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s11e01 The Case of ESP 1984-01-18 02:00 ⌄

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The Case of ESP

s11e01 · 1984-01-18 · 02:00

In the past decade, a number of researchers have begun systematic laboratory research into extrasensory perception—ESP. NOVA considers the claims for—and against—paranormal phenomena and looks at some startling applications in the field of archaeology, criminology and warfare.

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s11e02 Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier 1984-02-01 02:00 ⌄

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Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier

s11e02 · 1984-02-01 · 02:00

An astronaut once observed a great white light shining out from the bottom of our world: Antarctica, the ice-covered continent we are only just beginning to understand. NOVA visits this wilderness of ice, larger than the United States and Mexico combined, whose only warm-blooded residents are seals, skuas, penguins and scientists.

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s11e03 China's Only Child 1984-02-15 02:00 ⌄

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China's Only Child

s11e03 · 1984-02-15 · 02:00

Efforts to control the population explosion are among the burning controversies of our time. NOVA looks at the one-child policy of the People's Republic of China, a revolutionary decree with profound implications for a people accustomed to traditionally large families.

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s11e04 Will I Walk Again? 1984-02-29 02:00 ⌄

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Will I Walk Again?

s11e04 · 1984-02-29 · 02:00

Is there a cure for paralyzing spinal injuries? Most neurosurgeons are doubtful, pointing to the central nervous system's most apparent inability to heal itself. But others dispute the point. NOVA explores the debate, the hopes for a cure and recent breakthroughs to help paralyzed patients.

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s11e05 Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings 1984-03-07 02:00 ⌄

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Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings

s11e05 · 1984-03-07 · 02:00

Is there a cure for paralyzing spinal injuries? Most neurosurgeons are doubtful, pointing to the central nervous system's most apparent inability to heal itself. But others dispute the point. NOVA explores the debate, the hopes for a cure and recent breakthroughs to help paralyzed patients.

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s11e06 Down on the Farm 1984-03-21 02:00 ⌄

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Down on the Farm

s11e06 · 1984-03-21 · 02:00

Agriculture is America's biggest industry. This productivity, envied around the world, is also depleting the most essential ingredients in farming: water and soil. NOVA looks at the agricultural dilemma, the short term need for profit and long term needs of the land.

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s11e07 Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care 1984-03-28 02:00 ⌄

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Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care

s11e07 · 1984-03-28 · 02:00

What are America's obligations to its native population? As an important Indian health act comes up for renewal in Congress this Spring (1984), NOVA explores the state of medical care for a proud but vulnerable minority.

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s11e21 The World According to Weisskopf 1984-04-04 02:00 ⌄

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The World According to Weisskopf

s11e21 · 1984-04-04 · 02:00

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s11e08 The World According to Weiskoff 1984-05-01 01:00 ⌄

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The World According to Weiskoff

s11e08 · 1984-05-01 · 01:00

Victor Weisskoff: physicist, lover of music and citizen of the world. NOVA profiles the international statesman of science and learns that one of the giants of 20th century physics is also one of the country's greatest humanists.

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s11e09 Space Bridge to Moscow 1984-10-03 01:00 ⌄

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Space Bridge to Moscow

s11e09 · 1984-10-03 · 01:00

At a time when scientific exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union is at its lowest since the 1950s, a special hookup will allow eight leading Soviet and American scientists to share ideas face-to-face before millions of television viewers in each country on this NOVA special.

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s11e10 The National Science Test I 1984-10-17 01:00 ⌄

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The National Science Test I

s11e10 · 1984-10-17 · 01:00

NOVA departs from tradition with the first National Science Test. Viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists Jane Alexander, Jules Bergman, Marva Collins and Edwin Newman. Art Fleming hosts.

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s11e11 Fountains of Paradise 1984-10-21 01:00 ⌄

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Fountains of Paradise

s11e11 · 1984-10-21 · 01:00

NOVA explores the billion-dollar-plus Mahaweli Irrigation Project in Sri Lanka. Will this high-risk project prove to be a great leap forward or an industrial and sociological disaster?

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s11e12 The Mystery of Yellow Rain 1984-10-31 02:00 ⌄

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The Mystery of Yellow Rain

s11e12 · 1984-10-31 · 02:00

NOVA explores whether "yellow rain," described by members of the Hmong tribe of Laos, is a form of chemical warfare—or a naturally occurring phenomenon.

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s11e13 The Nomads of the Rain Forest 1984-11-07 02:00 ⌄

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The Nomads of the Rain Forest

s11e13 · 1984-11-07 · 02:00

NOVA visits a tribe of Ecuadoran Indians who still maintain traditions that date back to the Stone Age—thirty years after their first contact with Western Civilization.

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s11e14 Farmers of the Sea 1984-11-14 02:00 ⌄

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Farmers of the Sea

s11e14 · 1984-11-14 · 02:00

NOVA looks at the "blue revolution"—modern advances in the ancient art of raising aquatic animals and plants—in the United States, Japan, Scotland and other countries.

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s11e15 Frontiers of Plastic Surgery 1984-11-21 02:00 ⌄

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Frontiers of Plastic Surgery

s11e15 · 1984-11-21 · 02:00

NOVA's sequel to "A Normal Face" examines the merging of technology and art in modern reconstruction and cosmetic surgical techniques.

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s11e16 Space Women 1984-11-28 02:00 ⌄

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Space Women

s11e16 · 1984-11-28 · 02:00

They have been part of the United States' space program for more than 20 years. Who are these talented, courageous women? NOVA looks at astronaut Sally Ride and her colleagues, how they are trained and their role in NASA's future.

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s11e17 Jaws: The True Story 1984-12-05 02:00 ⌄

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Jaws: The True Story

s11e17 · 1984-12-05 · 02:00

Acclaimed underwater cameraman Al Giddings takes NOVA viewers beneath the waves to explore the fact and fiction surrounding the Great White Shark.

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s11e18 Acid Rain: New Bad News 1984-12-12 02:00 ⌄

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Acid Rain: New Bad News

s11e18 · 1984-12-12 · 02:00

The debate over acid rain continues to grow. NOVA travels to West Germany, the mid-Atlantic states and New England to examine the controversy surrounding this phenomenon.

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s11e19 Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life 1984-12-19 02:00 ⌄

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Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life

s11e19 · 1984-12-19 · 02:00

What do dinosaurs, a panda's thumb and a peacock's tail have in common? Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, the internationally renowned paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, provides some surprising answers in this NOVA profile.

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s11e20 The Garden of Inheritance 1985-01-09 02:00 ⌄

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The Garden of Inheritance

s11e20 · 1985-01-09 · 02:00

In this docudrama presentation, NOVA looks at the life, times and work of Gregor Mendel, the 19th century Augustinian friar whose revolutionary scientific experiments in selective breeding have made him the "Father of Genetics."

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