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.
Episodes25
Why Is It So?
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
The Future of Science
Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
Schizophrenia
Engineering
Man as an Environment
Science Fiction
A special Christmas edition
The Aurora-Borealis
Man as an Environment – Human Body
Kept Alive
Physics and Games – Laws of Probability
The Face of the Moon
Hibernation
Man and His Environment
Eclipse
Animal Communication
The Speed of Light
Monotony
Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind
The Chemical Senses
The Mohole: Earth's Crust
Laws of Conservation
Photosynthesis
Physics of Clouds