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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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Episode 1 - "Good and Evil"
Release Date: 1965-01-03 -
Episode 2 - "Viruses"
Release Date: 1965-01-10 -
Episode 3 - "Survival"
Release Date: 1965-01-17The problem of survival in extreme climatic conditions is examined by Dr. William Whitehead.
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Episode 4 - Eureka
Release Date: 1965-01-24Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.[37]
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Episode 5 - Flight
Release Date: 1965-01-31Lister Sinclair looks at the artificial flight techniques of man and some of the principles of flying used by other species.
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Episode 6 - "The Quaking Earth"
Release Date: 1965-02-07 -
Episode 7 - Pain
Release Date: 1965-02-21 -
Episode 8 - "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"
Release Date: 1965-02-28Professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey dispute Mark Twain's claim that: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"; or in other words, "you can prove anything with statistics."
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Episode 9 - Photography
Release Date: 1965-03-14Dr. Walter Clark of the Eastman-Kodak Research Laboratory, and host Lester Sinclair explain what happens after you push the button of your camera.
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Episode 10 - "Bird Strikes on Aircraft"
Release Date: 1965-03-21At one time, collisions between aircraft and birds usually hurt only the birds. Now, with aircraft flying at supersonic speeds, the impact of collisions is greater. And birds ingested into the engines have caused a number of crashes. The Nature of Things looks at what is being done to eliminate bird strikes on aircraft.
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Episode 11 - "The Pacemakers"
Release Date: 1965-03-28For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.