The Nature of Things: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
"Survival"
Jan 17, 1965
The problem of survival in extreme climatic conditions is examined by Dr. William Whitehead.
Eureka
Jan 24, 1965
Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.[37]
Flight
Jan 31, 1965
Lister Sinclair looks at the artificial flight techniques of man and some of the principles of flying used by other species.
"Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"
Feb 28, 1965
Professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey dispute Mark Twain's claim that: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics"; or in other words, "you can prove anything with statistics."
Photography
Mar 14, 1965
Dr. Walter Clark of the Eastman-Kodak Research Laboratory, and host Lester Sinclair explain what happens after you push the button of your camera.
"Bird Strikes on Aircraft"
Mar 21, 1965
At one time, collisions between aircraft and birds usually hurt only the birds. Now, with aircraft flying at supersonic speeds, the impact of collisions is greater. And birds inges
"The Pacemakers"
Mar 28, 1965
For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.