The Nature of Things Season 13

Season 13

Air date: 1972-11-06
Episodes: 10

Episodes


E1: Vanishing Peoples: Lacandons, The Mayas Of Mexico

The Lacandons, last surviving descendants of Mayas, live in rain forest of southern Mexico.

Air date: 1972-11-06
E2: The Sexes, part 1 of 2

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

Air date: 1972-11-20
E3: The Sexes, part 2 of 2

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

Air date: 1972-11-27
E4: Acupuncture

An exploration of the traditional art of healing as practiced in China.

Air date: 1972-12-04
E5: Think Before You Eat

A look at the eating habits of Canadians; food and nutrition, the so-called "Well-balanced diet" and problems of overeating are analyzed in this examination of the dangers of abundance

Air date: 1973-03-05
E6: Stockholm '72: Politics For Survival

A retrospective look at the summer 1972 World Conference on the Human Environment.

Air date: 1973-03-12
E7: Cities for People

The Nature of Things presents Cities Are For People, originally scheduled for February 19. It deals with new thinking in urban planning to make cities more livable.

Air date: 1973-03-19
E8: Migration: Animals in Cycle

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.

Air date: 1973-03-26
E9: Old Enough

This half-hour film depicts obvious absurdities, in a subjective interpretation of The Limits to Growth, a 1970 MIT computer study forecasting economic, social and political collapse by no later than 2020.

Air date: 1973-04-02
E10: Recycling: The Garbage Ouroboros

A comprehensive examination of the form of pollution fast becoming public enemy number one in North America: garbage.

Air date: 1973-04-09
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