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The Nature of Things

Name: The Nature of Things
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1960-11-06

7.2·48 seasons·664 episodes·44 min avg.·Canada

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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Nov 13, 1960

Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper

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Nov 20, 1960

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists

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Nov 27, 1960

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Dec 4, 1960

Man as an Environment

Dec 11, 1960

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Dec 18, 1960

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