The Nature of Things

Season 5

1965 · 11 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. "Good and Evil"

   3 Jan 1965

2. 2

   2. "Viruses"

   10 Jan 1965

3. 3

   3. "Survival"

   17 Jan 1965

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

4. 4

   4. Eureka

   24 Jan 1965

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

5. 5

   5. Flight

   31 Jan 1965

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

6. 6

   6. "The Quaking Earth"

   7 Feb 1965

7. 7

   7. Pain

   21 Feb 1965

8. 8

   8. "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"

   28 Feb 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. 9

   9. Photography

   14 Mar 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. 10

    10. "Bird Strikes on Aircraft"

    21 Mar 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.

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    11. "The Pacemakers"

    28 Mar 1965

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