The Nature of Things

S1 · E1 — Why Is It So?

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Why Is It So?E1 · 45 min
The Roar of the CrowdE2 · 45 min

Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper

The Future of ScienceE3 · 45 min

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists

SchizophreniaE4 · 45 min
EngineeringE5 · 45 min
Man as an EnvironmentE6 · 45 min
Science FictionE7 · 45 min
A special Christmas editionE8 · 45 min
The Aurora-BorealisE9 · 45 min
Man as an Environment – Human BodyE10 · 45 min
Kept AliveE11 · 45 min
Physics and Games – Laws of ProbabilityE12 · 45 min
The Face of the MoonE13 · 45 min
HibernationE14 · 45 min
Man and His EnvironmentE15 · 45 min
EclipseE16 · 45 min
Animal CommunicationE17 · 45 min
The Speed of LightE18 · 45 min
MonotonyE19 · 45 min

Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind

The Chemical SensesE20 · 45 min
The Mohole: Earth's CrustE21 · 45 min
Laws of ConservationE22 · 45 min
PhotosynthesisE23 · 45 min
Physics of CloudsE24 · 45 min
The Sources of ScienceE25 · 45 min

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The Roar of the Crowd

Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper

Continue the story

Episodes

Now playing
Why Is It So?E1 · 45 min
The Roar of the CrowdE2 · 45 min

Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper

The Future of ScienceE3 · 45 min

Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists

SchizophreniaE4 · 45 min
EngineeringE5 · 45 min
Man as an EnvironmentE6 · 45 min
Science FictionE7 · 45 min
A special Christmas editionE8 · 45 min
The Aurora-BorealisE9 · 45 min
Man as an Environment – Human BodyE10 · 45 min
Kept AliveE11 · 45 min
Physics and Games – Laws of ProbabilityE12 · 45 min
The Face of the MoonE13 · 45 min
HibernationE14 · 45 min
Man and His EnvironmentE15 · 45 min
EclipseE16 · 45 min
Animal CommunicationE17 · 45 min
The Speed of LightE18 · 45 min
MonotonyE19 · 45 min

Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind

The Chemical SensesE20 · 45 min
The Mohole: Earth's CrustE21 · 45 min
Laws of ConservationE22 · 45 min
PhotosynthesisE23 · 45 min
Physics of CloudsE24 · 45 min
The Sources of ScienceE25 · 45 min