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.
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- 1 1. Why Is It So?1960-11-06
- 2 2. The Roar of the Crowd1960-11-13Study 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 Jasp
- 3 3. The Future of Science1960-11-20Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
- 4 4. Schizophrenia1960-11-27
- 5 5. Engineering1960-12-04
- 6 6. Man as an Environment1960-12-11
- 7 7. Science Fiction1960-12-18
- 8 8. A special Christmas edition1960-12-25
- 9 9. The Aurora-Borealis1961-01-01
- 10 10. Man as an Environment – Human Body1961-01-08
- 11 11. Kept Alive1961-01-15
- 12 12. Physics and Games – Laws of Probability1961-01-22
- 13 13. The Face of the Moon1961-01-29
- 14 14. Hibernation1961-02-05
- 15 15. Man and His Environment1961-02-12
- 16 16. Eclipse1961-02-19
- 17 17. Animal Communication1961-02-26
- 18 18. The Speed of Light1961-03-05
- 19 19. Monotony1961-03-12Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind
- 20 20. The Chemical Senses1961-03-19
- 21 21. The Mohole: Earth's Crust1961-04-02
- 22 22. Laws of Conservation1961-04-16
- 23 23. Photosynthesis1961-04-23
- 24 24. Physics of Clouds1961-04-30
- 25 25. The Sources of Science1961-05-07
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