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S35.E1 ∙ Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold

Mon, Jan 07, 2008

Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconductivity at the heart of cutting-edge technology. But what is cold? How do you achieve it, and how cold can it get?

8 /10

S35.E2 ∙ Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero

Mon, Jan 14, 2008

Nova examines scientific efforts to produce colder and colder temperatures.

8.1 /10

S35.E3 ∙ Secrets of the Parthenon

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

A highly sophisticated restoration team is painstakingly reassembling the Parthenon of Athens-a classic Greek building that has suffered from wars, earthquakes, and disastrous previous restoration attempts.

7.6 /10

S35.E4 ∙ Astrospies

Mon, Feb 11, 2008

This documentary investigates the background of a secret 1960s USAF space project named MOL (Manned Orbiting Laboratory) and its Russian counterpart ALMAZ.

7.7 /10

S35.E5 ∙ Ape Genius

Mon, Feb 18, 2008

8 /10

S35.E6 ∙ The Four-Winged Dinosaur

Mon, Feb 25, 2008

A Chinese paleontologist flies into controversy when he discovers a four winged dinosaur and claims it is the missing link between dinosaurs and birds rather than evolving from reptiles. Opposing sides in the controversy prepare skeletal reproductions to demonstrate their position but neither can figure out how the creature could possibly fly, leading to the creation of a detailed, poseable scale model for wind tunnel testing.

7.7 /10

S35.E7 ∙ Cracking the Maya Code

Mon, Apr 07, 2008

Nova examines the fascinating history behind the scientific effort to decode the Mayan writing system.

7.8 /10

S35.E8 ∙ Car of the Future

Mon, Apr 21, 2008

Click and Clack from NPR's Car Talk look at the future of motor vehicle transportation. New designs, new construction materials and new fuel sources are all discussed. Social and Political issues are also touched on lightly.

7.5 /10

S35.E9 ∙ A Walk to Beautiful

Mon, May 12, 2008

A difficult journey that begins in loneliness and shame for thousands of Ethiopian women ends in a productive new life and hope for the future in this award-winning film. Shot against a starkly beautiful landscape, A Walk to Beautiful shares the inspiring stories of three women, rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, who leave home in search of treatment for obstetric fistula. In a courageous attempt to reclaim their lives, these women embark on a remarkable journey.

7.7 /10

S35.E10 ∙ Lord of the Ants

Mon, May 19, 2008

Narrated by Harrison Ford. At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his 'little savage' phase of boyhood exploration of the natural world. NOVA profiles this soft-spoken Southerner and Professor Emeritus at Harvard, who is an acclaimed advocate for ants, biological diversity, and the controversial extension of Darwinian ideas to human society.

6.9 /10

S35.E11 ∙ Arctic Dinosaurs

Mon, Oct 06, 2008

Dinosaurs are generally considered tropical animals. So what are their fossils doing north of the arctic circle? Paleontologists battle the fierce climate to find out if the arctic was warmer then than it is now, or the arctic was farther from the North Pole, or the dinosaurs were migratory animals, or if they warm blooded.

7 /10

S35.E12 ∙ Space Shuttle Disaster

Mon, Oct 13, 2008

A look at the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003. It includes interviews with shuttle astronauts, family members, flight control personnel, administrators and investigators. Also included is a brief history of the space shuttle program.

7.4 /10

S35.E13 ∙ Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives

Mon, Oct 20, 2008

7.6 /10

S35.E14 ∙ Hunting the Hidden Dimension

Mon, Oct 27, 2008

A look at fractal geometry, and how it is found just about everywhere in everything, and how the mathematics of fractals can be used to model and measure such things as mountains, coastlines, telephone line noise and heart rhythm. It also shows how they are used in animation, communications and textile design.

7.8 /10

S35.E15 ∙ Alien from Earth

Mon, Nov 10, 2008

NOVA investigates the furious scientific debate raging over what "Hobbit" bones represent.

7.3 /10

S35.E16 ∙ The Bible's Buried Secrets

Mon, Nov 17, 2008

A powerful partnership between science and scholarship breaks exciting new ground in investigating the origins of the ancient Israelites, their faith in a single, omnipotent God and the creation of the Bible.

7.6 /10

S35.E17 ∙ Ocean Animal Emergency

Mon, Nov 24, 2008

San Francisco veterinarian Dr. Frances Gulland is committed to saving sick marine mammals, but she's also desperately trying to figure out what's killing them.

8 /10