MYTH OR SCIENCE
THE POWER OF POO
CBC TELEVISION, THE NATURE OF THINGS
2018 | 44 mins
Myth buster for science, Dr. Jennifer Gardy, continues her mission to separate science fiction from science fact. Once again, she uses her own body, and unorthodox tests, to put some very unusual claims under the microscope and discover if they’re myth or science.
Every year, world-wide, we produce 9 billion kilograms of poop - that’s six metric tons per person over a lifetime!
Most of us find poo repulsive. But scientists are beginning to realize there may be more to our stools than meets the eye - and nose. In Myth or Science: The Power of Poo, Gardy investigates their amazing research and puts their startling discoveries to the test.
In Canada she turns a family’s lavatory into a laboratory to discover whether our toilet spreads fecal bacteria when we flush it.
She ingests a state-of-the art Pillcam to investigate whether colon cleanses are good for our health because they get rid of kilos of built-up fecal material.
She travels to Seattle to discover if poo is an untapped source of potable drinking water by testing a glass produced by a machine that extracts it from human waste.
She launches a robot into Boston’s sewers to find out if the fecal material found there can reveal the health of a neighbourhood and head off an outbreak.
And she discovers whether dogs can be trained to locate whale poop in the ocean and revolutionize the way whales are tracked and assessed.
In the process Gardy will uncover the latest scientific discoveries about feces, find out if excrement really is our enemy and explain how we may be banishing an extremely valuable resource. Using the latest tech, unexpected experiments and traditional scientific investigation, she provides a humorous and unique take on the pop-science questions that affect our everyday lives and health.
View Credits
Director
Jeff Semple
Host & Narrator
Dr. Jennifer Gardy
Executive Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Writer
Monika Delmos
Story Consultant
Dugald Maudsley
Editor
David Murray
Director of Photography
Nigel Akam
Sound Recordist
Michael Kennedy
Composer
Jeffrey Morrow
Researcher
Monika Delmos
Production Manager
Diane Marcotte
Production Coordinator
Gillian Main
Visual Effects Designer
Mark Alberts, Electric Square
Post Production Supervisor/Online Editor
Eric Wiegand
Visual Researcher
Elspeth Domville
Additional Camera
Peter Meakin
Re-recording Mixer
Grant Edmonds
SFX Editor
Andy Frech
Assistant SFX Editor
Hatley Edmonds
Colour Correction
Creative Post
Publicist
David Mccaughna
Special Thanks
Ciusss North Island
Covent Garden Market Authority
Goldsmiths University of London
James Simon
Lakwena Maciver
Lawrence Rosenblum
National Trust, White Cliffs of Dover
Oxford City Outdoor Markets
Presented by LSD Promotions
Tai-kien-boxen Dojo
Uniklinik Rwth Aachen
University of Leeds
University of Oxford
Archival Material Courtesy Of
Getty Images/Rubberball Productions LLC
Pond5
For Infield Fly Productions
Producer
Dugald Maudsley
Business Affairs
Gillian Main
Production Accountant
Rebecca Humble Mcculloch
Legal Counsel
David Steinberg
For the CBC
General Manager, Programming
Sally Catto
Executive Director, Unscripted Content
Jennifer Dettman
Senior Director, Documentary
Sandra Kleinfeld
Executive in Charge of Production
Sue Dando
Director of Production, Unscripted Content
Alexandra Lane
Director of Finance, Unscripted Content
Julie Lawlor
Produced with the Participation Of
Canada Media Fund
The Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Rogers Telefund
Produced in Association With
The Nature of Things With David Suzuki
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
www.cbc.ca/natureofthings
Copyright 2017
@ 2017 IF: Myth 6 Productions Inc.
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