The Nature of Things(1960)
The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.
- First aired:
- 1960-11-06
- Country:
- CA
- Network:
- CBC Television
Episodes
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1. Why Is It So?
1960-11-06
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2. The Roar of the Crowd
1960-11-13
Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper
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3. The Future of Science
1960-11-20
Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
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4. Schizophrenia
1960-11-27
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5. Engineering
1960-12-04
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6. Man as an Environment
1960-12-11
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7. Science Fiction
1960-12-18
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8. A special Christmas edition
1960-12-25
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9. The Aurora-Borealis
1961-01-01
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10. Man as an Environment – Human Body
1961-01-08
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11. Kept Alive
1961-01-15
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12. Physics and Games – Laws of Probability
1961-01-22
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13. The Face of the Moon
1961-01-29
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14. Hibernation
1961-02-05
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15. Man and His Environment
1961-02-12
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16. Eclipse
1961-02-19
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17. Animal Communication
1961-02-26
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18. The Speed of Light
1961-03-05
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19. Monotony
1961-03-12
Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind
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20. The Chemical Senses
1961-03-19
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21. The Mohole: Earth's Crust
1961-04-02
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22. Laws of Conservation
1961-04-16
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23. Photosynthesis
1961-04-23
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24. Physics of Clouds
1961-04-30
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25. The Sources of Science
1961-05-07
Where to watch
Stream
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