The Nature of Things

Season 14

10 episodes · Nov 26, 1973

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  • S14E1

    Puffins, Predators And Pirates

    Nov 26, 1973

    This, was filmed on Great Island, off east coast of Newfoundland, site of puffins' nesting grounds in North America.

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  • S14E2

    The Club Of Rome

    Dec 3, 1973

    This group of thinkers, Club of Rome, thinks western society is on verge of chaos, social and political.

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  • S14E3

    Ellesmere Island

    Dec 10, 1973

    On Ellesmere Island, located 600 miles from North Pole, oil has been discovered. Island inhabitants, new and old, are seen in this half-hour film.

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  • S14E4

    Anybody's Child

    Dec 17, 1973

    Documentary about emotionally disturbed children living in a family environment as an alternative to institutional treatment.

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  • S14E5

    A Comet's Tale

    Jan 7, 1974

    Czech astronomer Dr. Luboš Kohoutek, discoverer of the current heavenly phenomenon Comet Kohoutek 1973 f, is among the participants in this full-hour special. Roy Bonisteel is host of the program which examines comets from a scientific viewpoint, and heavenly signs and portents of doom from psychological and historical perspectives.

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  • S14E6

    The First Inch

    Jan 14, 1974

    What goes on in very top layer of soil is often too small to see with naked eye. When photographed under a microscope.

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  • S14E7

    The Serious Business Of Play

    Jan 21, 1974

    Play is nature's method of learning about environment and about life for young. This explores our world of play and its importance for survival.

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  • S14E8

    Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

    Jan 28, 1974

    Little children learn languages, especially their own, with astonishing ease. Why this is so is subject of this film.

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  • S14E9

    The Joy Of Effort

    Feb 4, 1974

    How laws of physics are being applied to athletic endeavors, and coaches being taught how to use science rather than just "common sense" to help athletes get most out of their bodies.

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  • S14E10

    The Cree of Paint Hills

    Mar 24, 1974

    Documentary of the Cree inhabitants of Paint Hills, on the eastern shore of James Bay in Quebec.

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