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Nova Season 11 Episodes
Season 11 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 1984 - 1985
Episode 1
The Case of ESP
Tue, Jan 17, 1984
NOVA considers the claims for - and against - paranormal phenomena and looks at some startling applications in the field of archaeology, criminology and warfare.
Episode 2
Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier
Tue, Jan 31, 1984
NOVA visits Antarctica; this wilderness of ice, larger than the United States and Mexico combined, whose only warm-blooded residents are seals, skuas, penguins and scientists.
Episode 3
China's Only Child
Tue, Feb 14, 1984
NOVA looks at the one-child policy of the People's Republic of China, a revolutionary decree with profound implications for a people accustomed to traditionally large families.
Episode 4
Will I Walk Again?
Tue, Feb 28, 1984
Is there a cure for paralyzing spinal injuries? Most neurosurgeons are doubtful, pointing to the central nervous system's apparent inability to heal itself. But others dispute the point. NOVA explores the debate, and the hopes for a cure.
Episode 5
Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings
Tue, Mar 6, 1984
Al Giddings is one of the greatest underwater photographers in the world. In a riveting look at the unearthly beauties and terrors of the seas, NOVA presents a portrait of Giddings at work.
Episode 6
Down on the Farm
Tue, Mar 20, 1984
Agriculture is America's biggest industry. This productivity is depleting the most essential ingredients in farming: water and soil. NOVA looks at the agricultural dilemma, the short term need for profit and long term needs of the land.
Episode 7
Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care
Tue, Mar 27, 1984
What are America's obligations to its native population? As an important Indian health act comes up for renewal in Congress this Spring (1984), NOVA explores the state of medical care for a proud but vulnerable minority.
Episode 8
The World According to Weisskopf
Tue, Apr 3, 1984
Victor Weisskoff: physicist, lover of music and citizen of the world. NOVA profiles the international statesman of science and learns that one of the giants of 20th century physics is also one of the country's greatest humanists.
Episode 9
Space Bridge to Moscow
Tue, Oct 2, 1984
At a time when scientific exchange between the US and the Soviet Union is at its lowest since the 1950s, eight leading Soviet and American scientists will share ideas face-to-face before millions of television viewers in each country.
Episode 10
The National Science Test I
Tue, Oct 16, 198460 mins
NOVA departs from tradition with the first National Science Test. Viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists Jane Alexander, Jules Bergman, Marva Collins and Edwin Newman. Art Fleming hosts.
Episode 11
Fountains of Paradise
Tue, Oct 23, 1984
NOVA explores the billion-dollar-plus Mahaweli Irrigation Project in Sri Lanka. Will this high-risk project prove to be a great leap forward or an industrial and sociological disaster?
Episode 12
The Mystery of Yellow Rain
Tue, Oct 30, 1984
NOVA explores whether "yellow rain," described by members of the Hmong tribe of Laos, is a form of chemical warfare - or a naturally occurring phenomenon.
Episode 13
The Nomads of the Rain Forest
Tue, Nov 6, 1984
NOVA visits a tribe of Ecuadoran Indians who still maintain traditions that date back to the Stone Age - thirty years after their first contact with Western Civilization.
Episode 14
Farmers of the Sea
Tue, Nov 13, 1984
NOVA looks at the "blue revolution" - modern advances in the ancient art of raising aquatic animals and plants - in the United States, Japan, Scotland and other countries.
Episode 15
Frontiers of Plastic Surgery
Tue, Nov 20, 1984
NOVA's sequel to "A Normal Face" examines the merging of technology and art in modern reconstruction and cosmetic surgical techniques.
Episode 16
Space Women
Tue, Nov 27, 1984
They have been part of the United States' space program for more than 20 years. Who are these talented, courageous women? NOVA looks at astronaut Sally Ride and her colleagues, how they are trained and their role in NASA's future.
Episode 17
Jaws: The True Story
Tue, Dec 4, 1984
Acclaimed underwater cameraman Al Giddings takes NOVA viewers beneath the waves to explore the fact and fiction surrounding the Great White Shark.
Episode 18
Acid Rain: New Bad News
Tue, Dec 11, 1984
The debate over acid rain continues to grow. NOVA travels to West Germany, the mid-Atlantic states and New England to examine the controversy surrounding this phenomenon.
Episode 19
Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life
Tue, Dec 18, 1984
What do dinosaurs, a panda's thumb and a peacock's tail have in common? Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, the internationally renowned paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, provides some surprising answers in this NOVA profile.
Episode 20
The Garden of Inheritance
Tue, Jan 8, 1985
In this docudrama presentation, NOVA looks at the life, times and work of Gregor Mendel, the 19th century Augustinian friar whose revolutionary scientific experiments in selective breeding have made him the "Father of Genetics".