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From the award-winning producers of NOVA, NOVA scienceNOW is a fast-paced and provocative science magazine show that highlights four timely science and technology stories per episode. Launched in 2005, the show is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Full episodes
82 VIDEOS

Profile: Jay Keasling
11:45 Air Date 02/23/11

Social Robots
11:37 Air Date 02/23/11

Robotic Cars
6:34 Air Date 02/23/11

Detecting Earthquakes
10:39 Air Date 02/23/11

Smart Grid
8:53 Air Date 02/23/11

What's The Next Big Thing?
52:38 Air Date 02/23/11

Profile: Andre Fenton
14:18 Air Date 02/17/11

Revealing the Origins of Life
10:50 Air Date 02/16/11

Lice and Human Evolution
10:52 Air Date 02/16/11

Origins of the Solar System
13:02 Air Date 02/16/11

Profile: Irene Pepperberg & Alex
11:55 Air Date 02/09/11

How Smart Are Dolphins?
10:50 Air Date 02/09/11
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Previews
6 VIDEOS

Where Did We Come From? Preview
0:30 Air Date 02/23/11

What's the Next Big Thing? Preview
0:30 Air Date 02/16/11

How Smart Are Animals? Preview
0:30 Air Date 02/09/11

How Does the Brain Work? Preview
0:30 Air Date 01/26/11

Can We Live Forever? Preview
0:31 Air Date 01/26/10

Can We Make It to Mars? Preview
0:30 Air Date 01/19/10
Shorts
29 VIDEOS

Dolphin Reading Test
2:37 Air Date 02/04/11

Can My Car Live Forever?
5:07 Air Date 01/26/11

Change Blindness
0:51 Air Date 01/26/11

Space Food
6:51 Air Date 01/19/11

Video Short: Magic and Autism
1:49 Air Date 11/30/10

Video Short: Cosmic Ray Danger
3:45 Air Date 11/30/10

Ask the Expert: What Got You Interested in Science?
2:54 Air Date 08/31/09 Expires 11/09/12

Ask the Expert: Can We See the Beginning of the Universe?
1:22 Air Date 08/24/09

Ask the Expert: Are There Eleven Dimensions?
2:28 Air Date 08/07/09

Video Short: Memory In Action
3:07 Air Date 06/01/09 Expires 10/22/12

Video Short: A Memorable Snail
3:48 Air Date 06/01/09

Video Short: Aiding Aging Muscles
3:34 Air Date 05/01/09
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