MYTH OR SCIENCE
CBC TELEVISION, THE NATURE OF THINGS
2011 | 44 mins
Every day our choices are driven by what we discover in the media. But how much of this information is true and how much is just plain fiction?
Molecular biologist Dr. Jennifer Gardy goes in search of the answers fearlessly putting these headlines under the microscope to prove whether they are science fact or science fiction.
Dr. Gardy will undertake a fascinating journey through seldom seen scientific research that provides an unexpected and revealing perspective on our body. Using cutting edge CGI, unorthodox experiments, and traditional scientific investigation, she will provide a humorous and unique perspective on the science that affects our every day lives and health.
At the University of Manitoba she puts herself at the mercy of Dr. Gordon Geisbrecht, AKA Professor Popsicle, who submerges her in frigid water to discover whether we lose most of our body heat through our head. In Gainesville, Florida she meets a mosquito specialist who uses her as bait to unlock the secrets of human attraction and find out whether these arthropods really do have a special fondness for female flesh. In New York City she goes head to head with champion competitive eater Dave “Coondog” O’Karma to see if eating fast causes you to gain weight.
“Shooting Myth or Science was an absolute blast,” says Dr Gardy. “But it wasn’t just about putting myself through crazy experiments in the name of fun, it was about really testing these long-held beliefs and getting at the science behind the story. My day job is basically a disease detective at the BC Centre for Disease Control, and this documentary gave my sleuthing instincts a real work-out.”
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Produced and Written by
Dugald Maudsley
Director
Jeff Semple
Host & Narrator
Dr. Jennifer Gardy
Host of the Nature of Things
Dr. David Suzuki
Executive Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Editor
David Murray
Director of Photography
Terry Zazulak
Sound Recordist
Michael Kennedy
Researcher
Andrew Mcintosh
Production Manager
Deborah Parks
Production Coordinator
Gillian Main
Visual Effects Designer
Mark Alberts, Electric Square
Post Production Supervisor/Online Editor
Eric Wiegand
Visual Researcher
Helena Raposo
Additional Photography
Jeff Semple
Sound Design
Grant Edmonds
The Dark Studio Sound Company
Music By
David Johanns
Publicist
David Mccaughna
Stills Photography
Michelle Thorpe
Archival Material Courtesy Of
Corbis
Footage Proviced by Exploration Production Inc.
Special Thanks
Dr. Robert Brunham and Staff at the BC Centre for Disease Control
Dr. Judy Isaac-renton and Staff at the BCCDC Public Health Microbiology & Reference Laboratory
Dr. Uli Bernier & Staff at the Mosquito & Fly Research Centre
Dr. Deliang Tang and the Staff at Columbia University
Dr. Frank Martinuzzi and Staff at the Toronto Institute Of Pharmaceutical Technology
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Kansas State University
Dr. Gordon Geisbrecht, University of Manitoba
Dr. Massimo Marcone, William Babish & The University of Guelph
Phany Captsis, Jason Donaldson, the Grade 8 Students & Staff Of Courcelette Public School
Dr. Franco Lepore, Olivier Collignon and the Universite De Montreal
Francois Cote
For Infield Fly Productions
Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Business Affairs
Gillian Main
Production Accountant
Anne Sinclair
Legal Counsel
David Steinberg
For the CBC
Executives in Charge of Production for CBC the Nature of Things
Bob Culbert, Area Executive Producer
Caroline Underwood, Senior Producer
With the Participation of
The Canadian Media Fund
The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Rogers Telefund
Writers Guild of Canada
Produced in Association With
The Nature of Things with David Suzuki
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
cbc.ca/natureofthings
Copyright 2011
© 2011 1404154 Ontario Inc.
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