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> Subject: TONIGHT, CBC-TV, 8 pm - NATURE OF THINGS
>
> Note TV listings for 8 pm TONIGHT ON CBC-TV -- Thursday is the  
> normal night for The Nature of Things (2 different episodes, at 8  
> pm. on regular CBC and 11 pm on CBC-Newsworld, unless pre-empted as  
> happened last week) -- The Herald listings for 8 pm say it's on  
> "The Evolutionary Past of Humans".  I heard a CBC-Radio interview  
> earlier in the week with a scientist involved in this, and he  
> contends that the very best marathon runners in the world are  
> humans, which literally ran down large game animals in Africa and  
> "fried them in their own skins" during the chase.  Human nakedness  
> is a huge advantage over fur-covered prey and competing predators  
> in hot climates by allowing chasing, running humans to cool  
> themselves, whereas their prey animals die from overheating.  I  
> wish I could remember more details from the interview, but it was  
> compelling.  He did recommend that anyone who wants to try running  
> barefoot to start very carefully and slowly!!
>
> Then at 11 pm on Newsworld Channel, the subject is not listed, but  
> I hope it will be whatever was pre-empted last week.  I recall that  
> the episode two weeks ago announced something about lots of  
> different animals for the next episode to come.  We'll see.
>
> By the way, I am not ashamed to say that I still use videotapes and  
> a VCR to tape a lot of shows, and that I don't know how to used our  
> TV/VCR combo to "tape" shows in modern ways!!
>
> Cheers from low-tech Jim in Wolfville, who watches way too much  
> junk TV!!


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margin-left: 0px; ">Note TV listings for 8 pm TONIGHT ON CBC-TV -- =
Thursday is the normal night for The Nature of Things (2 different =
episodes, at 8 pm. on regular CBC and 11 pm on CBC-Newsworld, unless =
pre-empted as happened last week) -- The Herald listings for 8 pm say =
it's on "The Evolutionary Past of Humans".<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>I heard a CBC-Radio =
interview earlier in the week with a scientist involved in this, and he =
contends that the very best marathon runners in the world are humans, =
which literally ran down large game animals in Africa and "fried them in =
their own skins" during the chase.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Human nakedness is a huge =
advantage over fur-covered prey and competing predators in hot climates =
by allowing chasing, running humans to cool themselves, whereas their =
prey animals die from overheating.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>I wish I could remember =
more details from the interview, but it was compelling.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>He did recommend that =
anyone who wants to try running barefoot to start very carefully and =
slowly!!</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Then at 11 pm on Newsworld Channel, the subject is =
not listed, but I hope it will be whatever was pre-empted last =
week.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>I recall that =
the episode two weeks ago announced something about lots of different =
animals for the next episode to come.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>We'll see.</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">By the =
way, I am not ashamed to say that I still use videotapes and a VCR to =
tape a lot of shows, and that I don't know how to used our TV/VCR combo =
to "tape" shows in modern ways!!</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers from low-tech Jim in =
Wolfville, who watches way too much junk TV!!</div> =
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