Season 48
17 episodes · Oct 16, 2008
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- S48E1
The Hobbit Enigma
Oct 16, 2008One of the greatest controversies in science today: just what did scientists really find when they uncovered the tiny, human-like skeleton of a strange creature on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003? Since the discovery was made public a bitter dispute has split the world of anthropology.
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Rodney's Robot Revolution
Oct 23, 2008Has the time come to meet an artificially intelligent robot? Engineer and inventor Rodney Brooks thinks so. Forget about all those shiny robotic home-helpers of the past-Brooks is out to design a robot that can think for itself!
- S48E3
The Adventurers: The Last Nomads
Oct 30, 2008Linguist Ian Mackenzie has tracked the last true nomadic hunting and gathering people on earth - the Penan of Borneo. Their way of life is quickly disappearing as aggressive logging interests swallow up their forest habitat.
- S48E4
The Adventurers: The Everlasting Oasis
Nov 6, 2008University of Toronto archaeologist Tony Mills travels to the eastern desert of Egypt where he and other archaeologists have unearthed an untouched marvel: a site of over 500,000 years of uninterrupted human habitation.
- S48E5
The Adventurers: A Story Told in Stone
Nov 13, 2008Archeologist Edmundo Edwards pulls back the vines and trees of the jungle to find huge stone cities that sprawled across the interiors of Tahiti, Raivavae and the Marquesas Islands.
- S48E6
The Suzuki Diaries: Europe
Nov 16, 200860mDavid Suzuki and his daughter Sarika head out on a road trip across Europe to see sustainability in action and meet the people who are working towards restoring the equilibrium between human needs and planetary limits.
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The Adventurers: The Lost People of Baja
Nov 20, 2008Canadian paleo-pathologist Eldon Molto is leading the search for clues of the mysterious Pericu people of Baja California, Mexico - a fierce, primitive tribe that disappeared over a century ago, after being exposed to European disease. They left virtually nothing behind but their bones.
- S48E8
The Brain that Changes Itself
Nov 27, 200860mBased on the best-selling book by Toronto psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Norman Doidge, a look at how we view the human mind.
- S48E9
Gone Sideways
Jan 8, 2009A light-hearted look at serendipity in science, from life-saving cancer cures to the x-ray machine and the discovery of North America.
- S48E10
Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez
Jan 15, 2009A saga about what happens when ordinary people struggle for justice against a huge corporation that has destroyed both their environment and their livelihoods.
- S48E11
Supercar: Building the Car of the Future
Jan 29, 2009Engineering professor Brian Fleck on a quest to meet the engineers, designers and even students who are trying to build the car of the future.
- S48E12
Living City: A Critical Guide
Feb 5, 2009What's wrong with Canada's cities? What's right? Award-winning urban affairs columnist Christopher Hume takes a cross-country journey to explore the sustainability, viability and liveability of Canada's population centres.
- S48E13
Inuit Odyssey
Feb 12, 2009Canadian Arctic anthropologist Niobe Thompson takes us on a visually stunning journey across the North, tracing the origins of the modern Inuit.
- S48E14
American Savannah
Feb 19, 2009Our lawns are one of our simplest pleasures. Grass is a luxury that represents relaxation, freedom, time off and of course, time away from the world of tarmac and concrete. A wild and quirky ride into the world of one of America's longest-standing obsessions, the perfect lawn.
- S48E15
Arctic Meltdown: A Changing World
Jun 20, 2009From new companies rushing to claim the Arctic's plentiful resources to the effect climate change has had on animals as well as plant life. As the Arctic meltdown continues at an ever accelerating pace, who will protect it?
- S48E16
Arctic Meltdown: The Arctic Passages
Jun 27, 2009Until recently, only a few ships braved travel through these ice-strewn waters. More and more ships cross these seas each year and with more traffic come higher risks.
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Arctic Meltdown: Adapting to Change
Jul 4, 2009A look at two different Arctics - one that is the storybook land of ice, snow and polar bears and the other that is covered with petroleum plants and pipelines carrying fossil fuels.