The Nature of Things

Season 13

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.

Where to Watch The Nature of Things • Season 13

11 Episodes

  • Vanishing Peoples: Lacandons, The Mayas Of Mexico
    E1
    Vanishing Peoples: Lacandons, The Mayas Of MexicoThe Lacandons, last surviving descendants of Mayas, live in rain forest of southern Mexico.
  • The Sexes (1)
    E2
    The Sexes (1)Examines male and female roles in society and presents a scientific study of the known biological facts about sex differences in humans.
  • The Sexes (2)
    E3
    The Sexes (2)This program looks at hormonal changes during puberty, and the socially originated attitudes leading to differences between the sexes.
  • Acupuncture
    E4
    AcupunctureAn exploration of the traditional art of healing as practiced in China.
  • Ice Lovers (R)
    E5
    Ice Lovers (R)A life history of the harp seal, examining the behavior and physiology of this unique little Arctic mammal and its unusual 800-mile migration each year from Hudson Strait to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
  • Think Before You Eat
    E6
    Think Before You EatA look at the eating habits of Canadians; food and nutrition, the so-called "Well-balanced diet" and problems of overeating are analyzed in this examination of the dangers of abundance
  • Stockholm '72: Politics For Survival
    E7
    Stockholm '72: Politics For SurvivalA retrospective look at the summer 1972 World Conference on the Human Environment.
  • Cities for People
    E8
    Cities for PeopleThe Nature of Things presents Cities Are For People, originally scheduled for February 19. It deals with new thinking in urban planning to make cities more livable.
  • Migration: Animals in Cycle
    E9
    Migration: Animals in CycleA look at the migratory habits of birds and animals, with recent findings in animal studies reinforced with fascinating film footage of many species in their natural habitats.
  • Old Enough
    E10
    Old EnoughThis half-hour film depicts obvious absurdities, in a subjective interpretation of The Limits to Growth, a 1970 MIT computer study forecasting economic, social and political collapse by no later than 2020.
  • Recycling: The Garbage Ouroboros
    E11
    Recycling: The Garbage OuroborosA comprehensive examination of the form of pollution fast becoming public enemy number one in North America: garbage.

 

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