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The Nature of Things

Season 16 · 8 episodes · Oct 22, 1975

  1. Episode 1

    Out of the Mouths of Babes Pt. 1

    Oct 22, 1975

    Season Debut: A two-part film about the ease in which little children learn languages.

  2. Episode 2

    Ears to Hear

    Oct 29, 1975

    Severely deaf children learn to speak like normal children with the aid of powerfully sensitive hearing aids and teaching techniques being used by dedicated teachers.

  3. Episode 3

    Sable Island

    Nov 5, 1975

    A look at Sable Island, about 100 miles off Nova Scotia, where the wildlife has had an unusual evolution because it is separated from the mainland.

  4. Episode 4

    Water's Edge (Part 1)

    Nov 12, 1975

    Unique life forms in a pond.

  5. Episode 5

    Water's Edge (Part 2)

    Nov 19, 1975

    Visible and microscopic life at the edge of a pond.

  6. Episode 6

    Prairie Grasslands

    Nov 26, 1975

    Documentary on prairie dogs and one colony in particular in South Dakota.

  7. Episode 7

    The Differences Are Inherited

    Dec 10, 1975

    The fruit fly is used as the focus for a discussion of mutations, current genetic research and the relationship of this research to some of the problems suffered by humans.

  8. Episode 8

    Shelter: A Question of Control

    Dec 17, 1975

    The program shows how psychological experiments support those who believe that community and citizen control over their own environment is essential to the well being of city dwellers.