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The Nature of Things

Season 22 · Episode 10

An Island Shall a Monster Make / Philip Morrison on Nuclear War

0.0January 20, 1982

A magazine edition highlights the giant lizards on the island of Mona near Puerto Rico, and physics professor Philip Morrison's work on the atomic bomb as a team member on the Manhattan Project.

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Episode 1"Reconnective Surgery / Shark Vision / Reclaiming the Desert / The Battery"
Episode 2"Rabies / Island of Coral / Microwave Ovens"
Episode 3Edge of the Cold (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 4Waterproof Frog / The Piano / In the Sub-Nuclear Kitchen / The Record
Episode 5A Magic Way of Going
Episode 6Twins – And Then There Were Two
Episode 7A Natural Turn of Events / Kidney Transplant / Kelp
Episode 8Microscope: Making It Big / Desert Doctors / Polar Bear Pass
Episode 9Tipping The Scales
Episode 10An Island Shall a Monster Make / Philip Morrison on Nuclear War
Episode 11Aspirin / Windy Bay / Fluorescent Light
Episode 12Hanuman Langurs: Monkeys of India / A Helping Hand / Formation Flight
Episode 13Jute Plastic / The Life of the Honeybee / Dr. Joel Hildebrand
Episode 14Mind's Eye / Tide Mill / Colour It Snake
Episode 15The Asteroid and the Dinosaur
Episode 16Waves / The Harp Seal / Blackfly