NOVA

Documentary 1974

Its surface is only part of Earth's story, as this show illustrates by delving beneath the visible to uncover Earth's hidden power, bounty and beauty.

Documentary 1974

14+

Starring Craig Sechler

EPISODE 1

Deadliest Earthquakes

Scientists in Haiti and Chile gather data to prevent future disasters.

53 min · Jan 11, 2011 PG
EPISODE 2

Making Stuff: Making Stuff Stronger

Host David Pogue explores how science and nature work to make things strong.

53 min · Jan 19, 2011 PG
EPISODE 3

Making Stuff: Making Stuff Smaller

Host David Pogue looks at high-powered nano-circuits and micro-robots.

53 min · Jan 26, 2011 PG
EPISODE 4

Making Stuff: Making Stuff Cleaner

Clean materials that could power devices in the future may include batteries grown from viruses and tires made from orange peel oil.

53 min · Feb 2, 2011 PG
EPISODE 5

Making Stuff: Making Stuff Smarter

An Army tanker truck heals its own bullet wounds; an airplane wing changes shape as it flies; clothing monitors a person's heart rate.

53 min · Feb 9, 2011 PG
EPISODE 6

Smartest Machine on Earth

An IBM supercomputer pursues a challenge to compete against "Jeopardy!" champions.

53 min · Feb 9, 2011 G

Craig Sechler

Narrator
Michael Ambrosino

Creator

About

NOVA

DOCUMENTARY

Its surface is only part of Earth's story, as this show illustrates by delving beneath the visible to uncover Earth's hidden power, bounty and beauty.

Information

Studio: pbs
Released: 1974
Rated: 14+

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (Australia), English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AD, AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.