NOVA Science Video Podcast | PBS
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NOVA brings you short video stories from the world of science, including excerpts from our television programs, video dispatches from producers and correspondents in the field, animations, and much more. For more science programming online and on air, visit NOVA's Web site at http://www.pbs.org/nova and watch NOVA broadcasts Wednesday nights on PBS. Please note that this feed requires QuickTime 7. Free upgrade available at apple.com/itunes.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
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| 1 | Video(refeed) Studying Elephant Seals | Northern elephant seals are far from lazy. | 5/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Video(refeed) SLoS | Synesthesia Researcher & Synesthete: Steffie Tomson | What color is Steffie's "B"? What part of the room is Monday? Are you experienced? | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Video(refeed) Profile: Pardis Sabeti | Genetics meets rock 'n' roll | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Video(refeed) NSN | Detecting Earthquakes | Can we predict earthquakes? NOVA scienceNOW visits Haiti and California in search of answers. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Video(refeed) NOVA Short | Soccer-Playing Robots | These completely autonomous ball-kickers are irresistible to watch—and may represent a major step forward in AI. | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Video(refeed) NSN | Plasma Rockets | With a "small sun" for an engine, a new rocket might be able to zip us to Mars and back in under three months. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoNOVA Short | NOVA Elements iPad App | Explore an interactive periodic table, combine elements to make real stuff, and watch the two-hour NOVA program. | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoNOVA Short | Light My Fire | What do you get when you introduce a chunk of sodium to a Bunsen burner? Sizzling romance. | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoNOVA Short | Elemental Bloopers | Watch David Pogue's hilarious out-takes from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements." | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoNOVA Short | Chemotherapy and Breast Cancer | For some breast cancer patients, chemotherapy isn't always necessary. | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Video(repeat) NSN | Profile: Julie Schablitsky | An Old West archeologist | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Video(repeat) SLoS | Psycholinguist & Speed Demon: Jean Berko Gleason | How many languages does Jean speak? Can she use her "old lady" voice in all of them? Has she ever won the Indy 500? | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Video(repeat) NSN | Earthquakes in the Midwest | Could it happen again? | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Video(repeat) NSN | Profile: Maydianne Andrade | Peering into the sex lives of spiders | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | Video(Repeat) NSN | Smart Bridges | Bridges that can predict problems | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoNOVA Short | Drinking "Mastodon Juice" | Forget Happy Hour. These scientists drink water trapped in Ice Age bones. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoNSN Short | Art Authentication | See if clever computer algorithms can distinguish a master forgery from a masterpiece. | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoNOVA Short | Put a Lid on It | Boiling water with Bill Nye | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoNSN Short | Blocking Bitter Taste | Meet a genetically modified mouse that can't sense bitter. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoNSN | Obesity | Examine the biology behind the compulsion to eat. | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoNSN | Profile: Bonnie Bassler | Meet the Bacteria Whisperer | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoNOVA Short | The Weather on Mars | What's the weather like on Mars? | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoNOVA Short | Evolution in Action | See how salamanders in California are evolving, just as Darwin might have predicted. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoNOVA Short | A Magical Migration | How do monarch butterflies make their way from Canada to Mexico? | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoNOVA Short | The Amazing Atomic Clock | What are atomic clocks? And why do we need them? | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoNOVA Short | The Making of the Quantum Club | Take a behind-the-scenes look at this animated sequence from "The Fabric of the Cosmos." | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoNOVA Short | Quantum Confidential | Learn how to send top-secret messages using quantum mechanics. | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoNOVA Short | Heisenberg Humor | Quantum mechanics is nothing to laugh at. Well, sometimes it is. | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoNOVA Short | Reflections on the 9/11 Memorial | Visitors to the newly opened 9/11 memorial share their impressions. | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoNOVA Short | Rebuilding 7 World Trade Center | Developer Larry Silverstein explains what's different about the new 7 World Trade Center. | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoNOVA Short | The 9/11 Memorial Mock-Up | Architect and designer Michael Arad takes us on a tour of his 9/11 Memorial mock-up. | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoNOVA Short | The Memorial Plaques | Visit the factory where the 9/11 Memorial plaques are made. | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoNOVA Short | Solving an Engineering Problem | Bracing One World Trade Center's steel frame led to some unexpected perks at the worksite. | 9/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoNOVA Short | Walls of Glass | One World Trade Center's glass façade may look fragile, but it is extraordinarily tough. | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoNOVA Short | The Spacetime Lemonade Stand | Thirsty for understanding? See how well people on the street can explain spacetime. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoNSN | Profile: Jay Keasling | A synthetic biologist's Nebraska farm roots are serving him well in his search for new, clean-burning biofuels. | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoNSN | Smart Grid | Our electric grid is a marvel of 20th-century engineering, but it's showing signs of strain. Can a "smart grid" help? | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoNSN | Robotic Cars | Tiny, battery-powered cars called EN-Vs, now in R&D, can talk to each other, come when called, even drive themselves. | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoNSN | Detecting Earthquakes | Can we predict earthquakes? NOVA scienceNOW visits Haiti and California in search of answers. | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoNSN | Social Robots | Would you want a robotic friend who could chitchat, do chores, even take care of you? Such bots may be here soon. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoNSN | Profile: Andre Fenton | Can we erase bad memories with a shot? This neurobiologist has glimpsed the possibility. | 7/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoNSN | Lice and Human Evolution | Icky and itchy, yes, but lice hold important clues to our evolution in their DNA. | 7/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoNSN | Revealing the Origins of Life | How did molecules first make the leap from non-living to living? An English chemist may have solved part of the mystery. | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoNSN | Origins of the Solar System | The shock wave from a supernova may have triggered the formation of our sun and planets five billion years ago. | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoNSN | Profile: Irene Pepperberg & Alex | One woman's 30-year relationship with an African gray parrot transformed our understanding of bird intelligence. | 6/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoNSN | How Smart Is An Octopus? | Hold your fork—octopuses and other mollusks are more intelligent than you may think. | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoNSN | How Smart Are Dolphins? | These brainy marine mammals can "read," plan ahead, and communicate in astounding ways. | 6/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoNSN | How Smart Are Dogs? | Meet an extraordinary Border collie and other dogs that are changing our view of canine intelligence. | 6/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoNSN | Profile: David Eagleman | A neuroscientist finds inventive ways to study the brain—like sending test subjects into free-fall. | 5/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoNSN | Magnetic Mind Control | Using magnetic wands, researchers can control the brain functions of human subjects and treat depression. | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoNSN | Can Machines Think Like Us? | A computer named Watson is the latest contestant in machine versus human battles of the "mind." | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoNSN | Magic and the Brain | Neuroscientists join Penn and Teller to explore why humans are so easily fooled by magic tricks. | 5/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoSLoS | Climate Scientist & Evangelical Christian: Katharine Hayhoe | Do Katharine's scientist friends think she's checked her brain at the door? How about her Christian friends? Can you have faith and be a scientist? | 4/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoNSN | Human Hibernation | Medical researchers and ER doctors are testing therapies that cool down patients to save their lives. | 4/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoNSN | Profile: Jason Leigh | Computer scientist Jason Leigh has a novel way of achieving immortality—creating a lifelike avatar of himself. | 4/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoSLoS | Vegetarian Scientist & Rapper: Alan Sage | Does Alan really believe that plants can think? Can anyone tell the difference between Alan and Tupac? How can you be sure Alan won't eat you? | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | VideoNSN | Can We Slow Aging? | A gene called FOXO may be a real elixir of longevity. Can all of us harness its power? | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoNSN | Replacing Body Parts | Custom-made hearts, lungs, kidneys, and other organs could revolutionize organ transplantation. | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoNSN | Can My Car Live Forever? | Irv Gordon has driven his 1966 Volvo more than 2.7 million miles. But don't ask if you can drive it yourself. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 60 | VideoSLoS | Architectural Engineer & Rock Climber: Emily Whiting | Why does Dave care so much about quanta? What is he doing with that marimba? What really is the "elephant in the room"? | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 61 | VideoNSN | Profile: Vandi Verma | A daredevil engineer born in India now drives NASA's Mars rovers. | 3/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 62 | VideoSLoS | Neuroscientist & Elephant Band Leader: Dave Sulzer | Why does Dave care so much about quanta? What is he doing with that marimba? What really is the "elephant in the room"? | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideoNSN | Plasma Rockets | With a "small sun" for an engine, a new rocket might be able to zip us to Mars and back in under three months. | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideoNSN | Space Food | How do you keep food fresh on a three-year round-trip to Mars? NASA scientist-chefs are cooking up some ideas. | 3/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 65 | VideoSLoS | Education Engineer & Dancer: Shaundra Daily | Does Andre want to erase your memories? Does he want to erase his own? Why does he run (even though he hates it)? | 3/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 66 | VideoNSN | Next-Generation Space Suits | Today's suits are notoriously bulky. MIT's Dava Newman is out to change that with a radical, and sleek, new design. | 3/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 67 | VideoNSN | Space Dangers | Can we protect Mars-bound astronauts from deadly meteoroids and the ill effects of radiation and zero gravity? | 2/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 68 | VideoSLoS | Neurobiologist & Meditator: Andre Fenton | Does Andre want to erase your memories? Does he want to erase his own? Why does he run (even though he hates it)? | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 69 | VideoNOVA Short | Soccer-Playing Robots | These completely autonomous ball-kickers are irresistible to watchand may represent a major step forward in AI. | 2/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 70 | VideoSLoS | Synesthesia Researcher & Synesthete: Steffie Tomson | What color is Steffie's "B"? What part of the room is Monday? Are you experienced? | 2/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 71 | VideoNSN Short | Magic and Autism | A magician's sleight of hand may not fool people with autism, who may benefit from learning social cues found in magic. | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 72 | VideoSLoS | Product Designer & TV Host: Judy Lee | What in the world is a "snurrig"? And why did Judy build it? Is she ever willing to share her power tools? | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 73 | VideoNSN Short | Cosmic Ray Danger | Could astronauts eat blueberries to avoid cosmic ray damage? | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 74 | VideoNOVA Short | Taking the Heat | David Pogue visits DuPont to get a closer look at fireproof clothing. | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 75 | VideoSLoS | Physicist & Figure Skater: Michio Kaku | Does Michio think ANYTHING is impossible? Can he use string theory to explain Brian Boitano? When will he stop spinning (if ever)? | 1/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 76 | VideoSLoS | Biology Teacher & Artist: Caryn Babaian | What should you always bring to Caryn's biology class? What role does "Gilligan's Island" play in her life? What's her favorite organ to draw? | 12/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 77 | VideoSLoS | Theoretical Physicist & Glider Pilot: Allan Adams | Why does Allan love waves so much? How can he fly a plane without an engine? Oh, is that Allan falling out of the sky? | 12/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 78 | VideoSLoS | Cancer Researcher & Shofar Player: Len Zon | What could possibly motivate Len to blow into a ram's horn? Why does he insist on changing the colors of his zebrafish? Why does he even have zebrafish? | 12/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 79 | VideoSLoS | Physicist & Saxophonist: Stephon Alexander | Who did Stephon learn was even more powerful than Iron Man? Who was his first sax idol? How did a ball change the course of his life? | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 80 | VideoNOVA Short | Surviving an Elevator Plunge | Producer Joe Seamans explodes a myth many people have about saving themselves by jumping up at the last second. | 11/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 81 | VideoNOVA Short | Shabbat Elevator | Hotels are offering an innovative, albeit slow, way for Orthodox Jews to use elevators on the Sabbath. | 11/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 82 | VideoSLoS | Microbiologist & Wrestler: Rachel Collins | How did Rachel get interested in science? What does she spit at other wrestlers in the ring? Why is she "your soul's tormentor"? | 10/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 83 | VideoNOVA Short | Gothic Cathedrals: Birth of Gothic | See evidence of how Gothic architecture evolved. | 10/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 84 | VideoSLoS | Psycholinguist & Speed Demon: Jean Berko Gleason | How many languages does Jean speak? Can she use her "old lady" voice in all of them? Has she ever won the Indy 500? | 10/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 85 | VideoNOVA Short | Gothic Cathedrals: A Colorful Past | The stones of great cathedrals once blazed with color. | 10/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 86 | VideoNOVA Short | Gothic Cathedrals: Science and Religion | Aristotle among the angels? | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 87 | VideoSLoS | Neuroscientist & Cheerleader: Mollie Woodworth | Why does Mollie hate mice? How does she stay so cheerful? Why does she love pom-poms so much? | 9/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 88 | VideoNSN Short | Snail Slime | Robot inspired by spineless slowpoke | 9/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 89 | VideoNSN Short | Dolphin Reading Test | Watch as a dolphin's reading ability is put to the test. | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 90 | VideoNSN | CERN | The mother of all particle accelerators | 6/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 91 | VideoNSN | Profile: Sang-Mook Lee | Geophysicist defies stereotypes of the disabled | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 92 | VideoNSN | Earthquakes in the Midwest | Could it happen again? | 5/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 93 | VideoNSN | Public Genomes | DNA goes public | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 94 | VideoSLoS | Astrophysicist & Tie Collector: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Who's Neil's favorite scientist? What does he wear when he's going to eat messy food? What kind of computer makes him want to take a bath? | 4/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 95 | VideoNOVA Short | Hubble's Amazing Rescue | Day 4 in the space mission to save the Hubble telescope | 4/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 96 | VideoNSN | Mystery of the Gakkel Ridge | Under the Arctic sea ice | 4/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 97 | VideoNOVA Short | Founders of Modern Astronomy | Meet sibling astronomers who made scientific history. | 4/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 98 | VideoSLoS | Teen Astronomer & Singer: Caroline Moore | Will Caroline's supernova destroy the Earth? How does she make people cry? What was the biggest surprise she found at the White House? | 3/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 99 | VideoNSN | Algae Fuel | Pond scum into power? | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 100 | VideoSLoS | Geologist & Native American Dancer: Alexandrea Bowman | What event inspired Alexandrea's passion for the environment? Does she wear a pocket protector? When did she learn she was Native American? | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 101 | VideoNSN | Profile: Lonnie Thompson | Meet the real Iceman | 3/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 102 | VideoNSN | Secrets in the Salt | Early life trapped in salt | 2/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 103 | VideoSLoS | Biochemist & Pageant Queen: Erika Ebbel | What role do suicidal crocodiles play in Erika's life? Has she ever been blinded by science? What's the stickiest part of a beauty pageant? | 2/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 104 | VideoNSN | Moon Smasher | Launching rockets at the moon? | 2/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 105 | VideoSLoS | Climate Scientist & Juggler: Gavin Schmidt | Which movie caused Gavin to become a more public scientist? What are his favorite things to do in a pub? Has juggling helped his social life? | 1/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 106 | VideoNSN | Profile: Sangeeta Bhatia | Meet an artificial organ engineer | 1/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 107 | VideoSLoS | Aerospace engineer & Sailor: Dava Newman | Which footprint changed Dava's life? Why does she have all those lines on her spacesuit? How did extra-virgin olive oil help her sail around the world? | 1/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 108 | VideoNSN | Smart Sea Lions and Talking Walruses | Sea mammals with smarts | 1/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 109 | VideoNSN | The Science of Picky Eaters | Don't like broccoli? Your DNA may explain why. | 12/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 110 | VideoNSN | Profile: Franklin Chang-Díaz | Meet the first Latino-American astronaut. | 12/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 111 | VideoNSN | Dinosaur Plague | Did insects kill the dinosaurs? | 12/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 112 | VideoSLoS | Psychologist & Foot Photographer: Laurie Santos | Why does Laurie study monkeys to learn about humans? What's her theme song? What's the only blue animal she's photographed? | 12/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 113 | VideoNSN | Marathon Mouse | Exercise in a pill? | 12/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 114 | VideoSLoS | Student of Physics & Rock: Joe DeGeorge | Can Joe write a song about his favorite scientist? What's the biggest crowd he's ever played for? Who's his favorite "wizard"? | 11/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 115 | VideoNSN | Hunt for Alien Earths | Are Earth-like planets out there? | 11/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 116 | VideoSLoS | Ethnobotanist & Dancer: Ina Vandebroek | What role does a guy named "Eddie" play in Ina's secret life? What does she miss most when she's on an expedition? | 11/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 117 | VideoNSN | Profile: Maydianne Andrade | Peering into the sex lives of spiders | 11/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 118 | VideoSLoS | Guitar Hero and Clarinetist: Eran Egozy | Who are the most famous people to play one of Eran's games? And how did a joystick lead to a "Rock Band"? | 10/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 119 | VideoNSN | Autism Genes | Zeroing in on autism genes | 10/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 120 | VideoSLoS | Engineer and Daredevil: Nate Ball | How did eight exploding water bottles help Nate perfect an invention? And why does he insist on running vertically? | 10/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 121 | VideoNSN | Anthrax Investigation | Science reveals the source of anthrax used in the attacks of 2001. | 10/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 122 | VideoSLoS | Researcher and Runner: Eva Vertes | How did Eva give her sister monkey nightmares? And how did laughing in class lead to her secret life? | 10/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 123 | VideoNSN | Profile: Luis von Ahn | Stopping spam and harnessing brainpower | 9/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 124 | VideoNSN | Auto-tune | Automatically tune your voice | 9/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 125 | VideoSLoS | Nanoscientist and Photographer: Rich Robinson | Why was Rich already a "professor" in 8th grade? Does he ever Photoshop? Why does he love really, really small things? | 9/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 126 | VideoSLoS | "Leech Man" Mark Siddall | Why did Mark chase down a hippo bottom? How did he turn seaweed into dessert? How (and why) did he cook a leech? | 9/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 127 | VideoNSN Short | What if? Falling into a Black Hole | Neil deGrasse Tyson falls into a black hole. | 8/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 128 | VideoNSN Short | A Memorable Snail | What can a spineless sea snail teach us about our brains? | 8/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 129 | VideoNSN Short | What if? The World Without Us | What if humans vanished from the face of the earth tomorrow? | 8/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 130 | VideoNSN Short | Ask the Astrophysicist: Meteors | Neil deGrasse Tyson fields questions about meteors. | 8/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 131 | VideoNSN Short | Ask the Astrophysicist: See the Beginning of Time | Neil deGrasse Tyson fields questions about witnessing the beginning of time. | 7/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 132 | VideoNSN Short | Ask the Astrophysicist: Antimatter Engines | Neil deGrasse Tyson fields questions about antimatter and string theory. | 7/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 133 | VideoNSN Short | Martian Salt | If cellulose survived 250 million years on Earth, could it survive in salt deposits on Mars? | 7/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 134 | VideoNSN Short | Blocking Bitter Taste | Meet a genetically modified mouse that can't sense bitter. | 7/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 135 | VideoNSN Short | Going Lunar for Less | Spare NASA parts and some ingenuity scores a trip to the moon | 7/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 136 | VideoNSN Short | Aiding Aging Muscles | Exercise pill could help elderly | 7/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 137 | VideoNSN | Diamond Factory | Making man-made bling | 7/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 138 | VideoNOVA Short | Inside Oliver Sacks's Brain | Watch how Oliver Sacks's brain reacts to music. | 6/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 139 | VideoNSN Short | Detecting Life | How can astronomers look for life on planets beyond our solar system? | 6/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 140 | VideoNSN | Profile: Arlie Petters | From a rural village in Belize to a world-class mathematician and cosmologist | 6/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 141 | VideoNSN | Epigenetics | Our environment affects our genes | 6/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 142 | VideoNSN | Profile: Julie Schablitsky | An Old West archeologist | 5/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 143 | VideoNSN | Emergence | The science of self-organization | 5/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 144 | VideoNSN | T. Rex Blood? | Possible red blood cells found in T. Rex fossil | 5/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 145 | VideoNSN | Profile: Bonnie Bassler | Meet the Bacteria Whisperer | 5/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 146 | VideoNSN | Island of Stability | Trying to build the biggest element yet | 5/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 147 | VideoDoctors' Lives: Jane | Do you have what it takes to be a doctor? Follow Jane Liebschutz on her journey from medical school to midlife. | 4/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 148 | VideoComet Airburst Destruction | What if a comet exploded in our atmosphere? | 3/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 149 | VideoOn Thin Ice in the Bering Sea: Part 4 | Bering Sea Harvest | 3/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 150 | VideoOn Thin Ice in the Bering Sea: Part 3 | Hot Spots and Cold Patches | 3/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 151 | VideoOn Thin Ice in the Bering Sea: Part 2 | Science and Subsistance | 3/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 152 | VideoOn Thin Ice in the Bering Sea: Part 1 | Polar Science and Yup'ik Culture | 3/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 153 | VideoPapyrus | Science reveals ancient Egyptian writings | 2/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 154 | VideoA Plague of Rats | Black rats are wreaking havoc in India. | 2/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 155 | VideoProfile: Karl Iagnemma | An innovative MIT roboticist is also an acclaimed fiction writer. | 2/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 156 | VideoObesity | Examine the biology behind the compulsion to eat. | 1/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 157 | VideoSecret Surveillance | Eavesdropping by the U.S. government has reached a new level. | 1/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 158 | VideoA Magical Migration | How do monarch butterflies make their way from Canada to Mexico? | 1/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 159 | VideoCalifornia's Energy Bet | Arnold Schwarzenneger is counting on a green-tech revolution. | 1/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 160 | VideoAging | Aging gracefully may be genetic | 1/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 161 | VideoPut a Lid on It | Boiling water with Bill Nye | 1/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 162 | VideoProfile: Judah Folkman | A cancer visionary | 1/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 163 | VideoMammoth Mystery | A mammoth match to the death | 12/31/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 164 | VideoPhoenix Mars Lander | Exploring the Red Planet | 12/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 165 | VideoThe Weather on Mars | What's the weather like on Mars? | 12/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 166 | VideoBrain Trauma | Even so-called "mild" head injuries turn out to be anything but. | 12/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 167 | VideoThe Strangest Form of Matter | At the limits of cold, things turn mysterious. | 12/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 168 | VideoStem Cells Breakthrough | Creating stem cells without human embryos | 12/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 169 | VideoWar and Peace in Jamestown | A new look at the history of Jamestown | 12/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 170 | VideoThe Search for ET | Is anybody out there? | 12/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 171 | VideoLeeches | Bloodsuckers make a comeback | 11/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 172 | VideoSmart Bridges | Bridges that can predict problems | 11/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 173 | VideoStudying Elephant Seals | Northern elephant seals are far from lazy. | 11/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 174 | VideoBird Brains | "Bird brain" no longer an insult | 11/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 175 | VideoAnimating the Bible | Special effects that bring the Bible to life | 11/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 176 | VideoPortraying the Writers | A behind-the-scenes look at the writers of the Bible | 11/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 177 | VideoKiller Microbe | A lethal microbe threatens soldiers | 11/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 178 | VideoRecreating the Temple | NOVA's filmmakers offer a surprising look inside Solomon's Temple. | 11/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 179 | VideoDid God Have a Wife? | Archeology suggests that the ancient Israelites' God was linked to a Mother Goddess. | 11/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 180 | VideoProfile: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa | An inspiring story of rags to research | 10/31/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 181 | VideoFirst Primates | Meet the trailblazer of primates. | 10/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 182 | VideoNature's Hidden Geometry | Why didn't mathematicians recognize until recently the patterns all around us? | 10/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 183 | VideoSaving Hubble | The Hubble telescope gets a risky overhaul | 10/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 184 | VideoNo Simple Mission | What lead up to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster? | 10/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 185 | VideoCapturing Carbon | New technology "makes like a tree" to pull carbon from the atmosphere. | 10/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 186 | VideoSpace Storms | What is the weather in space? | 10/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 187 | VideoProfile: Pardis Sabeti | Genetics meets rock 'n' roll | 9/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 188 | VideoDark Matter | Turns out most of the universe is held together by a mysterious, invisible substance. | 9/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 189 | VideoPersonal DNA Testing | What does your DNA say about your future? | 9/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 189 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
good content, inconsistent delivery
i've watched this from the beginning and its nice to have PBS video content available. My only hangup with the show is that we get little "bytes" and not enough complete material. I've had better luck with other PBS video podcasts - like TERRA for example, which have similar high-quality video content available in greater supply!
Yet another fantastic service from PBS
What a pleasure to be able to download this content to my Mac and video iPod. Nova is truly compelling TV and I'm glad for its exposure to a wider audience. My only complaint is that there is not more content available. If this was a trial run, it succeeded in my opinion--please offer more!
disappointing!
I love Nova. If I could watch it on TV, I would. My heart jumped at the thought of being able to access it this way. To get only a short segment is so disappointing. PBS needs to find a way to create a supporter category that will provide low-cost podcasts of the entire show. I'll read the descriptions in the iTunes Store more carefully next time and won't be fooled this way again. PBS needs to find a way to create a supporter category that will provide low-cost podcasts of the entire show.

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