NOVA Wonders
NOVA Wonders” takes viewers on a journey to the frontiers of science, where researchers are tackling some of the biggest questions about life and the cosmos. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the secrets of the body to the challenges of inventing technologies that could rival—and even surpass—the abilities of the human mind, these six hours reveal how far we’ve come in our search for answers, how we managed to get here, and how scientists hope to push our understanding of the universe even further. Along the way, we meet the remarkable people who are transforming our world and our future
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- Ep 1
1.What Are Animals Saying?
25-04-20181hThe series premiere examines animal communication. Some animals demonstrate they can learn human language—like Chaser the dog, who recognizes hundreds of words, and Kanzi the goril...
- Ep 2
2.What's Living In You?
02-05-20181hWhether they make you fat, fart, or freak out, microbes play a central role in your life. Right beneath your nose—on your face, in your gut, and everywhere in between—trillions of...
- Ep 3
3.Are We Alone?
09-05-20181hThe search for extraterrestrial life is examined. Included: the discovery of thousands of extrasolar planets; the exploration of planetary ecosystems within the solar system; and h...
- Ep 4
4.Can We Build a Brain?
16-05-20181hArtificial intelligence is examined. Included: the effort to build intelligent machines by reverse-engineering the brain and by inventing completely new kinds of computers, with ex...
- Ep 5
5.Can We Make Life?
23-05-20181hCreating life in the lab, which may become possible due to advances in genetic engineering and synthetic biology, is examined. Also: using the newest technologies to bring long-ext...
- Ep 6
6.What's the Universe Made of?
31-05-20181hNova follows the efforts of scientists to unravel the mysteries of dark matter, which holds our universe together, and dark energy which is making it fly apart.
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