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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.

01

Why Is It So?

1960-11-06

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

02

The Roar of the Crowd

1960-11-13

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

03

The Future of Science

1960-11-20

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists

04

Schizophrenia

1960-11-27

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

05

Engineering

1960-12-04

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

06

Man as an Environment

1960-12-11

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

07

Science Fiction

1960-12-18

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

08

A special Christmas edition

1960-12-25

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

09

The Aurora-Borealis

1961-01-01

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

10

Man as an Environment – Human Body

1961-01-08

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

11

Kept Alive

1961-01-15

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

12

Physics and Games – Laws of Probability

1961-01-22

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

13

The Face of the Moon

1961-01-29

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

14

Hibernation

1961-02-05

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

15

Man and His Environment

1961-02-12

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

16

Eclipse

1961-02-19

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

17

Animal Communication

1961-02-26

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

18

The Speed of Light

1961-03-05

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

19

Monotony

1961-03-12

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

20

The Chemical Senses

1961-03-19

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

21

The Mohole: Earth's Crust

1961-04-02

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

22

Laws of Conservation

1961-04-16

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

23

Photosynthesis

1961-04-23

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

24

Physics of Clouds

1961-04-30

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

25

The Sources of Science

1961-05-07

Episode synopsis is not yet available.

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