The Nature of Things

  • Première: Nov 1960
  • Épisodes: 1046
  • Abonnés: 14
  • En cours
  • CBC
  • Jeudi à 20
  • Documentary

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Saison 2
2x1
Looking Ahead
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Jan 04, 1962
An examination of promising areas of scientific research and some of the scientists involved. Includes plasma research being done by Dr. Morell Bachynski at the RCA Victor laboratory in Montreal for use in space exploration.
2x2
Photography in Science
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Jan 11, 1962
A slow motion, time lapsed film examining animals, plants, ice, blood, solar eclipses, cells, rockets, the setting sun and the habits of eagles.
2x3
To Educate a Scientist
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Date de diffusion
Jan 18, 1962
Dr. Patterson Hume and Dr. Donald Ivey of the University of Toronto illustrate methods developed by the Physics Science Study Committee, and initiated by the Massachusetts Institute of .. show full overview
2x4
The Situation Is Fluid
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Date de diffusion
Jan 25, 1962
Donald Crowdis of the Nova Scotia Science Museum discusses liquids, how detergents remove dirt, and how one liquid passes through another.
2x5
Gallstones
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Date de diffusion
Fév 01, 1962
Donald Crowdis, Director of the Nova Scotia Museum of Science hosts this show on gallstones. A.J. Harding Range, professor of medical surgery at the Charing Cross Hospital Medical School .. show full overview
2x6
The Upper Mantle Project
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Date de diffusion
Fév 08, 1962
Program guest J. Tuzo Wilson, Professor of Physics, University of Toronto, and host Lister Sinclair look at a Canadian plan to survey that part of the earth laying immediately under the .. show full overview
2x7
The Physics of Music
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Date de diffusion
Fév 22, 1962
Host Lister Sinclair and Professor Harvey Olnick of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music explain the physics of music; how the various instruments produce sound; the physics of .. show full overview
2x8
Survival
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Date de diffusion
Mar 01, 1962
An appraisal of the probable effects of a large-scale nuclear blast over a North American city.[8] Dr. Tom Stonier of the Rockefeller Institute discusses what can be expected to happen .. show full overview
2x9
Man and the Moon
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Date de diffusion
Mar 08, 1962
Program examines the type of surface man may find if and when he lands on the moon; it shows what is known about the moon's surface, and how this knowledge is used in the design of .. show full overview
2x10
Hibernating Molecules
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Date de diffusion
Mar 15, 1962
Hosts Dr. Donald Ivey and Dr. Patteron Hume talk about conditions at extremely cold temperatures when matter "hibernates" and molecular action slows almost to a complete stop; and how .. show full overview
2x11
Monkey Curiosity
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Mar 29, 1962
This episode focuses on scientists' views of the nature of science. Seen are: Dr. Alfred Romer, zoologist; Dr. Harold Urey, Nobel Prize winning chemist; Dr. Margaret Mead, .. show full overview
2x12
Spermatozoa
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Date de diffusion
Avr 05, 1962
Lord Rothschild of Cambridge University describes the results of his research in the field of spermatozoa.
2x13
Animals With Feathers
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Date de diffusion
Avr 12, 1962
Dr. William Swinton, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's Life Sciences Department, and John Livingston, executive director of the Audubon Society of Canada, trace the history of birds.
2x14
Getting the Upper Hand
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Date de diffusion
Avr 26, 1962
A look at the Dutch Elm disease and biological efforts to control it. Host John Livingston outlines the history of the disease in Canada; explains the nature of the disease; how it is .. show full overview
2x15
Thinking about Math
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Mai 03, 1962
Host Lister Sinclair discusses the sort of thinking that goes into the science of mathematics. Using animatedfilm and studio demonstrations, he explains what mathematical logic is.
2x16
The Plague
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Mai 10, 1962
Host Donald Crowdis traces the history of the bubonic plague - the causes, how it spread, and how it was and is treated. He tells how over a period of years, scientists discovered that the plague was really a disease of animals rather than people.
2x17
Instant Heat
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Date de diffusion
Mai 17, 1962
Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, of the University of Toronto are co-hosts. They show how electricity can be produced directly from heat, and vice-versa. They discuss the practical .. show full overview
2x18
A Science Newsreel
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Date de diffusion
Mai 24, 1962
A Science Newsreel, film clips showing current scientific projects including the Soviet and American space programs. Host to be announced.
2x19
Learning
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Date de diffusion
Jun 07, 1962
An examination of the young child's ability to learn, and a comparison of the human child's learning rate to that of lower animal forms such as an octopus. A group at the Massachusetts .. show full overview
2x20
A Bang-Up Job
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Date de diffusion
Jun 21, 1962
Dr. Robert Knott, G.R. Phare of the CIL Research Division, and host Lister Sinclair examine the properties, types and uses of explosives. Includes an explanation and film illustration .. show full overview
2x21
Out of Africa
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Date de diffusion
Jun 28, 1962
Naturalist John Livingston is host of this program about man's place in nature and the problems of new African nations in supplying growing populations with an adequate supply of animal .. show full overview
2x22
Count on Me
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Juil 12, 1962
Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey of the University of Toronto explain what electronic computers can do and how they do it.
2x23
Blood in the Balance
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Juil 19, 1962
A look at the new field of ballistocardiography. Host Dr. Patterson Hume of the University of Toronto explains the principals behind ballistocardiography. Donald Crowdis of the Nova .. show full overview
2x24 Épisode final de la saison
Getting Us Typed
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Date de diffusion
Juil 26, 1962
Examines work of Dr. William Sheldon, who has spent about 30 years gathering statistics about the human physique, classifying body types, and correlating this information to medical and psychiatric studies.

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