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The Nature of Things

The Nature of Things

TV-PG1960•7.1/10
Documentary

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7.1/10(8)

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.

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Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

November 6, 1960

Last Aired

January 28, 2026

Networks

CBC Television

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Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Why Is It So?
Air date: 1960-11-06
E2
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 Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper
E3
The Future of Science
Air date: 1960-11-20
Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
E4
Schizophrenia
Air date: 1960-11-27
E5
Engineering
Air date: 1960-12-04
E6
Man as an Environment
Air date: 1960-12-11
E7
Science Fiction
Air date: 1960-12-18
E8
A special Christmas edition
Air date: 1960-12-25
E9
The Aurora-Borealis
Air date: 1961-01-01
E10
Man as an Environment – Human Body
Air date: 1961-01-08
E11
Kept Alive
Air date: 1961-01-15
E12
Physics and Games – Laws of Probability
Air date: 1961-01-22
E13
The Face of the Moon
Air date: 1961-01-29
E14
Hibernation
Air date: 1961-02-05
E15
Man and His Environment
Air date: 1961-02-12
E16
Eclipse
Air date: 1961-02-19
E17
Animal Communication
Air date: 1961-02-26
E18
The Speed of Light
Air date: 1961-03-05
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 human mind
E20
The Chemical Senses
Air date: 1961-03-19
E21
The Mohole: Earth's Crust
Air date: 1961-04-02
E22
Laws of Conservation
Air date: 1961-04-16
E23
Photosynthesis
Air date: 1961-04-23
E24
Physics of Clouds
Air date: 1961-04-30
E25
The Sources of Science
Air date: 1961-05-07

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