It's a mystery just how children acquire language. Does the process begin in the womb? And which comes first, language or thought? NOVA explores the fascinating world of baby talk and reveals the latest theories on this remarkable achievement.
1. Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines
Aired: Jan 15, 1985NOVA explores the fascinating world of Dr. Harold Edgerton, electronics wizar...
Aired: Jan 22, 1985 NOVA presents an in-depth look at India's attempt to use satellite technology...
Aired: Jan 29, 1985 NOVA examines the complex world of parasites, parasitic diseases and the exci...
4. In the Land of the Polar Bears
Aired: Feb 5, 1985A rare look at the beautiful and desolate Wrangel Island-a Soviet possession ...
Aired: Feb 12, 1985 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, is a deadly disease that has st...
Aired: Feb 19, 1985 Sea shells, Crystals, Honeycombs, Eggs and seeds: They are shaped the way the...
Aired: Feb 26, 1985 It's a mystery just how children acquire language. Does the process begin in ...
8. The Mathematical Mystery Tour
Aired: Mar 5, 1985Imagine a bottle with no inside or a number bigger than infinity or parallel ...
9. Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities
Aired: Mar 12, 1985What do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the painter Raphael and chess champion Bobby...
Aired: Mar 19, 1985 Wildlife documentary about the Wyoming Rockies elk, following their migration...
11. The National Science Test II
Aired: Oct 8, 1985In NOVA's special sequel to 1984's National Science Test, viewers can match w...
Aired: Oct 15, 1985 NOVA examines worldwide efforts of scientists who employ aggressive agricultu...
Aired: Oct 22, 1985 Albert Einstein did not live to find the answer. NOVA follows a new generatio...
Aired: Oct 29, 1985 How are the computer and the robot affecting the way we work? NOVA chronicles...
15. The Magic of Special Effects
Aired: Nov 5, 1985NOVA cameras go behind-the-scenes to reveal the new art of illusion, Hollywoo...
16. Child Survival: The Silent Emergency
Aired: Nov 12, 1985NOVA charts the progress of an ambitious worldwide health program established...
Aired: Nov 19, 1985 NOVA follows a chase team—a group of scientists who chart deadly Tornadoes—in...
Aired: Nov 26, 1985 NOVA examines current research and its ethical implications as modern medicin...
Aired: Dec 3, 1985 NOVA examines the intricate world of nature's construction industry and prese...
20. The Plane that Changed the World
Aired: Dec 17, 1985NOVA joins the 50th anniversary celebration of the DC-3—the plane that revolu...
