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NOVA scienceNOW Season 1

Ended TV-G 2005–2012
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Season 1 Episodes

5 episodes
1
Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes
Jan 25, 2005
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.
2
3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells
Apr 19, 2005
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.
3
Hydrogen Cars, Petunias, Glaciers
Jul 26, 2005
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.
4
Life in the Lab, Lightning, Fish Surgery
Oct 18, 2005
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.
5
Tenth Planet, Twin Primes, Bird Flu
Jan 10, 2006
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.