The Nature of Things

Season 18

11 episodes · Dec 14, 1977

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  • S18E1

    The People You Never See

    Dec 14, 1977

    The series' 18th season starts with "The People You Never See," a report on victims of cerebral palsy.

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  • S18E2

    The Evolution Of Flight

    Dec 21, 1977

    Pedestrian malls, car-free zones and multipurpose subway systems are examined in a study of urban planning and urban renewal.

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  • S18E3

    The Geese Of Wascana

    Dec 28, 1977

    Visit to marshes of Regina where Canada Geese spend winter on open water.

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  • S18E4

    Radiation: In Sickness And In Health

    Jan 4, 1978
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  • S18E5

    Radiation: Nuclear Power

    Jan 11, 1978

    A look at advantages and dangers of nuclear energy, focusing special attention on problem of waste disposal.

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  • S18E6

    The Cry Of The Gull

    Jan 18, 1978

    The Cry of the Gull examines the effect of chemical pollutants on Lake Ontario wildlife

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  • S18E7

    Space Shuttle

    Jan 25, 1978

    A look at the next development in space research: establishing a space colony supporting 10,000 people in an Earth-like environment.

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  • S18E8

    Twins: And Then There Were Two

    Feb 1, 1978

    This is first of a two-part report which looks at both scientific and human side of twins.

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  • S18E9

    Twins: Matching Genes

    Feb 8, 1978

    Part two of a two-part study of twins and the research being conducted. This program shows how scientists use the phenomenon of twins to discover more about mankind in general, particularly in the field of genetics.

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  • S18E10

    When Men Play Gods

    Feb 22, 1978

    he creation of new organisms using a technique called recombinant DNA

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  • S18E11

    Patterns of Pain / The Gannets of Bonaventure

    Mar 11, 1978

    Two films featured: Patterns of Pain explores the perception of pain in our nervous systems; The Gannets of Bonaventure looks at the largest breeding colony of gannets in North America, on Bonaventure Island; and informs of threats to the colony from pollution and tourist traffic

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