MYTH OR SCIENCE
IN THE EYE OF THE STORM
CBC TELEVISION, THE NATURE OF THINGS
2016 | 44 mins
Dr. Jennifer Gardy is back. This intrepid scientist returns to continue her mission to put everyday claims to the test and discover – once and for all -- whether they’re myth or science.
This time Dr. Gardy’s journey will take her inside one of mankind’s greatest obsessions – the weather.
From tornadoes to hurricanes, from lightning storms to torrential rain, weather is a topic no one can resist or avoid. And like any obsession tackled by Dr. Gardy, weather spawns an extraordinary number of claims: Highway overpasses are safe shelters against a tornado, rain is shaped like teardrops, a cricket's chirp can reveal the temperature and planes can survive a direct hit from a lightning strike.
But are any of these true or just myths we’ve picked up at the water cooler? Once again, Dr. Gardy will go on a quest to find out. In the process she’ll also uncover the fascinating science behind our weather, explain how weather dictates the behaviour of both animals and humans, and give us practical information that will help us deal with a phenomenon that impacts every day of our lives.
“We travelled all over the world to find weather experts who could both share the science behind everything from raindrops to lightning and help us carry out some pretty cool experiments,” says Gardy. “It’s not every day you get to stand inside a tornado or stop a raindrop in its tracks!”
View Credits
Director
Jeff Semple
Host & Narrator
Dr. Jennifer Gardy
Executive Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Writer
Scott Harper
Editor
David Murray
Composer
Alex Khaskin
Director of Photography
Jerry Vienneau
Sound Recordist
Michael Kennedy
Executive Story Consultant
Dugald Maudsley
Researcher
Monika Delmos
Production Manager
Diane Marcotte
Production Coordinator
Gillian Main
Visual Effects Designer
Mark Alberts
Post Production Supervisor/Online Editor
Eric Wiegand
Visual Researcher
Elspeth Domville
Additional Camera
Terry Zazulak
Additional Sound
Richard Nault
Re-recording Mixer
Grant Edmonds
Assistant Audio Editor
Cait Macintosh
SFX Editor
Andy Frech
Colour Correction
Colin Moore
Publicist
David Mccaughna
Archival Material Courtesy Of
Rutger Boonstra
Christopher Emersic
Cardiff University, Morgan-botti Lightning Laboratory
Maryam Refan
Focus Video Productions Inc.
The National Film Board of Canada
Pete Mcleod Aerosports Inc.
Pond5
Shutterstock
Special Thanks
Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester
National Ice Core Laboratory
Jazz Aviation
London International Airport
Kelly Peckham
University of Western Ontario
University of Colorado Boulder
For Infield Fly Productions
Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Business Affairs
Gillian Main
Production Accountant
Rebecca Humble Mcculloch
Legal Counsel
David Steinberg
For the CBC
Director of Production
Alexandra Lane
Director of Finance
Julie Lawlor
Executive in Charge of Production
Sue Dando
Executive Director Unscripted Content
Jennifer Dettman
With the Participation Of
Rogers Documentary Fund
Rogers Telefund
Canada Media Fund
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Produced in Association With
The Nature of Things with David Suzuki
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
cbc.ca/natureofthings
Copyright 2016
@ 2016 IF: Myth 4 Productions Inc.
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