The Nature of Things (1960)

Name: The Nature of Things
Rating: 7.2

Rating: 7.2

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.

First Air Date: 1960-11-06

Last Air Date: 2026-03-04

Number of Seasons: 64

Number of Episodes: 617

Networks: CBC Television

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Top Cast

David Suzuki as Self - Presenter
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki as Self - Presenter
Anthony Morgan as Self - Presenter
Donald Ivey as Self - Host
Dennis Compayre as Self
Salima Ikram as Self
Gordon Pinsent as Dr. Fred Urquhart
Shaun Benson as Ken Brugger
Stephen Bogaert as Middle Age Fred Urquhart
Stephanie Sigman as Catalina Aguado

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None (1960)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Why Is It So? (1960-11-06)

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Ep. 2: The Roar of the Crowd (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
Ep. 3: The Future of Science (1960-11-20)

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
Ep. 4: Schizophrenia (1960-11-27)

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Ep. 5: Engineering (1960-12-04)

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Ep. 6: Man as an Environment (1960-12-11)

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Ep. 7: Science Fiction (1960-12-18)

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Ep. 8: A special Christmas edition (1960-12-25)

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Ep. 9: The Aurora-Borealis (1961-01-01)

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Ep. 10: Man as an Environment – Human Body (1961-01-08)

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Ep. 11: Kept Alive (1961-01-15)

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Ep. 12: Physics and Games – Laws of Probability (1961-01-22)

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Ep. 13: The Face of the Moon (1961-01-29)

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Ep. 14: Hibernation (1961-02-05)

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Ep. 15: Man and His Environment (1961-02-12)

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Ep. 16: Eclipse (1961-02-19)

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Ep. 17: Animal Communication (1961-02-26)

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Ep. 18: The Speed of Light (1961-03-05)

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Ep. 19: Monotony (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
Ep. 20: The Chemical Senses (1961-03-19)

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Ep. 21: The Mohole: Earth's Crust (1961-04-02)

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Ep. 22: Laws of Conservation (1961-04-16)

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Ep. 23: Photosynthesis (1961-04-23)

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Ep. 24: Physics of Clouds (1961-04-30)

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Ep. 25: The Sources of Science (1961-05-07)

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