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The Nature of Things

7.1(8 votes)
1960

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Episodes

Why Is It So?

1. Why Is It So?

The Roar of the Crowd

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

The Future of Science

3. The Future of Science

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists

Schizophrenia

4. Schizophrenia

Engineering

5. Engineering

Man as an Environment

6. Man as an Environment

Science Fiction

7. Science Fiction

A special Christmas edition

8. A special Christmas edition

The Aurora-Borealis

9. The Aurora-Borealis

Man as an Environment – Human Body

10. Man as an Environment – Human Body

Kept Alive

11. Kept Alive

Physics and Games – Laws of Probability

12. Physics and Games – Laws of Probability

The Face of the Moon

13. The Face of the Moon

Hibernation

14. Hibernation

Man and His Environment

15. Man and His Environment

Eclipse

16. Eclipse

Animal Communication

17. Animal Communication

The Speed of Light

18. The Speed of Light

Monotony

19. Monotony

Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind

The Chemical Senses

20. The Chemical Senses

The Mohole: Earth's Crust

21. The Mohole: Earth's Crust

Laws of Conservation

22. Laws of Conservation

Photosynthesis

23. Photosynthesis

Physics of Clouds

24. Physics of Clouds

The Sources of Science

25. The Sources of Science

Overview

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.

Details

Genres

Documentary

Language

EN

First Air Date

1960-11-06

Seasons

64

Episodes

584

Available On
fuboTV
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