Name: NOVA scienceNOW
Released: 2005-01-25
Rating: 8
Cast: David Pogue, Ziya Tong, Peter Standring, Chad Cohen

Episode 1

Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes

2005-01-25

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.

Episode 2

3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells

2005-04-19

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.

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Episode 3

Hydrogen Cars, Petunias, Glaciers

2005-07-26

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.

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Episode 4

Life in the Lab, Lightning, Fish Surgery

2005-10-18

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.

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Episode 5

Tenth Planet, Twin Primes, Bird Flu

2006-01-10

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.

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NOVA scienceNOW

About the series

Episodes

Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes

3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells

Hydrogen Cars, Petunias, Glaciers

Life in the Lab, Lightning, Fish Surgery

Tenth Planet, Twin Primes, Bird Flu

Cast

David Pogue

Ziya Tong

Peter Standring

Chad Cohen

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