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s22e01 The Great Wildlife Heist 1994-10-12 01:00 ⌄

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The Great Wildlife Heist

s22e01 · 1994-10-12 · 01:00

Polly wants a crackdown when it comes to the illegal trade in the world's most beautiful and intelligent birds: parrots. NOVA goes undercover with a US government sting that breaks an international parrot smuggling ring, landing some surprising suspects.

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s22e02 Secret of the Wild Child 1994-10-19 01:00 ⌄

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Secret of the Wild Child

s22e02 · 1994-10-19 · 01:00

NOVA profiles "Genie", a girl whose parents kept her imprisoned in near total isolation from infancy. When social workers discovered her as a teenager, Genie had not learned to walk or talk. This NOVA documentary includes never-before-seen footage of Genie during her rehabilitation and probes how and when we learn the skills that make us "human."

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s22e03 Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird 1994-10-26 01:00 ⌄

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Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird

s22e03 · 1994-10-26 · 01:00

NOVA explores the legacy of the great Auk, a magnificent flightless bird that was hunted to extinction over a century ago. In a journey retracing its migratory route, host Richard Wheeler kayaks from Newfoundland to Cape Cod and discovers that other marine species face the Auk's luckless fate.

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s22e04 What's New About Menopause 1994-11-02 02:00 ⌄

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What's New About Menopause

s22e04 · 1994-11-02 · 02:00

NOVA tackles the long-taboo subject of menopause, profiling new research and examining the medical and ethical controversies that arise when science enables women to postpone menopause or even to bear children long after "the change." Stockard Channing narrates.

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s22e05 The Tribe that Time Forgot 1994-11-09 02:00 ⌄

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The Tribe that Time Forgot

s22e05 · 1994-11-09 · 02:00

NOVA travels deep into the Amazon wilderness in search of a mysterious tribe- a tribe that dismembered and partially ate three prospectors in 1976. Locating the group, NOVA lives with them for three months, gaining insight into the customs and beliefs of a people whose lifestyle has not changed for centuries.

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s22e06 Killer Quake! 1994-11-16 02:00 ⌄

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Killer Quake!

s22e06 · 1994-11-16 · 02:00

NOVA probes the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake. Even as the city struggles to repair itself from the tragedy, seismic pressure continues to build. Scientists fear that newly discovered faults could, at any moment, trigger California's most devastating natural disaster.

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s22e07 Buried in Ash 1994-11-30 02:00 ⌄

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Buried in Ash

s22e07 · 1994-11-30 · 02:00

Ten million years ago, an enormous volcanic eruption buried much of what is now Nebraska in up to 10 feet of ash, preserving countless skeletons of prehistoric big game animals. NOVA joins the discoverer of this treasure trove to learn what life was like when a lot more than buffalo roamed the West.

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s22e08 Rescue Mission in Space 1994-12-07 02:00 ⌄

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Rescue Mission in Space

s22e08 · 1994-12-07 · 02:00

Hobbled by defective eyesight because of its original, bungled prescription, the Hubble Space Telescope was recently repaired in a dramatic Space Shuttle mission. NOVA follows the exploits of astronauts who saved the day, and the stunning work that Hubble has performed in the months since its repair.

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s22e09 Journey to the Sacred Sea 1994-12-21 02:00 ⌄

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Journey to the Sacred Sea

s22e09 · 1994-12-21 · 02:00

NOVA travels to Lake Baikal, the world's oldest and deepest lake, containing one-fifth of all the fresh water on Earth. Investigating Baikal from above, below and all around, NOVA charts its dramatically changing environment over the course of four seasons.

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s22e10 In Search of the First Language 1994-12-28 02:00 ⌄

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In Search of the First Language

s22e10 · 1994-12-28 · 02:00

NOVA explores the common threads that link the more than 5,000 languages of Earth, including a controversial theory that claims to reconstruct words from a time when only a handful of languages were spoken, recalling the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.

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s22e11 Mammoths of the Ice Age 1995-01-10 02:00 ⌄

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Mammoths of the Ice Age

s22e11 · 1995-01-10 · 02:00

The subjects of Stone Age Cave paintings thunder onto the screen as NOVA explores Woolly mammoths. Recent discoveries show that the hairy ancestors of Elephants fought off extinction much longer than anyone thought, surviving on an isolated island in the Arctic Ocean until as recently as 4,000 years ago.

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s22e12 Vikings in America 1995-01-25 02:00 ⌄

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Vikings in America

s22e12 · 1995-01-25 · 02:00

NOVA investigates the myth and reality of the first known Europeans to reach North America – Vikings. These intrepid Norsemen explored and settled parts of present-day North America 500 years before Columbus set sail.

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s22e13 Ants: Little Creatures Who Run the World 1995-02-01 02:00 ⌄

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Ants: Little Creatures Who Run the World

s22e13 · 1995-02-01 · 02:00

Entomologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward O. Wilson shows who's boss on this planet: ants. The professor's infectious fascination for ant civilization wins over even the most confirmed "formicophobe" (ant hater).

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s22e14 Nazi Designers of Death 1995-02-08 02:00 ⌄

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Nazi Designers of Death

s22e14 · 1995-02-08 · 02:00

NOVA uses recently discovered documents to uncover the complicity of German architects and engineers in the Holocaust. Focusing on Auschwitz, the program tells a tale of ever-deepening evil as the prison camp was methodically converted into a super-efficient factory for genocide.

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s22e15 Siamese Twins 1995-02-15 02:00 ⌄

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Siamese Twins

s22e15 · 1995-02-15 · 02:00

Born joined at the pelvis, Siamese twins Dao and Duan were brought to the United States from Thailand to assess their chances for being separated surgically. NOVA covers the intricate planning and protracted operations that eventually made the two girls into two distinct individuals.

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s22e16 Mystery of the Senses: Hearing 1995-02-20 02:00 ⌄

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Mystery of the Senses: Hearing

s22e16 · 1995-02-20 · 02:00

A series of five programs inspired by Diane Ackerman's book A Natural History of the Senses, each examining one of the senses. (Part 1 of 5)

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s22e17 Mystery of the Senses: Smell 1995-02-21 02:00 ⌄

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Mystery of the Senses: Smell

s22e17 · 1995-02-21 · 02:00

A series of five programs inspired by Diane Ackerman's book A Natural History of the Senses, each examining one of the senses. (Part 2 of 5)

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s22e18 Mystery of the Senses: Taste 1995-02-22 02:00 ⌄

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Mystery of the Senses: Taste

s22e18 · 1995-02-22 · 02:00

A series of five programs inspired by Diane Ackerman's book A Natural History of the Senses, each examining one of the senses. (Part 3 of 5)

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s22e19 Mystery of the Senses: Touch 1995-02-23 02:00 ⌄

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Mystery of the Senses: Touch

s22e19 · 1995-02-23 · 02:00

A series of five programs inspired by Diane Ackerman's book A Natural History of the Senses, each examining one of the senses. (Part 4 of 5)

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s22e20 Mystery of the Senses: Vision 1995-02-23 02:00 ⌄

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Mystery of the Senses: Vision

s22e20 · 1995-02-23 · 02:00

A series of five programs inspired by Diane Ackerman's book A Natural History of the Senses, each examining one of the senses. (Part 5 of 5)

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s22e21 The Universe Within 1995-03-08 02:00 ⌄

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The Universe Within

s22e21 · 1995-03-08 · 02:00

Using microphotography to explore the hidden world inside the human body, this program covers three incredible team efforts: the coordination of muscles, bones, heart and circulatory system that makes Mike Powell the world's greatest long jumper; the digestive dynamo that turns a simple sandwich eaten by five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair into raw energy for a blistering sprint down the ice; and the ultimate event--the development of a new human life inside track star Karen Hatchett.

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s22e22 Making of a Doctor 1995-05-04 01:00 ⌄

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Making of a Doctor

s22e22 · 1995-05-04 · 01:00

In the third installment of a 10-year project, NOVA checks up on a group of aspiring doctors who've been chronicled since their first day of medical school in 1987. Now bona fide MDs and in the middle of residency training, the group faces the awesome responsibility of curing the sick and keeping their own lives intact.

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s22e23 Fast Cars 1995-05-24 01:00 ⌄

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Fast Cars

s22e23 · 1995-05-24 · 01:00

What does it take to win at Indy? NOVA follows champion race driver Bobby Rahal and a team of engineers as they strive to design a new car that can win the checkered flag at the Memorial Day classic. The program also features racing insights from top drivers Emerson Fittipaldi, Willy T. Ribbs and Lyn Saint James.

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