The BEST episodes of The Nature of Things season 5

#1 - Viruses

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/1965

Incredibly minute particles of matter called viruses are responsible for more than half the world's diseases. Never even seen until the invention of the electron miscroscope, viruses now are the object of intensive scientific scrutiny. World leader in virus research is Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital. This program studies the work of the hospital's team, under the direction of Dr. L. Siminovitch. Special guest is Dr. K. Rozee of Connaught Laboratories.

#2 - The Quaking Earth

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/1965

Earthquakes & Volcanoes" Research into earthquakes and volcanic eruptions gives us much information on the earth's structure. In this program, Percy Saltzman talks with two experts on these phenomena: Dr. Walter Tovell of the Royal ontario Museum and Dr. John Hodgson, seismologist and newly-appointed Director of the Dominion Observatories.

#3 - Pain

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/1965

Host Percy Saltzman and psychiatrist Dr. John Rich discuss how and why we feel pain. Shown is how the body senses and measures pain and how mental disposition affects our reaction to pain.

#4 - Photography

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/1965

Dr. Walter Clark of the Eastman-Kodak Research Laboratory, and host Lester Sinclair explain what happens after you push the button of your camera.

#5 - Good and Evil

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/1965

#6 - Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/1965

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.

#7 - Survival

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/1965

The problem of survival in extreme climatic conditions is examined by Dr. William Whitehead.

#8 - Eureka!

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/1965

Discussion and demonstration of "accidental" scientific discoveries.

#9 - Flight

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/1965

Lister Sinclair looks at the artificial flight techniques of man and some of the principles of flying used by other species.

#10 - Bird Strikes on Aircraft

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/1965

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 ingested into the engines have caused a number of crashes. The Nature of Things looks at what is being done to eliminate bird strikes on aircraft.

#11 - The Pacemakers

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/28/1965

For the first time ever on television, part of the remarkable "pacemaker" heart operation is shown being performed at the Toronto General Hospital.