NOVA

s18e01 The KGB, The Computer and Me 1990-10-04 01:00 ⌄

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The KGB, The Computer and Me

s18e01 · 1990-10-04 · 01:00

What happens when a Berkeley hippie turns detective and gets mixed up with the CIA and the KGB? NOVA follows computer sleuth Cliff Stoll as he tracks a data thief through a maze of military and research computers.

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s18e02 Neptune's Cold Fury 1990-10-10 01:00 ⌄

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Neptune's Cold Fury

s18e02 · 1990-10-10 · 01:00

NOVA visits Neptune, the planet that took Voyager 12 years to reach. Mysteries abound in and around this big, blue world at the outer limits of the Solar System. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.

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s18e03 To Boldly Go... 1990-10-17 01:00 ⌄

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To Boldly Go...

s18e03 · 1990-10-17 · 01:00

NOVA chronicles the Voyager space mission – from Earth to the ends of the Solar System. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and dozens of moons star in this epic voyage of exploration and a new view of the Solar System. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.

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s18e04 Poisoned Winds of War 1990-10-24 01:00 ⌄

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Poisoned Winds of War

s18e04 · 1990-10-24 · 01:00

Sixty-five years after attempts to ban them, chemical weapons pose more of a threat than ever. NOVA looks at the problem of controlling substances that are easily produced and cruelly effective.

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s18e05 The Blimp is Back! 1990-10-31 02:00 ⌄

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The Blimp is Back!

s18e05 · 1990-10-31 · 02:00

NOVA examines the troubled past and promising future of blimps, zeppelins, cyclocranes and other species of airships. There's life in the old gasbags yet.

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s18e06 Earthquake! 1990-11-07 02:00 ⌄

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Earthquake!

s18e06 · 1990-11-07 · 02:00

NOVA looks at the high-stakes quest to predict earthquakes. Despite past disappointments, geologists still hope to divine the clues that precede nature's ultimate upheavals. Narrated by Avery Brooks.

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s18e07 Killing Machines 1990-11-14 02:00 ⌄

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Killing Machines

s18e07 · 1990-11-14 · 02:00

Robotic weapons that seek out and destroy ships, planes, and other targets are the wave of the future. NOVA questions whether their proliferation may spell an end to superpower invincibility.

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s18e08 Can the Elephant Be Saved? 1990-11-21 02:00 ⌄

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Can the Elephant Be Saved?

s18e08 · 1990-11-21 · 02:00

Is the ivory ban in the elephant's best interest? NOVA looks at the controversial strategies to save the world's largest land animal from extinction.

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s18e09 We Know Where You Live 1990-11-28 02:00 ⌄

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We Know Where You Live

s18e09 · 1990-11-28 · 02:00

NOVA investigates the hidden world of direct marketing, pointing out how advertisers know a lot more about people than they think.

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s18e10 In the Land of the Llamas 1990-12-05 02:00 ⌄

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In the Land of the Llamas

s18e10 · 1990-12-05 · 02:00

NOVA profiles the llama, alpaca, vicuna and guanaco of South America. At one time nearly extinct, these four members of the camel family are exceptionally well adapted to life in the beautiful high Andes.

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s18e11 What's Killing the Children? 1990-12-19 02:00 ⌄

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What's Killing the Children?

s18e11 · 1990-12-19 · 02:00

NOVA tracks a mysterious disease that suddenly and fatally attacks the children of a small Brazilian town. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta are called in to crack the case.

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s18e12 Return to Mt. St. Helens 1991-01-09 02:00 ⌄

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Return to Mt. St. Helens

s18e12 · 1991-01-09 · 02:00

NOVA returns to Mount St. Helens a decade after its cataclysmic eruption to learn how nature is recovering from the disaster.

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s18e14 The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs 1991-02-06 02:00 ⌄

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The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs

s18e14 · 1991-02-06 · 02:00

NOVA covers the most elaborate expedition ever undertaken in the search for dinosaurs—to China's Gobi desert. Paleontologists brave sandstorms, heat and worse to find their fossils.

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s18e15 Case of the Flying Dinosaur 1991-02-13 02:00 ⌄

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Case of the Flying Dinosaur

s18e15 · 1991-02-13 · 02:00

NOVA looks at the question of whether present-day birds are dinosaurs. The origin of birds, avian dinosaurs, is explored.

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s18e16 T-Rex Exposed 1991-02-20 02:00 ⌄

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T-Rex Exposed

s18e16 · 1991-02-20 · 02:00

Tyrannosaurus rex, a kind of dinosaur, recently turned up in a nearly complete skeleton in Montana. NOVA follows the dig to extract the bones and looks at the science and lore of dinosaurs in general.

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s18e17 The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman 1991-02-27 02:00 ⌄

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The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman

s18e17 · 1991-02-27 · 02:00

In the first program of a three-part series on the Soviet space program, NOVA profiles the mysterious genius behind the world's first satellite, the first man to orbit the Earth and other early Russian triumphs in space.

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s18e18 The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon 1991-02-28 02:00 ⌄

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The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon

s18e18 · 1991-02-28 · 02:00

NOVA reveals the details of Moscow's secret plan to reach the Moon ahead of the Americans.

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s18e19 The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission 1991-03-01 02:00 ⌄

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The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission

s18e19 · 1991-03-01 · 02:00

In an unprecedented insider's look, NOVA covers the training, flight and recovery of a cosmonaut crew that visits the Soviet space station Mir. Unexpected emergencies show that space travel is still far from routine.

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s18e20 Swimming with Whales 1991-03-06 02:00 ⌄

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Swimming with Whales

s18e20 · 1991-03-06 · 02:00

Gregory Peck narrates a scientific voyage around Vancouver Island in search of whales. Humpbacks, Killers, Grays and other whale species make their appearance in spectacular, never-before-seen footage both above and below the waves.

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s18e21 The Chip vs. the Chessmaster 1991-03-27 02:00 ⌄

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The Chip vs. the Chessmaster

s18e21 · 1991-03-27 · 02:00

The computer chess champ matches wits with the human world titleholder.

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s18e13 ConFusion in a Jar 1991-05-01 01:00 ⌄

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ConFusion in a Jar

s18e13 · 1991-05-01 · 01:00

An experiment that could mean limitless supplies of energy sets the scientific world on its head. NOVA covers the cold fusion controversy.

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