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Season 33 Episode 19: ScienceNOW: Extinction

51 Seasons Oct 03, 2006 TV-PG 57m 8.7

The "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250 million years ago; investigates the 1918 influenza outbreak, which killed as many as 50 million people; details the work of MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal's efforts to create "sociable robots"; and examines attempts to decipher 2000-year-old papyrus scrolls. Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts.

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Season 33 Episodes:

Episode 2 Nova scienceNOW

2. Nova scienceNOW

Aired: Oct 4, 2005

The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ...

Episode 3 Deadly Ascent

3. Deadly Ascent

Aired: Oct 11, 2005

Exactly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his ...

Episode 4 The Perfect Corpse

4. The Perfect Corpse

Aired: Nov 1, 2005

A restless mountain threatens a bustling metropolis perched on its flanks.

Episode 5 Jewel of the Earth

5. Jewel of the Earth

Aired: Nov 8, 2005

This program examines and the many subtle secrets that scientists have teased...

Episode 9 The Great Robot Race

9. The Great Robot Race

Aired: Jan 17, 2006

Nova follows a group of teams as they construct driverless vehicles for a 130...

Episode 11 Dimming the Sun

11. Dimming the Sun

Aired: Feb 14, 2006

The scientific community took some time to accept the evidence that the level...

Episode 14 Nova scienceNow

14. Nova scienceNow

Aired: Mar 28, 2006

Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Majove Desert.

Episode 17 Wings of Madness

17. Wings of Madness

Aired: Nov 7, 2006

Nova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of a...


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Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary