The Nature of Things(1960)

Name: The Nature of Things
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1960-11-06
Rating: 7.2

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Documentary

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. Looking Ahead
1962-01-04
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2. Photography in Science
1962-01-11
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3. To Educate a Scientist
1962-01-18
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4. The Situation Is Fluid
1962-01-25
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5. Gallstones
1962-02-01
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6. The Upper Mantle Project
1962-02-08
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7. The Physics of Music
1962-02-22
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8. Survival
1962-03-01
An appraisal of the probable effects of a large-scale nuclear blast over a North American city. Dr. Tom Stonier of the Rockefeller Institute of Government discusses what can be expected to happen to people and property as a result of such a blast.
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9. Man and the Moon
1962-03-08
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10. Hibernating Molecules
1962-03-15
Hosts Dr. Donald Ivey and Dr. Patterson Hume talk about conditions at extremely cold temperatures, when matter 'hibernates' and molecular action slows almost to a complete stop, and how this allows physicists to study the basic structure of matter.
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11. Monkey Curiosity
1962-03-29
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12. Spermatozoa
1962-04-05
Lord Rothschild of the University of Cambridge describes the results of his research in the field of spermatozoa
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13. Animals With Feathers
1962-04-12
Dr. William Swinton, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's Life Sciences Department, and John Livingston, executive director of the National Audubon Society, trace the history of birds
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14. Getting the Upper Hand
1962-04-26
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15. Thinking about Math
1962-05-03
Host Lister Sinclair discusses the thinking that goes into the science of mathematics. Using animated film and studio demonstrations, he explains Mathematical logic
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16. The Plague
1962-05-10
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17. Instant Heat
1962-05-17
Co-hosted by Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, of the University of Toronto. They show how electricity can be produced directly from heat, and vice versa, and discuss the difficulties of transforming thermal energy into electrical energy.
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18. A Science Newsreel
1962-05-24
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19. Learning
1962-06-07
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20. A Bang-Up Job
1962-06-21
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21. Out of Africa
1962-06-28
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22. Count on Me
1962-07-05
Computers are given the once-over by Drs. Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume.
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23. Blood in the Balance
1962-07-19
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24. Episode 24
1962-07-26
Examines work of Dr. William Sheldon, who has spent 30 years gathering statistics about the human physique, classifying body types, and correlating this information to medical and psychiatric studies