The Nature of Things · SEASON 21
AAAS Report / One of the Family / Oyster Culture
Episode 11 · 1981-01-07
- Documentary
Episode overview
AAAS Report: Scientists gathering in Toronto for a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are interviewed about the role of the scientific community in the nuclear arms race. One of the Family: A Toronto family whose youngest member was born with cerebral palsy is profiled, focusing on their reactions to his birth and his development with the help of doctors and therapists. Oyster Culture: A look at a Japanese oyster harvesting operation and at oyster farms in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and Sabah, Malaysia.
Season 21 episodes
1. Volcanoes / Hovercraft / Curve Balls / Windshear / Xerography1980-10-08
2. Cystic Fibrosis / Whooping Crane / Cold-Water Survival1980-10-15
3. Skin – The Bare Necessity / Manatees / Ludhiana1980-10-22
4. Tar Wars1980-10-29
5. Going Without Gas / Surface Tension / Science Fair1980-11-05
6. China Now – Its Roots in the Past (Part 1 of 2)1980-11-12
7. China Now – The Four Modernizations (Part 2 of 2)1980-11-19
8. Success Story / Sickle Cell Anemia1980-11-26
9. Freak Waves / Invisible Astronomy / Hildebrand1980-12-03
10. Prenatal Diagnosis / Hearing in Chinchillas1980-12-10
11. AAAS Report / One of the Family / Oyster Culture1981-01-07
12. Birds' Eggs / Newfoundland Oil / John Polanyi1981-01-14
13. Poisoned Playgrounds / Charlie1981-01-28
14. The Moving Still1981-02-11
15. Sri Lanka: Island of Serendib1981-02-18
16. Blackfly / Desalination / Memory – Come to think of it / Dr. Karl Illmensee1981-03-11
17. The Foxes' Earth1981-03-25
