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Season guide
The Nature of Things: Season 1
25 episodes
Premiered Nov 6, 1960 Updated Jul 21, 2026
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Episodes
S1·E2
The Roar of the Crowd
Nov 13, 1960
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 Jasp
S1·E3
The Future of Science
Nov 20, 1960
Professor Donald Ivey probes the attitudes and working habits of scientists
S1·E19
Monotony
Mar 12, 1961
Dr. John Zubec of the University of Manitoba explains his experiments and studies on boredom and its effects on the human mind