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The Nature of Things

Season 5 · 11 episodes · Jan 3, 1965

  1. Episode 1

    "Good and Evil"

    Jan 3, 1965

  2. Episode 2

    "Viruses"

    Jan 10, 1965

  3. Episode 3

    "Survival"

    Jan 17, 1965

    The problem of survival in extreme climatic conditions is examined by Dr. William Whitehead.

  4. Episode 4

    Eureka

    Jan 24, 1965

    Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.[37]

  5. Episode 5

    Flight

    Jan 31, 1965

    Lister Sinclair looks at the artificial flight techniques of man and some of the principles of flying used by other species.

  6. Episode 6

    "The Quaking Earth"

    Feb 7, 1965

  7. Episode 7

    Pain

    Feb 21, 1965

  8. Episode 8

    "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"

    Feb 28, 1965

    Professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey dispute Mark Twain's claim that: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"; or in other words, "you can prove anything with statistics."

  9. Episode 9

    Photography

    Mar 14, 1965

    Dr. Walter Clark of the Eastman-Kodak Research Laboratory, and host Lester Sinclair explain what happens after you push the button of your camera.

  10. Episode 10

    "Bird Strikes on Aircraft"

    Mar 21, 1965

    At one time, collisions between aircraft and birds usually hurt only the birds. Now, with aircraft flying at supersonic speeds, the impact of collisions is greater. And birds ingested into the engines have caused a number of crashes. The Nature of Things looks at what is being done to eliminate bird strikes on aircraft.

  11. Episode 11

    "The Pacemakers"

    Mar 28, 1965

    For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.