The Nature of Things
Season 20
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.
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 20
17 Episodes
- Flying Circus of PhysicsE1
Flying Circus of PhysicsDr. David Suzuki visits an unusual professor who conducts a Flying Circus Of Physics, examines soft contact lenses made for extended periods of use and reports on the latest immunological efforts to treat severely afflicted children. - Premiere with David Suzuki as Host. - Hypnosis / India's Sacred Cows / Ultra Sound ScannerE2
Hypnosis / India's Sacred Cows / Ultra Sound ScannerDr. David Suzuki reports on the use of hypnosis as a medical application and the use of ultra-sound waves for X-rays, and presents the film "Sacred Cows," dealing with the importance of domestic cattle to the Indian economy. - Arctic OilE7
Arctic OilNorth America's last great wilderness area, Lancaster Sound in Canada's high Arctic, is now the site of oil exploration, and a unique environment rich in animal and plant life is threatened. David Suzuki and a film crew from The Nature of Things visited Lancaster Sound to find out what the future holds for this region. The material gathered from that expedition, together with interviews with several of the native peoples and with others directly concerned with what is happening in the Canadian Arctic, are presented in this program. - Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear GangE14
Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear GangFor more than twenty years a freelance American journalist named Paul Jacobs interviewed people exposed to nuclear fall-out from bomb tests in Nevada in an attempt to establish a link between such exposure and cancer. In this episode Jacobs' investigations are examined. - High altitude Physiology / The Vision of Galileo / Dust StormsE16
High altitude Physiology / The Vision of Galileo / Dust StormsTechnological developments involving man's survival at high altitudes; a look at the life of Galileo, Italian astronomer, mathematician and physicist, including recreation of some of his experiments; and an examination of the global meteorological effects of Sahara dust storms