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The Nature of Things - Season 5

Episode List

"Good and Evil"
E1 - "Good and Evil"

Aired: January 03, 1965

"Viruses"
E2 - "Viruses"

Aired: January 10, 1965

"Survival"
E3 - "Survival"

Aired: January 17, 1965

The problem of survival in extreme climatic conditions is examined by Dr. William Whitehead.

Eureka
E4 - Eureka

Aired: January 24, 1965

Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.[37]

Flight
E5 - Flight

Aired: January 31, 1965

Lister Sinclair looks at the artificial flight techniques of man and some of the principles of flying used by other species.

"The Quaking Earth"
E6 - "The Quaking Earth"

Aired: February 07, 1965

Pain
E7 - Pain

Aired: February 21, 1965

"Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"
E8 - "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"

Aired: February 28, 1965

Professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey dispute Mark Twain's claim that: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"; or in other words, "you can prove anything with statistics."

Photography
E9 - Photography

Aired: March 14, 1965

Dr. Walter Clark of the Eastman-Kodak Research Laboratory, and host Lester Sinclair explain what happens after you push the button of your camera.

"Bird Strikes on Aircraft"
E10 - "Bird Strikes on Aircraft"

Aired: March 21, 1965

At one time, collisions between aircraft and birds usually hurt only the birds. Now, with aircraft flying at supersonic speeds, the impact of collisions is greater. And birds ingested into the engines have caused a number of crashes. The Nature of Things looks at what is being done to eliminate bird strikes on aircraft.

"The Pacemakers"
E11 - "The Pacemakers"

Aired: March 28, 1965

For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.