The Nature of Things
★ 7.2•1960•64 Seasons•
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.
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1. Why Is It So?
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Aired: 11/6/1960No Preview
2. The Roar of the Crowd
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
Aired: 11/13/1960No Preview
3. The Future of Science
Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
Aired: 11/20/1960No Preview
4. Schizophrenia
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Aired: 11/27/1960No Preview
5. Engineering
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Aired: 12/4/1960No Preview
6. Man as an Environment
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Aired: 12/11/1960No Preview
7. Science Fiction
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Aired: 12/18/1960No Preview
8. A special Christmas edition
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Aired: 12/25/1960No Preview
9. The Aurora-Borealis
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Aired: 1/1/1961No Preview
10. Man as an Environment – Human Body
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Aired: 1/8/1961No Preview
11. Kept Alive
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Aired: 1/15/1961No Preview
12. Physics and Games – Laws of Probability
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Aired: 1/22/1961No Preview
13. The Face of the Moon
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Aired: 1/29/1961No Preview
14. Hibernation
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Aired: 2/5/1961No Preview
15. Man and His Environment
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Aired: 2/12/1961No Preview
16. Eclipse
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Aired: 2/19/1961No Preview
17. Animal Communication
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Aired: 2/26/1961No Preview
18. The Speed of Light
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Aired: 3/5/1961No Preview
19. Monotony
Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind
Aired: 3/12/1961No Preview
20. The Chemical Senses
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Aired: 3/19/1961No Preview
21. The Mohole: Earth's Crust
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Aired: 4/2/1961No Preview
22. Laws of Conservation
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Aired: 4/16/1961No Preview
23. Photosynthesis
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Aired: 4/23/1961No Preview
24. Physics of Clouds
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Aired: 4/30/1961No Preview
25. The Sources of Science
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