode 12

Decade Of Delay/Rh Laboratory/Hawaii Telescope

Wed, Jan 19, 1983

Decade of Delay: A look at what can be done to make cars safer, and an inquiry into why it is not being done.

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Episode 13

Water: Friend Or Foe?

Thu, Jan 27, 1983

Holland's Delta Project, a task involving difficult measures to reclaim land from sea, is detailed.

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Episode 14

The Gentle Giants/Ancient Diseases/Water Weeds

Wed, Feb 2, 1983

The Gentle Giants: A film on gray whales who live off pacific coast of North America.

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Episode 15

Magnet Earth

Wed, Mar 2, 1983

A one-hour film from BBC series Horizon exploring effects of Earth's magnetic field on animals and.

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Episode 16

On The Track Of The Wild Otter

Wed, Mar 30, 1983

The social life of nature's shyest creatures is examined in a year-round study of its behavior.

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