The Nature of Things S16E08 · Shelter: A Question of Control

Overview

The program shows how psychological experiments support those who believe that community and citizen control over their own environment is essential to the well being of city dwellers.

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1. 1 1. Out of the Mouths of Babes Pt. 11975-10-22Season Debut: A two-part film about the ease in which little children learn languages.
2. 2 2. Ears to Hear1975-10-29Severely deaf children learn to speak like normal children with the aid of powerfully sensitive hearing aids and teaching techniques being used by dedicated teachers.
3. 3 3. Sable Island1975-11-05A look at Sable Island, about 100 miles off Nova Scotia, where the wildlife has had an unusual evolution because it is separated from the mainland.
4. 4 4. Water's Edge (Part 1)1975-11-12Unique life forms in a pond.
5. 5 5. Water's Edge (Part 2)1975-11-19Visible and microscopic life at the edge of a pond.
6. 6 6. Prairie Grasslands1975-11-26Documentary on prairie dogs and one colony in particular in South Dakota.
7. 7 7. The Differences Are Inherited1975-12-10The fruit fly is used as the focus for a discussion of mutations, current genetic research and the relationship of this research to some of the problems suffered by humans.
8. 8 8. Shelter: A Question of Control1975-12-17The program shows how psychological experiments support those who believe that community and citizen control over their own environment is essential to the well being of city dwell