The Nature of Things
Documentary
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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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 25 epS2 · 24 epS3 · 24 epS4 · 11 epS5 · 11 epS6 · 17 epS7 · 17 epS8 · 4 epS9 · 14 epS10 · 28 epS11 · 15 epS12 · 10 epS13 · 10 epS14 · 10 epS15 · 8 epS16 · 8 epS17 · 8 epS18 · 11 epS19 · 12 epS20 · 15 epS21 · 17 epS22 · 16 epS23 · 0 epS24 · 0 epS25 · 0 epS26 · 0 epS27 · 0 epS28 · 0 epS29 · 0 epS30 · 0 epS31 · 0 epS33 · 0 epS34 · 0 epS35 · 0 epS36 · 0 epS37 · 0 epS38 · 0 epS39 · 5 epS40 · 15 epS41 · 19 epS42 · 17 epS43 · 1 epS44 · 1 epS45 · 23 epS46 · 29 epS47 · 24 epS48 · 17 epS49 · 18 epS50 · 18 epS51 · 18 epS52 · 15 epS53 · 19 epS54 · 6 epS55 · 2 epS56 · 2 epS57 · 6 epS58 · 11 epS59 · 17 epS60 · 14 epS61 · 14 epS62 · 13 epS63 · 14 epS64 · 14 epS65 · 13 ep
- 1Why Is It So?6 Nov 1960
- 2The Roar of the Crowd13 Nov 1960Study 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
- 3The Future of Science20 Nov 1960Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
- 4Schizophrenia27 Nov 1960
- 5Engineering4 Dec 1960
- 6Man as an Environment11 Dec 1960
- 7Science Fiction18 Dec 1960
- 8A special Christmas edition25 Dec 1960
- 9The Aurora-Borealis1 Jan 1961
- 10Man as an Environment – Human Body8 Jan 1961
- 11Kept Alive15 Jan 1961
- 12Physics and Games – Laws of Probability22 Jan 1961
- 13The Face of the Moon29 Jan 1961
- 14Hibernation5 Feb 1961
- 15Man and His Environment12 Feb 1961
- 16Eclipse19 Feb 1961
- 17Animal Communication26 Feb 1961
- 18The Speed of Light5 Mar 1961
- 19Monotony12 Mar 1961Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind
- 20The Chemical Senses19 Mar 1961
- 21The Mohole: Earth's Crust2 Apr 1961
- 22Laws of Conservation16 Apr 1961
- 23Photosynthesis23 Apr 1961
- 24Physics of Clouds30 Apr 1961
- 25The Sources of Science7 May 1961
Details
- First aired
- 6 Nov 1960
- Last aired
- 8 Apr 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- CBC Television
- Episodes
- 680
- Votes
- 9 on TMDB
