The Nature of Things(1960)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1960-11-06
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 7.2
Votes: 9
Seasons: 64
Episodes: 617
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.
Keywords
natureenvironment
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PhiloSeasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 25E01
Why Is It So?
Air Date: 1960-11-06
No episode overview available.
E02
The Roar of the Crowd
Air Date: 1960-11-13
Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurol...
E03
The Future of Science
Air Date: 1960-11-20
Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
E04
Schizophrenia
Air Date: 1960-11-27
No episode overview available.
E05
Engineering
Air Date: 1960-12-04
No episode overview available.
E06
Man as an Environment
Air Date: 1960-12-11
No episode overview available.
E07
Science Fiction
Air Date: 1960-12-18
No episode overview available.
E08
A special Christmas edition
Air Date: 1960-12-25
No episode overview available.
E09
The Aurora-Borealis
Air Date: 1961-01-01
No episode overview available.
E10
Man as an Environment – Human Body
Air Date: 1961-01-08
No episode overview available.
E11
Kept Alive
Air Date: 1961-01-15
No episode overview available.
E12
Physics and Games – Laws of Probability
Air Date: 1961-01-22
No episode overview available.
E13
The Face of the Moon
Air Date: 1961-01-29
No episode overview available.
E14
Hibernation
Air Date: 1961-02-05
No episode overview available.
E15
Man and His Environment
Air Date: 1961-02-12
No episode overview available.
E16
Eclipse
Air Date: 1961-02-19
No episode overview available.
E17
Animal Communication
Air Date: 1961-02-26
No episode overview available.
E18
The Speed of Light
Air Date: 1961-03-05
No episode overview available.
E19
Monotony
Air Date: 1961-03-12
Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the h...
E20
The Chemical Senses
Air Date: 1961-03-19
No episode overview available.
E21
The Mohole: Earth's Crust
Air Date: 1961-04-02
No episode overview available.
E22
Laws of Conservation
Air Date: 1961-04-16
No episode overview available.
E23
Photosynthesis
Air Date: 1961-04-23
No episode overview available.
E24
Physics of Clouds
Air Date: 1961-04-30
No episode overview available.
E25
The Sources of Science
Air Date: 1961-05-07
No episode overview available.
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