The Nature of Things (1960)
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
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
Seasons
Season 1 (1960)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Why Is It So?
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Ep. 2: 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
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Ep. 3: The Future of Science
Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
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Ep. 4: Schizophrenia
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Ep. 5: Engineering
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Ep. 6: Man as an Environment
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Ep. 7: Science Fiction
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Ep. 8: A special Christmas edition
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Ep. 9: The Aurora-Borealis
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Ep. 10: Man as an Environment – Human Body
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Ep. 11: Kept Alive
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Ep. 12: Physics and Games – Laws of Probability
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Ep. 13: The Face of the Moon
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Ep. 14: Hibernation
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Ep. 15: Man and His Environment
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Ep. 16: Eclipse
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Ep. 17: Animal Communication
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Ep. 18: The Speed of Light
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Ep. 19: Monotony
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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Ep. 20: The Chemical Senses
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Ep. 21: The Mohole: Earth's Crust
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Ep. 22: Laws of Conservation
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Ep. 23: Photosynthesis
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Ep. 24: Physics of Clouds
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Ep. 25: The Sources of Science
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