The Nature of Things: (Collection One)

Science Documentary hosted by David Suzuki, published by CBC in 2008 - 2014 - English narration


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The Nature of Things: (Collection One)
The Nature of Things is one of the most successful series in the history of Canadian television. Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki, the program is in its 53rd season, a landmark by any standard.
Every week, the influential program presents stories that are driven by a scientific understanding of the world. Stories full of adventure, drama and insight. Our programs entertain and inspire audiences by engaging with the people and personalities behind the science.
From the search for other life in the universe to the psychology of babies, from the furry animals that invade your backyard to the consequences of human progress, The Nature of Things throws open the door to the wonder and accomplishments of science.




11)  Fruit Hunters Part One 
A journey through nature, commerce and adventure, The Fruit Hunters takes us from the dawn of humanity to the cutting of edge of modern agriculture - a series that will change not just the way we look at what we eat, but what it means to be human.
The Fruit Hunters' first episode, "The Evolution of Desire," explores the origins of fruit's diversity and tells the story of humanity and fruit's intimate co-evolution. Every variety of fruit has a story, the story of the person who cultivated an individual plant, and then shared something wonderful with the world. To preserve this diversity is to retain this living memory. A passionate few, the fruit hunters, fight to preserve this diversity in a world increasingly dominated by economically driven monoculture.

12)  Fruit Hunters Part Two 
Supermarkets are stocked with fruit year round in a global permanent summertime, but despite its accessibility, have we lost the diversity that makes it so special? The second episode of The Fruit Hunters will look at what happens when we abandon the Garden of Eden for an industrialized monoculture. In lush jungles of Borneo, Bala Tingang, an elder of one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes, lives of the wild fruits that are the key to his tribe's survival. And yet, all around the world, natural diversity is being replaced with monocultures, plantations of only one variety, bred for long shelf life and transportability rather than their taste or health properties. Not only is this lost of diversity impoverishing our taste buds, but it has catastrophic implications for our food security. In the vast uniform banana fields of Honduras, Juan Aguilar, a banana scientist, frantically tries to breed a banana resistant to a deadly fungus.


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 * Video Codec: x264 CABAC [email protected]
 * Video Bitrate: 2985 Kbps
 * Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778 (16:9)
 * Video Resolution: 1280 x 720
 * Audio Codec: AAC LC
 * Audio English
 * Audio Bitrate: 160 Kbps VBR 48KHz
 * Audio Channels: Stereo 6
 * Run-Time: average 50mins
 * Framerate: 29 FPS
 * Number of Parts: 16
 * Container Mp4
 * Part Size: average: 1,003 MB
 * Source: HDTV
 * Encoded by: Harry65



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1)  Further Information 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nature_of_Things