The Nature of Things

Season 16

1975 · 8 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Out of the Mouths of Babes Pt. 1

   22 Oct 1975

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

2. 2

   2. Ears to Hear

   29 Oct 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. 3

   3. Sable Island

   5 Nov 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. 4

   4. Water's Edge (Part 1)

   12 Nov 1975

   Unique life forms in a pond.

5. 5

   5. Water's Edge (Part 2)

   19 Nov 1975

   Visible and microscopic life at the edge of a pond.

6. 6

   6. Prairie Grasslands

   26 Nov 1975

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

7. 7

   7. The Differences Are Inherited

   10 Dec 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.

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   8. Shelter: A Question of Control

   17 Dec 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.