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.
Episodes
25 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
S1:E1 Why Is It So?
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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
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Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
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Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind
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