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The Nature of Things

Season 18 1977 - 1978

  • 1977-12-15T01:00:00Z 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 Premiere

1977-12-15T01:00:00Z

18x01 The People You Never See

Season Premiere

18x01 The People You Never See

  • 1977-12-15T01:00:00Z45m

The series' 18th season starts with "The People You Never See," a report on victims of cerebral palsy. The program looks at a wheelchair-bound 12-year-old girl who continues to attend school, using a symbol board to communicate; and three disabled adults who have achieved a certain amount of independence despite the disease.

1977-12-22T01:00:00Z

18x02 The Evolution of Flight

18x02 The Evolution of Flight

  • 1977-12-22T01:00:00Z45m

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

1977-12-29T01:00:00Z

18x03 The Geese of Wascana

18x03 The Geese of Wascana

  • 1977-12-29T01:00:00Z45m

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

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

The Cry of the Gull examines the effect of chemical pollutants on Lake Ontario wildlife.[203][204] Island of Monkeys studies individual development and group dynamics in a troop of rhesus monkeys in the natural observable environment of Cayo Santiago near Puerto Rico.

1978-01-26T01:00:00Z

18x08 Space Shuttle

18x08 Space Shuttle

  • 1978-01-26T01:00:00Z45m

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

This is the first of a two-part report which looks at both the scientific and human side of twins. The possibility of telepathy between twins is discussed.

18x10 Twins (2): Matching Genes

  • 1978-02-09T01:00:00Z45m

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.

1978-02-16T01:00:00Z

18x11 February 15, 1978

18x11 February 15, 1978

  • 1978-02-16T01:00:00Z45m

1978-02-23T01:00:00Z

18x12 When Men Play Gods

18x12 When Men Play Gods

  • 1978-02-23T01:00:00Z45m

The creation of new organisms using a technique called recombinant DNA.

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.

1978-04-01T01:00:00Z

18x14 Skin Trade

18x14 Skin Trade

  • 1978-04-01T01:00:00Z45m
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