The Nature of Things Season 50 Episodes

Episode 1

Aliens of the Deep Sea

Thu, Sep 23, 2010 60 mins

Examining octopus research conducted in the waters off Spain, Italy and Vancouver Island. Included: experiments to test octopus intelligence.

Episode 2

Changing Your Mind

Thu, Sep 30, 2010 60 mins

Problems of the mind are examined in this follow-up documentary to "The Brain That Changes Itself."

Episode 3

For the Love of Elephants

Thu, Oct 14, 2010 60 mins

An elephant sanctuary in Nairobi, Kenya.

Episode 4

Geologic Journey II: Tectonic Europe

Thu, Oct 21, 2010 60 mins

Episode 5

Geologic Journey II: Along the African Rift

Thu, Oct 28, 2010 60 mins

An examination of how the Earth's crust is ripping apart as molten rock deep within its recesses pushes upward along the East African Rift.

Episode 6

Geologic Journey II: The Western Pacific Rim

Thu, Nov 4, 2010 60 mins

Examining the Pacific Rim of Fire, where more than half of the world's active volcanoes are located.

Episode 7

Geologic Journey II: The Pacific Rim Americas

Thu, Nov 18, 2010 60 mins

The Pacific Rim is explored along the West Coast of North America.

Episode 8

Geologic Journey II: The Collision Zone - Asia

Thu, Nov 25, 2010 60 mins

Exploring the Molucca Sea Collision Zone in Indonesia.

Episode 9

When North Goes South

Thu, Dec 2, 2010 60 mins

The potential for a magnetic-pole shift and its ramifications for Earth are examined with geophysicist Larry Newitt and geologist Jean-Jacques Orgeval.

Episode 10

The Code Breakers

Thu, Jan 13, 2011 60 mins

The original arrival of humans in America is examined.

Episode 11

Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands

Thu, Jan 27, 2011 60 mins

A report on environmental impacts of large-scale oil projects.

Episode 12

The Last Grizzly of Paradise Valley

Thu, Feb 3, 2011 60 mins

Wildlife filmmaker Jeff Turner seeks grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades of British Columbia.

Episode 13

Return of the Prairie Bandit

Thu, Feb 10, 2011 60 mins

A report on black-footed ferrets released on the Saskatchewan prairie in the fall of 2009.

Episode 14

Raccoon Nation

Thu, Feb 24, 2011 60 mins

Examining the adaptability of urban raccoons in Canada, Japan and Germany.

Episode 15

The Real Avatar

Thu, Mar 3, 2011 60 mins

David Suzuki visits indigenous leaders in the Peruvian Amazon regarding the impact of a development boom in the extraction of oil, gas and minerals.

Episode 16

Forces of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie

Sun, Mar 13, 2011 60 mins

David Suzuki, scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, delivers what he describes as 'a last lecture' interwoven with scenes from his life and lifetime – the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 years.

Episode 17

Save My Lake!

Thu, Mar 17, 2011 60 mins

A Lake Winnipeg mystery is probed.

Episode 18

50 Years of the Nature of Things

Thu, Mar 24, 2011 60 mins

The 50th anniversary of the documentary series is celebrated.