The Nature of Things

Season 31

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 31

17 Episodes

  • The Green Quiz
    E1
    The Green QuizSeason premiere: This special quiz from The Nature of Things tests viewer's knowledge of the environment, touching on topics ranging from global warming and the population explosion to compost boxes and toxic chemicals in the home.
  • Crying Wolf
    E2
    Crying WolfThe controversial issue of wolf control in Canada.
  • Ghana Recycling Car Parts / Yukon Arctic Summer
    E3
    Ghana Recycling Car Parts / Yukon Arctic SummerGhana prospers by recycling car parts, and Herschel Island, off the Yukon coast, shelters life during the brief Arctic summer.
  • You Must Have Been a Bilingual Baby
    E4
    You Must Have Been a Bilingual BabyThe acquisition of a second long in young children and adults.
  • The Bug Man of Ithaca
    E5
    The Bug Man of IthacaA look at Cornell University's Professor Tom Eisner and his study of the insect world.
  • A Change of Heart
    E6
    A Change of HeartDocumentary about the operation of the heart transplant is not as uncommon before, but that remains a difficult step for both the patient and the doctor. We can follow two patients and their doctors teams for a period of 7 months at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal.
  • Chaos, science and the unexpected
    E7
    Chaos, science and the unexpectedExamines what is predictable and what is random in nature, and the state of chaos which is between the two, including fractal geometry.
  • Vietnam - After the Fire
    E8
    Vietnam - After the FireThe efforts of the Vietnamese to restore their environment greatly poisoned by the use of various toxic products, such Agent Orange, a high content of dioxin herbicide used during the war with the Americans.
  • Haida Gwai: Islands of the People
    E9
    Haida Gwai: Islands of the PeopleDocumentary about the Haida people of British Columbia who is desperately trying to preserve its environment against encroachment forestry companies.
  • The Sisterhood
    E10
    The SisterhoodObservation of the social organization of the hyena, in which the female predominates.
  • Salt of the Earth
    E11
    Salt of the EarthReportage on the place of salt in the world.
  • The Day of Reckoning
    E12
    The Day of ReckoningThe importance increasingly great for IT as a tool for dissemination of knowledge.
  • The Cholesterol Factor
    E13
    The Cholesterol FactorFolder on the cholesterol produced Biochemical which, when ingested in large quantities , is a factor binds to coronary heart disease.
  • Second Wind
    E14
    Second WindSusan McKellor profile who suffers from cystic fibrosis, hereditary disease whose gene was recently discovered. Mother of two children and career woman, energy and enthusiasm she has is a source of inspiration for the people around her.
  • Here be Dragons
    E15
    Here be DragonsDocumentary about the crocodile that lives in the Serengeti plain on the banks of the Grumeti River, Africa.
  • Revolution Down on the Farm
    E16
    Revolution Down on the FarmDocumentary about the degradation North-America's Grasslands.
  • Putting You in the Pictures / Marmots
    E17
    Putting You in the Pictures / MarmotsPUTTING YOU IN THE PICTURES The story of four Canadian inventors who have developed the IMAX system and its successor, the OMNIMAX. MARMOTS Short documentary on the marmot, an endangered species.

 

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