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Episode list

Nova
Ancient Computer
Tue, Apr 02, 2013
  • S40.E9
  • Ancient Computer
Examining an ancient Greek astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor that is believed to be from the workshop of Archimedes.
8.3 /10
Earth from Space
Tue, Feb 12, 2013
  • S40.E6
  • Earth from Space
EARTH FROM SPACE is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet.
8.2 /10
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening
Tue, Apr 09, 2013
  • S40.E10
  • Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening
This four part series describes the origins and diversification of life on earth with Australia as a microcosm. This episode describes the history of Earth from its initial formation through the Cambrian explosion using Australian geological formations as examples.
7.8 /10
Doomsday Volcanoes

S40.E1 ∙ Doomsday Volcanoes

Tue, Jan 01, 2013
Iceland is a ticking time bomb: When it blows, the consequences will be global. What can we do to prepare for the coming disaster?
7.5 /10
Rise of the Drones

S40.E3 ∙ Rise of the Drones

Tue, Jan 22, 2013
Discover the cutting-edge technologies that are propelling us toward a new chapter in aviation history.
7.4 /10
Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?

S40.E4 ∙ Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?

Tue, Jan 29, 2013
NOVA reopens one of the most confounding crime mysteries of all time in an effort to determine what really happened to Charles Lindbergh's baby and why.
6.6 /10
Building Pharaoh's Chariot

S40.E5 ∙ Building Pharaoh's Chariot

Tue, Feb 05, 2013
A team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots.
6.9 /10
Earth from Space

S40.E6 ∙ Earth from Space

Tue, Feb 12, 2013
EARTH FROM SPACE is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet.
8.2 /10
Meteor Strike

S40.E8 ∙ Meteor Strike

Tue, Mar 26, 2013
Scientist relish the wealth of data available from the Chelyabinsk meteor impact to determine, for the first time, the physical details of a large meteor strike.
7.6 /10
Ancient Computer

S40.E9 ∙ Ancient Computer

Tue, Apr 02, 2013
Examining an ancient Greek astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor that is believed to be from the workshop of Archimedes.
8.3 /10
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening

S40.E10 ∙ Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening

Tue, Apr 09, 2013
This four part series describes the origins and diversification of life on earth with Australia as a microcosm. This episode describes the history of Earth from its initial formation through the Cambrian explosion using Australian geological formations as examples.
7.8 /10
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes

S40.E11 ∙ Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes

Tue, Apr 16, 2013
In the early Paleozoic Australia is a coastal region of the super-continent Gondwana making it the scene of life's invasion of the land. But not all the action was on land as fish began to dominate the oceans and Australia has a wealth of superb fossils of early fish and other sea creatures.
7.6 /10
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters

S40.E12 ∙ Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters

Tue, Apr 23, 2013
Until recently there were very few known dinosaur fossils in Australia. But there are highways full of footprints which along with the recently found skeletal fossils tell uniquely Australian stories of plants, mammals, dinosaurs and other creatures.
7.6 /10
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures

S40.E13 ∙ Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures

Tue, Apr 30, 2013
The Paleogene opens with the dinosaurs extinct and much of the world's water freezing out in Antarctica as Australia breaks free of Gondwana to chart it's own course. As in the rest of the world mammals, birds and grasses rise to prominence but with an uniquely Australian flavor. Then the first placental mammals arrive.
7.7 /10
Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes

S40.E14 ∙ Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes

Tue, May 28, 2013
On May 20th 2013, a ferocious F5 tornado over a mile wide tore through Moore, Oklahoma, inflicting 24 deaths and obliterating entire neighborhoods. It was the third time an exceptionally violent tornado had struck the city in 14 years. Yet predicting when and where these killer storms will hit still poses a huge challenge.
6.4 /10
Manhunt: Boston Bombers

S40.E15 ∙ Manhunt: Boston Bombers

Tue, May 28, 2013
How did investigators transform the chaos of the Boston Marathon Bombing into a coherent trail of clues, pointing to the accused killers?
6.9 /10
Megastorm Aftermath

S40.E17 ∙ Megastorm Aftermath

Tue, Oct 08, 2013
In October 2012, Superstorm Sandy cut a path of devastation across the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States, killing hundreds and causing tens of billions of dollars in damage.
6.6 /10
Making Stuff Faster

S40.E18 ∙ Making Stuff Faster

Sat, Oct 12, 2013
Part 1 of 4. New York Times technology reporter David Pogue explores things that may change the way people live, beginning with efforts to tweak physiology and engineering in order to move people and machines faster.
7.8 /10
Making Stuff Wilder

S40.E19 ∙ Making Stuff Wilder

Tue, Oct 22, 2013
Part 2 of 4. A look at innovations inspired by life, including underwater Wi-Fi based on how dolphins communicate; robotic "mules" and "cheetahs" for the military; robotic bees; virus-built batteries; and "living" computers made from DNA.
7.7 /10
Making Stuff Colder

S40.E20 ∙ Making Stuff Colder

Tue, Oct 29, 2013
Part 3 of 4. An examination of cold science, including its use in saving the lives of trauma patients and possibly cooling a warming planet. Also: ultracold physics, which may lead to levitating trains and benefit quantum computers.
7.8 /10
Making Stuff Safer

S40.E21 ∙ Making Stuff Safer

Tue, Nov 05, 2013
Part 4 of 4. A look at efforts to engineer a safer world, including protecting people from earthquakes; epidemics; traffic accidents; and sport injuries. Also: cyber security.
7.4 /10
Cold Case JFK

S40.E22 ∙ Cold Case JFK

Tue, Nov 12, 2013
The 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy is re-investigated using modern technology and contemporary scientific techniques. Included: ballistics experts reconstruct the shooting in a test of the "single bullet theory".
6.9 /10
At the Edge of Space

S40.E23 ∙ At the Edge of Space

Tue, Nov 19, 2013
A high-flying weather observation plane skirts the earth-space boundary zone in a search for sprites, which are fleeting flashes that flicker upwards from thunderstorms for a split-second.
7.3 /10
Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?

S40.E24 ∙ Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?

Tue, Nov 19, 2013
The dichotomy that surrounds asteroids is examined. On the one hand, a large asteroid could end life on Earth. On the other hand, however, some asteroids could provide a massive payday for intrepid entrepreneurs.
7.4 /10
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An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth

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Catfish

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American Factory

American Factory

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Good Night Oppy

Good Night Oppy

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The Social Dilemma

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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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