The Nature of Things

Season 27

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 27

19 Episodes

  • Cars of the Future
    E1
    Cars of the FutureDavid Suzuki is the host of this award-winning science show which begins its 27th season. What will the car of the future be like? Faster? Sleeker? Will it be built by humans — or machines? Will it continue to pollute and kill? Join David Suzuki for an eye-opening ride through the fact and fantasy of the machine we love. And hate.
  • Restless Sky; Rotation; Handcraft in History
    E2
    Restless Sky; Rotation; Handcraft in HistoryClouds, and the atmospheric forces that create weather; an illustration of the principle of rotation; traditional methods and modern techniques employed in making paper in Nepal.
  • The Niagara Escarpment: A Rock Video
    E3
    The Niagara Escarpment: A Rock VideoA look at the dangerous and beautiful Niagara Escarpment, a limestone spine that runs northward from Niagara Falls through the densely populated province of Ontario.
  • The Blood of Our Children
    E4
    The Blood of Our ChildrenBereaved Argentinian women whose persistence and courage have enlisted help from American geneticists and forensic scientists in identifying the victims of their former government's persecution; ultrasonic sound and kidney stones; ambitious curbside recycling programs.
  • Herbal Plants
    E5
    Herbal PlantsA look at the therapeutic use of plants over the years to cure illnesses and maintain good health, and how the deteriorating number of plant species in the world may prove to be a medical, as well as environmental, loss to humanity.
  • Stunning Sounds
    E6
    Stunning SoundsA look at how some animals, including the snapping shrimp and possibly the whale, use sound waves to stun their prey.
  • Women of Kerala / Vortex
    E7
    Women of Kerala / VortexDescribes a program in Kerala, a state in southern India, where a combination of contraception, voluntary sterilization, increased education, a lowered rate of infant mortality, and the extension of health care to impoverished rural areas has produced a dramatic decrease in the birth rate. Also, scientific and technical research focused on the vortex.
  • The Familiar Face of Love
    E8
    The Familiar Face of LoveAn exploration into the psychological and social forces which form our ideas and feelings about the opposite sex.
  • Caribou Drowning in Niagara / Teflon Knee
    E9
    Caribou Drowning in Niagara / Teflon KneeTopics: an investigation into the senseless drowning of 10.000 caribou in Limestone Falls in the wilderness of Labrador in 1984. And, Teflon Knee.
  • The Sexual Life of Plants
    E10
    The Sexual Life of Plants
  • Conducting
    E11
    ConductingThe language behind the gestures of a symphony conductor; and Canada's oldest residential environment education program, the Toronto Island Public and Nature Science School.
  • Math
    E12
    MathA visit to a classroom where an innovative approach is taken in teaching math, and children are encouraged to invent their own math problems to solve by creating games and puzzles.
  • January 21, 1987
    E13
    January 21, 1987
  • January 28, 1987
    E14
    January 28, 1987
  • The Chemistry of Fire
    E15
    The Chemistry of FireThe chemistry of fire; and a look at two species of cormorants noted for their fishing abilities.
  • Saving Children From Dehydration
    E16
    Saving Children From DehydrationA simple solution of sugar, salt and water is saving millions of children's lives in Third World countries from diarrhea and subsequent dehydration, which causes more deaths than famine.
  • March 4, 1987
    E17
    March 4, 1987
  • AIDS
    E18
    AIDSThis journey into the human immune system focuses on various aspects of the AIDS virus, from its origin in history to the psycho-social impact on its victims and society.
  • The Breathing Sea
    E19
    The Breathing SeaThe leading role occupied by the plankton is not limited to food intake to the various forms of marine life which He is the food but also by its photosynthetic action. It turns esssential the production of oxygen of our planet.

 

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