The Nature of Things S05E04 · Eureka

Overview

Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.[37]

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Episodes

1. 1 1. "Good and Evil"1965-01-03
2. 2 2. "Viruses"1965-01-10
3. 3 3. "Survival"1965-01-17The problem of survival in extreme climatic conditions is examined by Dr. William Whitehead.
4. 4 4. Eureka1965-01-24Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.[37]
5. 5 5. Flight1965-01-31Lister Sinclair looks at the artificial flight techniques of man and some of the principles of flying used by other species.
6. 6 6. "The Quaking Earth"1965-02-07
7. 7 7. Pain1965-02-21
8. 8 8. "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"1965-02-28Professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey dispute Mark Twain's claim that: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"; or in other words, "you can prove anything with statistics."
9. 9 9. Photography1965-03-14Dr. Walter Clark of the Eastman-Kodak Research Laboratory, and host Lester Sinclair explain what happens after you push the button of your camera.
10. 10 10. "Bird Strikes on Aircraft"1965-03-21At one time, collisions between aircraft and birds usually hurt only the birds. Now, with aircraft flying at supersonic speeds, the impact of collisions is greater. And birds inges
11. 11 11. "The Pacemakers"1965-03-28For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.