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David Takayoshi Suzuki CC OBC FRSC (born March 24, 1936) is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department at the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001.
David Suzuki, Canadian scientist, television personality, author, and environmental activist who was known for his ability to make scientific and environmental issues relatable to the public, especially through his television series The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, which first aired in 1979.
Award-winning geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki co-founded the David Suzuki Foundation in 1990. In 1975, he helped launch and host the long-running CBC Radio’s, Quirks and Quarks. In 1979, he became familiar to audiences around the world as host of CBC TV’s The Nature of Things, which still airs new episodes.
Our story begins in 1989, when David Suzuki‘s award-winning CBC radio series It’s a Matter of Survival sounded a worldwide alarm. Scientists had proven that human beings were having a larger — and more detrimental — impact on the Earth than any other species in history.
Oct 25, 2022 · World-renowned environmentalist and science broadcaster David Suzuki announces his retirement as host of The Nature of Things and talks to The National’s Ian Hanomansing about his sometimes ...
Feb 10, 2011 · David Takayoshi Suzuki, CC, OBC, geneticist, broadcaster, environmental activist (born 24 March 1936 in Vancouver, BC). A Japanese Canadian, David Suzuki was interned with his family during the Second World War. He later became one of Canada’s most popular scientists and media personalities.
Apr 7, 2023 · After 44 years as the face of Canada’s premier science TV show, you might expect David Suzuki to feel a little sadness and a little nostalgia as he steps down as host of “The Nature of...
Jun 13, 2024 · The David Suzuki Foundation acknowledges Indigenous Peoples throughout Canada, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis — more than 900,000 people living in around 630 Indigenous communities and in cities and towns across these lands.
Oct 17, 2007 · David Suzuki only came in fifth — but everyone ahead of him on the list was dead. Suzuki is very much alive; indeed, his remarkable career has been a celebration of life in all its diversity,...
David Suzuki is one of the most brilliant scientists and communicators about science of his generation. Through his books and broadcasts, which have touched millions of people worldwide, he has stressed the dangers, as well as the benefits, of scientific research and technological development.
