The Nature of Things
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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Season 1
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E1
Why Is It So?
Nov 6, 1960 -
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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
Nov 13, 1960 -
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E3
The Future of Science
Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
Nov 20, 1960 -
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Schizophrenia
Nov 27, 1960 -
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E5
Engineering
Dec 4, 1960 -
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E6
Man as an Environment
Dec 11, 1960 -
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E7
Science Fiction
Dec 18, 1960 -
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E8
A special Christmas edition
Dec 25, 1960 -
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E9
The Aurora-Borealis
Jan 1, 1961 -
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E10
Man as an Environment – Human Body
Jan 8, 1961 -
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E11
Kept Alive
Jan 15, 1961 -
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E12
Physics and Games – Laws of Probability
Jan 22, 1961 -
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E13
The Face of the Moon
Jan 29, 1961 -
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E14
Hibernation
Feb 5, 1961 -
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E15
Man and His Environment
Feb 12, 1961 -
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E16
Eclipse
Feb 19, 1961 -
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E17
Animal Communication
Feb 26, 1961 -
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E18
The Speed of Light
Mar 5, 1961 -
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E19
Monotony
Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind
Mar 12, 1961 -
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E20
The Chemical Senses
Mar 19, 1961 -
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E21
The Mohole: Earth's Crust
Apr 2, 1961 -
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Laws of Conservation
Apr 16, 1961 -
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E23
Photosynthesis
Apr 23, 1961 -
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E24
Physics of Clouds
Apr 30, 1961 -
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The Sources of Science
May 7, 1961
