The Nature of Things - Season 16
1 - Out of the Mouths of Babes Pt. 1
Air Date: October 22, 1975
Season Debut: A two-part film about the ease in which little children learn languages.
2 - Ears to Hear
Air Date: October 29, 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.
3 - Sable Island
Air Date: November 5, 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.
4 - Water's Edge (Part 1)
Air Date: November 12, 1975
Unique life forms in a pond.
5 - Water's Edge (Part 2)
Air Date: November 19, 1975
Visible and microscopic life at the edge of a pond.
6 - Prairie Grasslands
Air Date: November 26, 1975
Documentary on prairie dogs and one colony in particular in South Dakota.
7 - The Differences Are Inherited
Air Date: December 10, 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.
8 - Shelter: A Question of Control
Air Date: December 17, 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.