The Nature of Things: Season 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Nature of Things Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Vanishing Peoples: Lacandons, The Mayas Of Mexico
Nov 6, 1972
The Lacandons, last surviving descendants of Mayas, live in rain forest of southern Mexico.
The Sexes, part 1 of 2
Nov 20, 1972
Examines male and female roles in society and presents a scientific study of the known biological facts about sex differences in humans.
The Sexes, part 2 of 2
Nov 27, 1972
This program looks at hormonal changes during puberty, and the socially originated attitudes leading to differences between the sexes.
Acupuncture
Dec 4, 1972
An exploration of the traditional art of healing as practiced in China.
Think Before You Eat
Mar 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 abund
Stockholm '72: Politics For Survival
Mar 12, 1973
A retrospective look at the summer 1972 World Conference on the Human Environment.
Cities for People
Mar 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.
Migration: Animals in Cycle
Mar 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.
Old Enough
Apr 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 collap
Recycling: The Garbage Ouroboros
Apr 9, 1973
A comprehensive examination of the form of pollution fast becoming public enemy number one in North America: garbage.