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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 - Up Close and Personal: The Ecology of David Suzuki
Release Date: 1998-10-08The program is about the natural history of this invisible world: the things that float in the air around us, the microbes that live in the dish cloth on the kitchen counter, the fungi under our finge... more
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Episode 2 - Reefer Madness 2
Release Date: 1998-10-15There is a growing number of people who regard marijuana (cannabis) as a benign medicine, offering relief to people suffering from a variety of illnesses, including epilepsy, arthritis, multiple scler... more
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Episode 3 - Grasslands
Release Date: 1998-11-05 -
Episode 4 - Good Wood
Release Date: 1998-11-26 -
Episode 5 - Look Who's Talking...How Animals Communicate
Release Date: 1998-12-03It is only recently that humans have become aware that animal communication is often elegant, elaborate and subtle. Understanding how other species communicate tells us a great deal about the history ... more