Synopsis
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.
Episodes
1E1Why Is It So?2E2The Roar of the CrowdStudy 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 Jasper3E3The Future of ScienceProfessor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists4E4Schizophrenia5E5Engineering6E6Man as an Environment7E7Science Fiction8E8A special Christmas edition9E9The Aurora-Borealis10E10Man as an Environment – Human Body11E11Kept Alive12E12Physics and Games – Laws of Probability13E13The Face of the Moon14E14Hibernation15E15Man and His Environment16E16Eclipse17E17Animal Communication18E18The Speed of Light19E19MonotonyDr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind20E20The Chemical Senses21E21The Mohole: Earth's Crust22E22Laws of Conservation23E23Photosynthesis24E24Physics of Clouds25E25The Sources of Science
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