The Nature of Things

The Nature of Things

The Nature of Things

1960 · Documentary

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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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1.Volcanoes / Hovercraft / Curve Balls / Windshear / Xerography2.Cystic Fibrosis / Whooping Crane / Cold-Water Survival3.Skin – The Bare Necessity / Manatees / Ludhiana4.Tar Wars5.Going Without Gas / Surface Tension / Science Fair6.China Now – Its Roots in the Past (Part 1 of 2)7.China Now – The Four Modernizations (Part 2 of 2)8.Success Story / Sickle Cell Anemia9.Freak Waves / Invisible Astronomy / Hildebrand10.Prenatal Diagnosis / Hearing in Chinchillas11.AAAS Report / One of the Family / Oyster Culture12.Birds' Eggs / Newfoundland Oil / John Polanyi13.Poisoned Playgrounds / Charlie14.The Moving Still15.Sri Lanka: Island of Serendib16.Blackfly / Desalination / Memory – Come to think of it / Dr. Karl Illmensee17.The Foxes' Earth