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S50.E1 ∙ Aliens of the Deep Sea

Wed, Sep 22, 2010

The octopus is a close cousin of the oyster and snail. And yet, even by human standards the multi-limbed creature is considered highly intelligent. From Spain to Vancouver Island to Capri, Italy, scientists are testing the brain-power of the mysterious and mythic octopus.

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S50.E2 ∙ Changing Your Mind

Wed, Sep 29, 2010

Once thought to be incapable of fundamental change, our growing awareness of the adult brain's capacity for neuroplasticity is opening new doors to treatments for diseases and disorders once thought incurable.

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S50.E3 ∙ For the Love of Elephants

Wed, Oct 13, 2010

An intimate look at the bond that is formed between humans and baby orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rehabilitation centre just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.

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S50.E4 ∙ Geologic Journey II: Tectonic Europe

Wed, Oct 20, 2010

Traverse the Eurasian plate across Europe - from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is destroyed.

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S50.E5 ∙ Geologic Journey II: Along the African Rift

Wed, Oct 27, 2010

For millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.

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S50.E6 ∙ Geologic Journey II: The Western Pacific Rim

Wed, Nov 03, 2010

The Pacific Rim of Fire stands as a living testament to the beauty and danger that powerful geologic forces can deliver. The Pacific Rim is home to half of the world's active volcanoes and ninety percent of the world's earthquakes, yet nearly 800 million people continue to live within its violent edge.

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S50.E7 ∙ Geologic Journey II: The Pacific Rim - Americas

Wed, Nov 17, 2010

As the exploration of the Pacific Rim continues, Prof. Nick Eyles will travel along the west coast of North America, in The Pacific Rim: The Americas. Following the shore, we'll travel from Alaska to California to Chile discovering how tectonic rhythms threaten the people living along the two continents' coastlines.

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S50.E8 ∙ Geologic Journey II: The Collision Zone - Asia

Wed, Nov 24, 2010

Welcome to the Collision Zone - the fiery unpredictability of Indonesia's volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of years of tectonic tension in between.

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S50.E9 ∙ When North Goes South

Wed, Dec 01, 2010

The earth has two North poles, the geographic and the magnetic. The magnetic pole is always moving, but could it be about to flip? What will be the impact?

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S50.E10 ∙ Code Breakers

Wed, Jan 12, 2011

Who were the first peoples of North America? Anthropologist Niobe Thompson embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery, using the latest in DNA analysis techniques to unlock the secrets behind humanity's earliest appearance in the Americas.

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S50.E11 ∙ Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil and Sands

Wed, Jan 19, 2011

Scientists and activists are pitted against the oil industry in a battle for hearts and minds -- have the oil sands reached a tipping point?

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S50.E12 ∙ The Last Grizzly

Wed, Feb 02, 2011

Renowned nature videographer Jeff Turner returns to his roots and embarks on an exploration of the wildlife in the Cascade Mountains to film one of the handful of grizzly bears still left there.

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S50.E13 ∙ The Return of the Prairie Bandit

Wed, Feb 09, 2011

The black-footed ferret, once the most endangered species in the world, is now being reintroduced back to Canada's prairie landscape.

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S50.E14 ∙ Raccoon Nation

Wed, Feb 23, 2011

Is your garbage can making raccoons smarter? Stunning footage shot in the deep, dark of night combines with groundbreaking research in this fascinating documentary to explore the remarkable ways that city life is changing raccoons.

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S50.E15 ∙ The Real Avatar

Wed, Mar 02, 2011

In James Cameron's film, Avatar, an alien tribe on the distant planet of Pandora fights the human invaders bent on mining their forest home. Instead of Pandora, think Peru.

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S50.E16 ∙ Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie

Sat, Mar 12, 2011

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 yrs.

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