The Nature of Things

Total Seasons :63Total Episodes : 526

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 Nat...

Episodes(25)

Why Is It So?

1. Why Is It So?

Air Date : 1960-11-06

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

Air Date : 1960-11-13

The Future of Science

3. The Future of Science

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists

Air Date : 1960-11-20

Schizophrenia

4. Schizophrenia

Air Date : 1960-11-27

Engineering

5. Engineering

Air Date : 1960-12-04

Man as an Environment

6. Man as an Environment

Air Date : 1960-12-11

Science Fiction

7. Science Fiction

Air Date : 1960-12-18

A special Christmas edition

8. A special Christmas edition

Air Date : 1960-12-25

The Aurora-Borealis

9. The Aurora-Borealis

Air Date : 1961-01-01

Man as an Environment – Human Body

10. Man as an Environment – Human Body

Air Date : 1961-01-08

Kept Alive

11. Kept Alive

Air Date : 1961-01-15

Physics and Games – Laws of Probability

12. Physics and Games – Laws of Probability

Air Date : 1961-01-22

The Face of the Moon

13. The Face of the Moon

Air Date : 1961-01-29

Hibernation

14. Hibernation

Air Date : 1961-02-05

Man and His Environment

15. Man and His Environment

Air Date : 1961-02-12

Eclipse

16. Eclipse

Air Date : 1961-02-19

Animal Communication

17. Animal Communication

Air Date : 1961-02-26

The Speed of Light

18. The Speed of Light

Air Date : 1961-03-05

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

Air Date : 1961-03-12

The Chemical Senses

20. The Chemical Senses

Air Date : 1961-03-19

The Mohole: Earth's Crust

21. The Mohole: Earth's Crust

Air Date : 1961-04-02

Laws of Conservation

22. Laws of Conservation

Air Date : 1961-04-16

Photosynthesis

23. Photosynthesis

Air Date : 1961-04-23

Physics of Clouds

24. Physics of Clouds

Air Date : 1961-04-30

The Sources of Science

25. The Sources of Science

Air Date : 1961-05-07

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