Season 2
24 episodes · Jan 4, 1962
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- S2E8
Survival
Mar 1, 1962An appraisal of the probable effects of a large-scale nuclear blast over a North American city. Dr. Tom Stonier of the Rockefeller Institute of Government discusses what can be expected to happen to people and property as a result of such a blast.
- S2E10
Hibernating Molecules
Mar 15, 1962Hosts Dr. Donald Ivey and Dr. Patterson Hume talk about conditions at extremely cold temperatures, when matter 'hibernates' and molecular action slows almost to a complete stop, and how this allows physicists to study the basic structure of matter.
- S2E12
Spermatozoa
Apr 5, 1962Lord Rothschild of the University of Cambridge describes the results of his research in the field of spermatozoa
- S2E13
Animals With Feathers
Apr 12, 1962Dr. William Swinton, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's Life Sciences Department, and John Livingston, executive director of the National Audubon Society, trace the history of birds
- S2E15
Thinking about Math
May 3, 1962Host Lister Sinclair discusses the thinking that goes into the science of mathematics. Using animated film and studio demonstrations, he explains Mathematical logic
- S2E17
Instant Heat
May 17, 1962Co-hosted by Drs. Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, of the University of Toronto. They show how electricity can be produced directly from heat, and vice versa, and discuss the difficulties of transforming thermal energy into electrical energy.
- S2E22
Count on Me
Jul 5, 1962Computers are given the once-over by Drs. Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume.
- S2E24
Episode 24
Jul 26, 1962Examines work of Dr. William Sheldon, who has spent 30 years gathering statistics about the human physique, classifying body types, and correlating this information to medical and psychiatric studies