Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands

January 27, 2011

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The Nature of Things - S50 - E11

Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands is a two-hour visual tour de force, taking viewers inside the David and Goliath struggle playing out within one of the most compelling environmental issues of our time

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The Nature of Things: Season 50 - 18 Episode s

50x1 - Aliens of the Deep Sea
September 23, 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.
50x2 - Changing Your Mind
September 30, 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.
50x3 - For the Love of Elephants
October 14, 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.
50x4 - Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe (July 8 1997)
October 21, 2010
Traverse the Eurasian plate across Europe — from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is destroyed.
50x5 - Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift (September 2, 1997)
October 28, 2010
For millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.
50x6 - Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim (November 4, 1997)
November 4, 2010
Focusing on the Asia-Pacific side of The Pacific Rim of Fire, which 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.
50x7 - Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas (January 13, 1998)
November 18, 2010
Nick Eyles continues to explore the Pacific Rim, this time looking at the west coast of North America.
50x8 - Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia (March 17, 1998)
November 25, 2010
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. The collision zone of the old world is about to be the hub of the new. India, the Himalayas and the island arc of Indonesia - these lands will form the centre of the world’s next supercontinent.
50x9 - When North Goes South
December 2, 2010
Learning and discussing the consequences of magnetic pole inversion.
50x10 - Code Breakers
January 13, 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.
50x11 - Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands
January 27, 2011
Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands is a two-hour visual tour de force, taking viewers inside the David and Goliath struggle playing out within one of the most compelling environmental issues of our time
50x12 - The Last Grizzly
February 3, 2011
Filmmaker Jeff Turner documents grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades of British Columbia.
50x13 - Return of the Prairie Bandit
February 10, 2011
Revisiting the 2009 release of nearly extinct black-footed ferrets in Saskatchewan to see what happened.
50x14 - Raccoon Nation
February 24, 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.
50x15 - The Real Avatar
March 3, 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.
50x16 - Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
March 13, 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 years.
50x17 - Save My Lake
March 17, 2011
Save My Lake is a TV documentary episode.
50x18 - 50 Years of the Nature of Things
March 24, 2011
A celebration of half a century of a landmark science and natural history series, and an unrivaled Canadian institution.

50x1 - Aliens of the Deep Sea

50x2 - Changing Your Mind

50x3 - For the Love of Elephants

50x4 - Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe (July 8 1997)

50x5 - Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift (September 2, 1997)

50x6 - Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim (November 4, 1997)

50x7 - Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas (January 13, 1998)

50x8 - Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia (March 17, 1998)

50x9 - When North Goes South

50x10 - Code Breakers

50x11 - Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands

50x12 - The Last Grizzly

50x13 - Return of the Prairie Bandit

50x14 - Raccoon Nation

50x15 - The Real Avatar

50x16 - Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie

50x17 - Save My Lake

50x18 - 50 Years of the Nature of Things

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