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s43e09 · 2015-11-19
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17 this season · 801 totals36e01 Arctic Dinosaurs 2008-10-08 01:00
s36e02 Space Shuttle Disaster 2008-10-15 01:00
Space Shuttle Disaster
An exploration in the 2003 space shuttle Columbia tragedy, with interviews from NASA engineer Rodney Rocha, flight director Leroy Cain, astronauts and the Columbia Accident Investigation Board members. Also, a detailed look at the history of the space shuttle program and the design changes made which may have played a role in both the Challenger and Columbia explosions and a look at what lays ahead for the program.
s36e03 Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives 2008-10-22 01:00
Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
Mark Oliver Everett, lead singer of the Eels investigates the father he hardly knows: quantum physicist Hugh Everett III (1930-82), who formulated Many Worlds Theory (which postulated the existence of parallel worlds) back in 1957. Hardly noticed back in his time, the theory is now embraced by science fiction and scientists. His son discovers that this rejection caused Hugh Everett III to turn his back on quantum physics.
s36e04 Hunting The Hidden Dimension 2008-10-29 01:00
Hunting The Hidden Dimension
An exploration of a field of mathematics which is based on the intricate patterns found in nature, art, science and even the beating of a human heart, known as fractal geometry.
s36e05 Alien From Earth 2008-11-12 02:00
Alien From Earth
An investigation of the discovered remains of a hobbit-sized people on the Indonesian island of Flores, which is believed to be around 18,000 years old. Scientists will check to see if these remains are from an previously unknown branch of human species, or that of a malformed person.
s36e06 The Bible's Buried Secrets 2008-11-19 02:00
The Bible's Buried Secrets
A look at the early beginnings of Judaism and Old Testament which uses archeological evidence and literary research to learn of the monotheism and ancient Israelites, which includes where they came from and who they were. With the use of digital animation sequences and reenactments accenting this work along with interviews with biblical archeologists, as do the finds, which includes a carving of the Hebrew alphabet and evidence of the existence of the "House of David."
s36e07 Ocean Animal Emergency 2008-11-26 02:00
Ocean Animal Emergency
A trip to Sausalito, CA. and the Marine Mammal Center, to view the work of the veterinarians who treat injured ocean animals. Includes: how Dr. Frances Gulland, the clinic director of veterinary science, discovered a new neurological illness affecting the seas lions in California and harbor seal pups. Then, Gulland travels to Oahu, Hawaii, to work on Hawaiian monk seals, an endangered species. Also, a look how humans impacty the sea life.
s36e08 Is There Life On Mars? 2008-12-31 02:00
s36e09 The Big Energy Gamble 2009-01-21 02:00
s36e10 The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies 2009-01-28 02:00
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
A look at the annual journey made by the monarch butterflies to the remote mountain areas in central Mexico. Included is a look at their inborn GPS system which directs them to their destination each year. Plus, interviews and insights from butterfly experts Lincoln Brower, Bill Calvert and Orley "Chip" Taylor.
s36e11 The Spy Factory 2009-02-04 02:00
The Spy Factory
A look inside our National Security Agency, the security organization which intercepts our communications, including its supposed failures before 9/11 and its new eavesdropping system since. It also examines whether their practices are too broad and its load of unusable information just may drown out the critical information. Also featured are interviews with former FBI, CIA and NSA officials.
s36e12 Rat Attack 2009-02-25 02:00
s36e13 Extreme Ice 2009-03-25 01:00
s36e14 Last Extinction 2009-04-01 01:00
s36e15 Doctors' Diaries Pt.1 2009-04-08 01:00
s36e16 Doctors' Diaries Pt.2 2009-04-15 01:00
Doctors' Diaries Pt.2
The story of seven Harvard Medical students which NOVA has been tracking since 1987. Only one has chosen another direction other than being a doctor, and she became the president of Echoing Green, a non-profit group which lends support to people and groups which work to improve society.
s36e17 Musical Minds 2009-07-01 01:00
Musical Minds
An exploration of the effect of music on the brain via four case studies from neurologist Oliver Sacks book "Musicopia" and the MRI visualizations from Sacks' own brain as classical music is played, including Bach's "Mass in B Minor." Study subjects include a man with Tourettes syndrome who has found relief while playing the drums; an autistic savant who is simply dazzling on the piano; a woman who suffers the inability to process music, known as amusia; and a surgeon whose life changed after being struck by lightning.