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Episode list

Nova
Underwater Dream Machine
Mon, Dec 25, 2006
  • S33.E20
  • Underwater Dream Machine
8.4 /10
Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice
Mon, Feb 27, 2006
  • S33.E8
  • Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice
8.2 /10
Dimming the Sun
Mon, Apr 17, 2006
  • S33.E11
  • Dimming the Sun
The scientific community took some time to accept the evidence that the level of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface had declined in recent decades because, from a narrow minded perspective, it seemed to contradict the phenomenon of global warming. Nova follows the scientists working to find the cause of global dimming but the emphasis of the program is a stern warning about global worming.
8.1 /10
Jewel of the Earth

S33.E5 ∙ Jewel of the Earth

Mon, Feb 13, 2006
This program examines and the many subtle secrets that scientists have teased out of insects trapped in amber.
7.9 /10
The Great Robot Race

S33.E9 ∙ The Great Robot Race

Mon, Mar 27, 2006
Nova follows a group of teams as they construct driverless vehicles for a 130-mile race across the Mojave Desert.
7.4 /10
Voyage to the Mystery Moon

S33.E10 ∙ Voyage to the Mystery Moon

Mon, Apr 03, 2006
Nova follows the Cassini probe on it's voyage to Saturn's moon Titan. Along the way it examines a variety of other wonders of the solar system before attempting to land and photograph the surface of Titan.
6.9 /10
Dimming the Sun

S33.E11 ∙ Dimming the Sun

Mon, Apr 17, 2006
The scientific community took some time to accept the evidence that the level of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface had declined in recent decades because, from a narrow minded perspective, it seemed to contradict the phenomenon of global warming. Nova follows the scientists working to find the cause of global dimming but the emphasis of the program is a stern warning about global worming.
8.1 /10
Mystery of the Megavolcano

S33.E13 ∙ Mystery of the Megavolcano

Mon, Sep 25, 2006
An eruption of a megavolcano may be the most likely cataclysmic event the earth faces in the present day. Four scientists independently uncover evidence of such an eruption just 75,000 years ago that radically altered the global climate for a millennium and probably disrupted human colonization of the earth.
7.3 /10
Wings of Madness

S33.E17 ∙ Wings of Madness

Mon, Nov 06, 2006
Nova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of aircraft development and his uncanny ability to abandon one line of endeavor for a technology with better long term potential.
7.1 /10
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An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.

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The Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma

Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.

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The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.

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The Great Hack

The Great Hack

The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.

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Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.

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American Factory

American Factory

In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

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