NOVA scienceNOW - Season 1

NOVA scienceNOW - Season 1

Season 1

DatesJan. 25, 2005 - Jan. 10, 2006
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Episodes

Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes,
Season 1Episode 155 min

Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes,

Topics include: Getting worked up over mirror neurons, new tools for predicting hurricanes, the sounds that sand dunes make, and a profile of MIT robot designer James McLurkin.
Jan. 25, 2005
Little People of Flores, T. rex
Season 1Episode 255 min

Little People of Flores, T. rex

Featured segments include: the discovered remains of three-foot-tall humans on the island of Flores, a look at how T. Rex got to be so big, a profile of nanotechnologist Naomi Halas, the issues surrounding stem cells, and the yearly freeze and thaw cycle of the common wood frog.
Apr. 19, 2005
Fuel cells, RNAi, Fastest Glacier
Season 1Episode 355 min

Fuel cells, RNAi, Fastest Glacier

Featured segments include: the future of hydrogen fuel cell cars, the discovery of medical potential within a petunia, a fast moving glacier and what it says about global warming, and a profile of brothers and mathematicians Gregory and David Chudnovsky.
Juli 26, 2005
Artificial Life, Lightning
Season 1Episode 455 min

Artificial Life, Lightning

Featured segments include: scientists making life in the lab, lightning that may be triggered by cosmic rays, a profile of neuroscientist Erich Jarvis, the advances of fish surgery, the too human appearance of Hollywood aliens, and an update on Hurricane Katrina.
Okt. 18, 2005
10th Planet, Twin Prime Conjecture, Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, Pandemic Flu, Lab Meat?, Stem Cells
Season 1Episode 555 min

10th Planet, Twin Prime Conjecture, Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, Pandemic Flu, Lab Meat?, Stem Cells

Featured segments include: a possible tenth planet in our solar system, the twin prime conjecture, a possible reappearance of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a look at the bird flu and whether it will move to people, the growing of meat in a laboratory culture, an update on stem cells, the link between hurricanes and global warming, and a profile of cancer researcher Tyler Curiel.
Jan. 10, 2006

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