The Nature of Things

  • Premiered: Nov 1960
  • Episodes: 1046
  • Followers: 14
  • Running
  • CBC
  • Thursday at 20
  • Documentary

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Season 27
27x1
Cars of the Future
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 08, 1986
David Suzuki is the host of this award-winning science show which begins its 27th season. What will the car of the future be like? Faster? Sleeker? Will it be built by humans — or .. show full overview
27x2
Restless Sky; Rotation; Handcraft in History
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 1986
Clouds, and the atmospheric forces that create weather; an illustration of the principle of rotation; traditional methods and modern techniques employed in making paper in Nepal.
27x3
The Niagara Escarpment: A Rock Video
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 22, 1986
A look at the dangerous and beautiful Niagara Escarpment, a limestone spine that runs northward from Niagara Falls through the densely populated province of Ontario.
27x4
The Blood of Our Children
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 1986
Bereaved Argentinian women whose persistence and courage have enlisted help from American geneticists and forensic scientists in identifying the victims of their former government's .. show full overview
27x5
Herbal Plants
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1986
A look at the therapeutic use of plants over the years to cure illnesses and maintain good health, and how the deteriorating number of plant species in the world may prove to be a medical, as well as environmental, loss to humanity.
27x6
Stunning Sounds
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1986
A look at how some animals, including the snapping shrimp and possibly the whale, use sound waves to stun their prey.
27x7
Women of Kerala / Vortex
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 26, 1986
Describes a program in Kerala, a state in southern India, where a combination of contraception, voluntary sterilization, increased education, a lowered rate of infant mortality, and the .. show full overview
27x8
The Familiar Face of Love
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 1986
An exploration into the psychological and social forces which form our ideas and feelings about the opposite sex.
27x9
Caribou Drowning in Niagara / Teflon Knee
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 17, 1986
Topics: an investigation into the senseless drowning of 10.000 caribou in Limestone Falls in the wilderness of Labrador in 1984. And, Teflon Knee.
27x10
The Sexual Life of Plants
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 24, 1986
This episode has no summary.
27x11
Conducting
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 07, 1987
The language behind the gestures of a symphony conductor; and Canada's oldest residential environment education program, the Toronto Island Public and Nature Science School.
27x12
Math
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 14, 1987
A visit to a classroom where an innovative approach is taken in teaching math, and children are encouraged to invent their own math problems to solve by creating games and puzzles.
27x13
January 21, 1987
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Air date
Jan 21, 1987
This episode has no summary.
27x14
January 28, 1987
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Air date
Jan 28, 1987
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27x15
The Chemistry of Fire
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Air date
Feb 04, 1987
The chemistry of fire; and a look at two species of cormorants noted for their fishing abilities.
27x16
Saving Children From Dehydration
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 18, 1987
A simple solution of sugar, salt and water is saving millions of children's lives in Third World countries from diarrhea and subsequent dehydration, which causes more deaths than famine.
27x17
The Miracle of Life
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Air date
Feb 25, 1987
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27x17
March 4, 1987
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Air date
Mar 04, 1987
This episode has no summary.
27x18 Season finale
AIDS
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 11, 1987
This journey into the human immune system focuses on various aspects of the AIDS virus, from its origin in history to the psycho-social impact on its victims and society.

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