The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things: Season 13

Air Date

November 6, 1972

Episodes

10 episodes

The Nature of Things

Season 13

Episodes

1. Vanishing Peoples: Lacandons, The Mayas Of Mexico

November 6, 1972

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

2. The Sexes, part 1 of 2

November 20, 1972

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

3. The Sexes, part 2 of 2

November 27, 1972

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

4. Acupuncture

December 4, 1972

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

5. Think Before You Eat

March 5, 1973

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

6. Stockholm '72: Politics For Survival

March 12, 1973

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

7. Cities for People

March 19, 1973

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.

8. Migration: Animals in Cycle

March 26, 1973

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.

9. Old Enough

April 2, 1973

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.

10. Recycling: The Garbage Ouroboros

April 9, 1973

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

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