#the nature of things

[pratchettquotes]

"It'll all end in trouble, my lord," said Ridcully. He'd found it a good general comment in practically any debate. Besides, it was so often true.

Lord Vetinari sighed. "In my experience, practically everything does," he said. "That is the nature of things. All we can do is sing as we go."

Terry Pratchett, The Truth

[larimar]

davidsuzukifdn

Profession: Scientist and environmental activist

Nationality: Canadian

Biography: David Suzuki is Canada's most well-known scientist and environmental activist, hosting CBC's "The Nature of Things" from 1979-2023. He has sounded early and constant warnings about climate change.

Training as a geneticist, Suzuki became a university lecturer and researcher, including on fruit flies. He began his broadcasting career in 1971 with the CBC TV series "Suzuki on Science", going on to host the TV show "Science Magazine" and the Radio series "Quirks and Quarks" before "The Nature of Things with David Suzuki" in 1979.

Suzuki's 1985 TV special "A Planet for the Taking" won a UN environment award, and in 1990 he founded the non-profit David Suzuki Foundation aimed at working toward environmental solutions. In 2009, Suzuki was awarded the Right Livelihood Award (known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize”), which recognizes outstanding vision and work for the planet and its people.

Born: March 24, 1936 Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Age: 88 years old

Generation: Silent Generation Chinese Zodiac: Rat Star Sign: Aries

[quotelr]

That also which before was from the earth, passes back into the earth, and that which was sent from the borders of ether, is carried back and taken in again by the quarters of heaven. Death does not extinguish things in such a way as to destroy the bodies of matter, but only breaks up the union amongst them, and then joins anew the different elements with others; and thus it comes to pass that all things change their shapes and alter their colors and receive sensations and in a moment yield them up...

Titus Lucretius Carus, The Nature of Things

[sumfabula]

i’m not religious but there really is something holy about the sunrise. when you leave your curtains open slightly overnight and then the warm rays cast into your room and over your face, you feel blessed. the dark shadows of the night disappear and everything is still for a second. i think you could gain true consciousness in one of those morning moments with that light in yours eyes, blinding you to the real world but showing you whats inside.

i think i'm going to let the sun melt onto me more often from now on. i want to wear that shining gold and carry it whereever i go.

[laresearchette]

Thursday, March 13, 2025 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

This Video Not Available in Your Country: Thursday Canadian Lineup (Times Eastern):

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: CONTROL FREAK (Disney + Star)

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT?: LONG BRIGHT RIVER (Premiering on March 15 on USA Network Canada at 10:00pm)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA DEATH SQUAD THE DEMOLITIONIST DEVIL’S ROCK FROM DUSK TILL DAWN GARRISON GIRLS GONE GANGSTA THE GREAT RAID IGOR IN THE NAME OF THE KING 3 IRONCLAD KILLERS THE RAILWAY MAN THE WHEEL OF TIME (Season 3)

CBC GEM THE NATURE OF THINGS: DANCES WITH CRANES

CRAVE TV ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH LONG BRIGHT RIVER THE PARENTING

DISNEY + STAR CONTROL FREAK

NETFLIX CANADA ADOLESCENCE (U.K.) LOVE IS BLIND: SWEDEN (Season 2)

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 1:00pm: Orioles vs. Jays

TENNIS: INDIAN WELLS (TSN/TSN3) 2:00pm: Quarterfinals

NHL HOCKEY (TSN4) 7:00pm: Panthers vs. Leafs (TSN5) 7:00pm: Bruins vs. Sens (SN) 7:30pm: Oilers vs. Devils (SN) 10:30pm: Capitals vs. Kings

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 7:30pm: Lakers vs. Bucks (SN1) 10:00pm: Kings vs. Warriors

CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (CBC) 8:00pm: Things get nasty after 5 players hang from a Vancouver high rise to avoid elimination.

THE NATURE OF THINGS (CBC) 9:00pm: Dances With Cranes: A year in the life of whooping cranes, and the humans saving them from extinction.

WATER WORLDS (APTN) 9:00pm: Before colonization, Coastal First Nations sustainably managed Pacific salmon streams; now, they're blending traditional practices with modern technology to restore Pacific salmon population and rebuild the natural balance.

SERVING THE HAMPTONS (Slice) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Zach's birthday party causes stress for Chef Brogan.

THE WIZARD OF WHATEVER (Out TV) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): In each episode, Chef Kyle Crawford draws upon his vast array of cooking techniques to create a wild and wonderful assortment of four dishes. Each episode presents history, health, and kitchen tips related to the recipes and ingredients.

PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Makeful) 9:00pm: Cush Jumbo, Baaba Maal, Carly Paoli

WIZARD OF SAUCE (Out TV) 9:30pm (SERIES PREMIERE): In each episode, Chef Kyle Crawford demystifies the often-intimidating methods of sauce preparation creating three recipes based on different sauce techniques.

BOILING POINT (Super Channel Fuse) 9:00pm: A problematic food delivery causes headaches in the kitchen; Jamie becomes dangerously overwhelmed when his new dessert debuts on the menu.

LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT (CityTV) 10:00pm: When an airport worker is found dead of an apparent suicide, Graff and Bateman quickly deduce he has been murdered and may be responsible for a crime of his own.

CANADIAN REFLECTIONS (CBC) 11:30pm: Hope Is the Thing With Feathers; Wok Hei

[colorpandora]

Why are the girlbots back......

[iamthetruestrepairman]

women’s bodies weren’t “made” to do anything, nature didn’t “intend” anything, no human action is “unnatural” and there is no inherent “purpose” to a human life

[doom-dreaming]

"when i was your age, i was working three jobs to help support my family" and "when i was in college i was sleeping on a mattress on the floor and living off of soup"

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO DO THAT. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DO THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT THIS ISN'T A CHARACTER-BUILDING LESSON, IT'S JUST BAD

[good-to-drive]

All this about not getting to see John Lennon on twitter but I think the real tragedy is that Freddie Mercury never had an instagram

[a-hollow-forest]

"people show their true colours in life threatening situations" no, they show you what they act like when they're mortally terrified, an emotion notorious for literally turning your entire brain off to the point where people who go into those situations as a profession need to be literally trained on how to not have that happen

[romeclipse]

hearts in trees ♡

[pc-98s]

i highly recommend developing an intense interest in some natural phenomenon or creature such as bugs or stars or mushrooms. you will be delighted every time you go outside

[aplpaca]

Do you have any cool bird facts

female raptors (eagles, hawks, falcons, etc) are larger than male raptors in pretty much all species. this happens even in groups not closely related to each other (ex: hawks and falcons), so its beneficial enough in their niche that its evolved independently a few times, though its unsure exactly what that benefit is atm (bc unlike males being larger in a lot of mammals, female raptors dont make a habit of fighting each other or using size to attract mates as far as we know). ex: heres a male and female Cooper's Hawk

somewhat mentioned above but falcons are more closely related to parrots than they are to hawks

Gray Catbirds and American Robins have been witnessed raising young in the same nest at the same time. In one instance (reported by Mulvihill and Murray), they were recorded caring for the young of both species in the nest, and when the Catbird young fledged, the adult Catbirds continued to provide food for the not-yet-fledged Robins. heres a pic of the nest from the report

the worlds oldest known bird as of 2024 is a wild Laysan Albatross named Wisdom who's 72-73 years old (at minimum, we dont actually know her birth date, just that she was at least 5 years old when she was banded in the 50s) and still raising chicks. here's her with one of her chicks

also Albatrosses have wingspans of up to 3.5m/11.5ft and have been recorded flying 49,700 miles without touching land (they do land in the water to eat tho)

this is from personal experience but if you walk around in a north american grassland for long enough, you Will get jumpscared by a Mourning Dove bc they make their nests on the ground in the grass and like to hang out on the ground in the grass and they also like to wait until youre right overtop of them to freak out and fly away from you

Bald Eagles don't get their fully white heads and tails until theyre about 5 years old

A lot of birds have been observed incorporating cigarette butts into their nests, and a study in Mexico on House Finches found that this actually results in drastic decreases in parasites affecting young compared to nests without them

Cedar Waxwings (and Waxwings in general) just look so smooth. they look like someone airbrushed them. look at this shit

in Jacanas, females lay eggs in multiple males' nests, and then the males raise the young by themself. Also they carry their babies under their wings like this

Horned Guan. Theyre endangered and live in a small area of central america. both the males and females have the little horn fez, the males just have taller ones

[suntails]

love will truly live

[elodieunderglass]

Oh I forgot to say.

Bug (4) is going to start school now so we’ve been doing literacy practice. One set of exercises was about “opposites” and I drew a card reading “fat”. Ok what’s the opposite of fat.

Bug thought about it and then said dreamily: “meat.”