The Nature of Things — Season 16

Oct 1975

Season Debut: A two-part film about the ease in which little children learn languages.

Oct 1975

Severely deaf children learn to speak like normal children with the aid of powerfully sensitive hearing aids and teaching techniques being used by dedicated teachers.

Nov 1975

A look at Sable Island, about 100 miles off Nova Scotia, where the wildlife has had an unusual evolution because it is separated from the mainland.

Nov 1975

Unique life forms in a pond.

Nov 1975

Visible and microscopic life at the edge of a pond.

Nov 1975

Documentary on prairie dogs and one colony in particular in South Dakota.

Dec 1975

The fruit fly is used as the focus for a discussion of mutations, current genetic research and the relationship of this research to some of the problems suffered by humans.

Dec 1975

The program shows how psychological experiments support those who believe that community and citizen control over their own environment is essential to the well being of city dwellers.