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The Nature of Things

Season 13 1972 - 1973

  • 1972-11-07T01:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 9h 45m (13 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Documentary
Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki, every week presents stories that are driven by a scientific understanding of the world.

13 episodes

Season opener: The Lacandons, the last surviving descendants of the Mayas, live in the rain forest of southern Mexico and cling to ancient beliefs and traditions. Narration is by Mia Anderson and the voice of Chan K'in is by Chief Dan George.

1972-11-21T01:00:00Z

13x02 The Sexes (1)

13x02 The Sexes (1)

  • 1972-11-21T01:00:00Z45m

Examines male and female roles in society and presents a scientific study of the known biological facts about sex differences in humans.

1972-11-28T01:00:00Z

13x03 The Sexes (2)

13x03 The Sexes (2)

  • 1972-11-28T01:00:00Z45m

This program looks at hormonal changes during puberty, and the socially originated attitudes leading to differences between the sexes.

1972-12-05T01:00:00Z

13x04 Acupuncture

13x04 Acupuncture

  • 1972-12-05T01:00:00Z45m

This ancient and traditional art of healing has been widely practiced in China for over 5,000 years. Its recent rebirth as a successful treatment for many diseases is explored in this program

1973-01-30T01:00:00Z

13x05 Ice Lovers (R)

13x05 Ice Lovers (R)

  • 1973-01-30T01:00:00Z45m

A life history of the harp seal, examining the behavior and physiology of this unique little Arctic mammal and its unusual 800-mile migration each year from Hudson Strait to the Gulf of St. Lawrence

1973-03-06T01:00:00Z

13x06 Think Before You Eat

13x06 Think Before You Eat

  • 1973-03-06T01:00:00Z45m

A surprising look at the eating habits of Canadians; food and nutrition, the so-called well-balanced diet and problems of over-eating are analyzed.

A fascinating "retrospective look" at last summer's World Conference on The Human Environment, held in Stockholm and attended by delegates of nearly every country of the world.

1973-03-20T01:00:00Z

13x08 Cities for People

13x08 Cities for People

  • 1973-03-20T01:00:00Z45m

A film about recent changes in urban planning in Toronto, Montreal and other major Canadian cities and the return of the modern urban centre into a place for people, culture and activity. Comments by leading planners and glimpses of some European cities' efforts to curb growing problems.

This program takes a look at the migratory habits of birds and animals, with recent findings in animal studies reinforced with fascinating film footage of many species in their natural habitats.

1973-04-03T01:00:00Z

13x10 Old Enough

13x10 Old Enough

  • 1973-04-03T01:00:00Z45m

A black comedy .. . an unusual departure from this series' regular format, this film depicts obvious absurdities in a subjective interpretation of a 1970 M.I.T. computer study forecasting economic, social and political collapse of the entire world by no later than the year 2020, Introductory comments all by Dr. Donald Chant of the University of Toronto's Pollution Probe.

The Garbage Ouroboros. A comprehensive examination of the form of pollution fast becoming public enemy number one in North America: garbage. Recycling, a universal process of nature, offers the most likely alternative to this growing municipal headache; but is it feasible? Canadian and U.S. experts give their opinions and Ouroboros, a solid waste reduction unit in Hamilton, is visited.

1973-04-17T01:00:00Z

13x12 Acupuncture

13x12 Acupuncture

  • 1973-04-17T01:00:00Z45m

This ancient and traditional art of healing has been widely practiced in China for over 5,000 years. Its recent rebirth as a successful treatment for many diseases is explored in this program

An hour-long documentary on the Yanomami Indians of South America, known as the Fierce People, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe in the isolated tropical rain-forest of the Upper Orinoco River in Venezuela and Brazil.

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