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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Looking Ahead
Jan 4, 1962 -
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Photography in Science
Jan 11, 1962 -
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To Educate a Scientist
Jan 18, 1962 -
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The Situation Is Fluid
Jan 25, 1962 -
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E5
Gallstones
Feb 1, 1962 -
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E6
The Upper Mantle Project
Feb 8, 1962 -
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E7
The Physics of Music
Feb 22, 1962 -
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E8
Survival
An appraisal of the probable effects of a large-scale nuclear blast over a North American city. Dr. Tom Stonier of the Rockefeller Institute of Government discusses what can be expected to happen to people and property as a result of such a blast.
Mar 1, 1962 -
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E9
Man and the Moon
Mar 8, 1962 -
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E10
Hibernating Molecules
Hosts Dr. Donald Ivey and Dr. Patterson Hume talk about conditions at extremely cold temperatures, when matter 'hibernates' and molecular action slows almost to a complete stop, and how this allows physicists to study the basic structure of matter.
Mar 15, 1962 -
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E11
Monkey Curiosity
Mar 29, 1962 -
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E12
Spermatozoa
Lord Rothschild of the University of Cambridge describes the results of his research in the field of spermatozoa
Apr 5, 1962 -
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E13
Animals With Feathers
Dr. William Swinton, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's Life Sciences Department, and John Livingston, executive director of the National Audubon Society, trace the history of birds
Apr 12, 1962 -
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E14
Getting the Upper Hand
Apr 26, 1962 -
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E15
Thinking about Math
Host Lister Sinclair discusses the thinking that goes into the science of mathematics. Using animated film and studio demonstrations, he explains Mathematical logic
May 3, 1962 -
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E16
The Plague
May 10, 1962 -
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E17
Instant Heat
Co-hosted by Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, of the University of Toronto. They show how electricity can be produced directly from heat, and vice versa, and discuss the difficulties of transforming thermal energy into electrical energy.
May 17, 1962 -
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E18
A Science Newsreel
May 24, 1962 -
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E19
Learning
Jun 7, 1962 -
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E20
A Bang-Up Job
Jun 21, 1962 -
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E21
Out of Africa
Jun 28, 1962 -
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E22
Count on Me
Computers are given the once-over by Drs. Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume.
Jul 5, 1962 -
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E23
Blood in the Balance
Jul 19, 1962 -
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Episode 24
Examines work of Dr. William Sheldon, who has spent 30 years gathering statistics about the human physique, classifying body types, and correlating this information to medical and psychiatric studies
Jul 26, 1962
