The BEST episodes of The Nature of Things season 51
Every episode of The Nature of Things season 51, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Nature of Things season 51!
Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki, every week presents stories that are driven by a scientific understanding of the world.
#1 - Smarty Plants: Uncovering the Secret World of Plant Behaviour
Season 51 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/22/2012
A luscious exploration of the natural world, Smarty Plants effortlessly integrates pioneering science with a light hearted look at how plants behave, revealing a world where plants are as busy, responsive and complex as we are.
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#2 - Suzuki Diaries: Future City
Season 51 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/2012
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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#3 - The Nano Revolution: Welcome to Nano City
Season 51 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2011
The Nature of Things explores an exciting new technological frontier - the world of nano materials and systems in our everyday lives.
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#4 - Programmed to be Fat?
Season 51 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2012
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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#5 - Surviving :) The Teenage Brain
Season 51 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2012
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.
#6 - The Autism Enigma
Season 51 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/2011
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.
#7 - Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
Season 51 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/2012
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.
#8 - The Perfect Runner
Season 51 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2012
Anthropologist Niobe Thompson explores the evolutionary past of humans.
#9 - Journey to the Disaster Zone: Japan 311
Season 51 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/2012
Prior to the anniversary of the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami, David Suzuki travels to the areas most affected by the disaster to learn how the catastrophe is helping to change the mind-set of people.
#10 - MS Wars: Hope, Science and the Internet
Season 51 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/9/2012
Multiple sclerosis patients use social media to engage in an unprecedented battle with the Canadian medical establishment for access to a controversial treatment.
#11 - Mysteries of the Animal Mind
Season 51 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2012
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.
#12 - The American Tiger
Season 51 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2012
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?
#13 - Waking the Green Tiger
Season 51 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/2011
By declaring that nature must be conquered in the name of progress, ChairmanMao ushered in an era of environmental degradation for China. Now, passionateactivists strive to preserve their natural wonders, educate their compatriots andencourage public debate. A look at the brave souls at the forefront of China's new revolution.
#14 - Myth or Science
Season 51 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/2011
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.
#15 - Emperor's Lost Harbour
Season 51 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2011
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?
#16 - Jungle Prescription
Season 51 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2011
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.
#17 - The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?
Season 51 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2011
Looking at the use of nanotechnology to solve pollution and environmental issues.
#18 - The Nano Revolution: More Than Human
Season 51 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2011
Looking at the use of nanotechnology in medical treatments.