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Nova ScienceNow Season 4 Episodes

  • 2005-2012
  • 6 Seasons
  • PBS International
  • Documentary
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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

Season 4

5 Episodes 2009 - 2009

Episode 1

Diamond Factory

Tue, Jun 30, 200953 mins

1. Growing Diamonds, 2. Anthrax, 3. Autotune, 4. Computer Scientist Dr. Luis von Ahn, inventor of CAPTCHA.

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Episode 2

Hunt for Alien Earths/Art Authentication//Autism Genes

Tue, Jul 7, 200953 mins

The Kepler telescope; discovering genes for Alzheimer's and autism; using computers to authenticate paintings; profile of Maydianne Andrade.

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Episode 6

Public Genomes/Algae Fuel/Mystery of the Gakkel Ridge/Yoky Matsuoka

Tue, Aug 18, 200953 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.

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Episode 7

Saving Hubble Update/Gangster Birds/Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa/How Memory Works

Tue, Aug 25, 2009

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Episode 8

Sleep/First Primates/Earthquakes in the Midwest/Profile: Sang-Mook Lee

Tue, Sep 1, 200953 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.

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