Nova ScienceNow
From the award-winning producers of NOVA, NOVA scienceNOW is a fast-paced and provocative science magazine show that highlights four timely science and technology stories per episode. Launched in 2005, the show is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. <a href="http://www.shoppbs.org/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=nova%20sciencenow&origkw=nova%20sciencenow&sr=1" target="_blank">Buy
- 2005-2012
- 6 seasons
- PBS International
- Documentary
From the award-winning producers of NOVA, NOVA scienceNOW is a fast-paced and provocative science magazine show that highlights four timely science and technology stories per episode. Launched in 2005, the show is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. <a href="http://www.shoppbs.org/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=nova%20sciencenow&origkw=nova%20sciencenow&sr=1" target="_blank">Buy
Season 4 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2009
Episode 1
Diamond Factory, Anthrax Investigation, Auto-Tune, Luis von Ahn
Tue, Jun 30, 2009 53 mins
1. Growing Diamonds, 2. Anthrax, 3. Autotune, 4. Computer Scientist Dr. Luis von Ahn, inventor of CAPTCHA.
Episode 2
Hunt for Alien Earths, Art Authentication, Maydianne Andrade
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 53 mins
The Kepler telescope; discovering genes for Alzheimer's and autism; using computers to authenticate paintings; profile of Maydianne Andrade.
Episode 3
Marathon Mouse, Dinosaur Plague, Space Storms, Franklin Chang-Díaz
Tue, Jul 14, 2009 53 mins
Two drugs that may aid kids with muscular dystrophy; demise of the dinosaurs; profile of Franklin Chang-Diaz; northern lights.
Episode 4
The Science of Picky Eaters, Smart Marine Mammals, Sangeeta Bhatia
Tue, Jul 21, 2009
Episode 5
Moon Smasher, Secrets in the Salt, Bird Brains, Lonnie Thompson
Tue, Jul 28, 2009 53 mins
Rockets to the moon; the oldest known organic molecules on earth; neuronal processes that lead to producing sound; profile of Lonnie Thompson.
Episode 6
Public Genomes, Algae Fuel, Mystery of the Gakkel Ridge,Yoky Matsuoka
Tue, Aug 18, 2009 53 mins
The implications of the personal genetic profile; a visit to a Texas algae farm; a journey deep beneath the Arctic Ocean; a profile of roboticist Yoky Matsuoka.
Episode 7
Saving Hubble Update, Gangster Birds, How Memory Works, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
Tue, Aug 25, 2009
Episode 8
Sleep, First Primates, Earthquakes in the Midwest, Sang-Mook Lee
Tue, Sep 1, 2009 53 mins
How and why earthquakes strike in the heartland; the role of sleep in strengthening memories; profile of marine geologist Sang-Mook Lee; and evolutionary evidence of the creatures that evolved into primates.