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s06e01 Black Tide 1979-01-05 02:00 ⌄

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Black Tide

s06e01 · 1979-01-05 · 02:00

On the morning of March 16, 1978, the US owned, Liberian registered supertanker, the Amoco Cadiz, went aground off the coast of Brittany. Over the following days and weeks its entire 68 million gallons of oil drained into the sea. A NOVA production team began filmming at the scene shortly after the disaster, the biggest oil spill in history, and recorded clean-up efforts, effects of the spill on the crucial tourism and fishing industries, and the attempts of US and French marine biologists to trace the passage of the oil through the environment.

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s06e02 Long Walk of Fred Young 1979-01-12 02:00 ⌄

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Long Walk of Fred Young

s06e02 · 1979-01-12 · 02:00

As a child, Fred Young hunted birds and wild animals with primitive weapons, spoke only the Indian languages Ute and Navajo, went to a medicine man when he was sick, and slept under the stars. NOVA profiles Dr. Frederick Young, now a nuclear physicist working on the laser fusion project at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in New Mexico.

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s06e03 A World of Difference 1979-01-19 02:00 ⌄

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A World of Difference

s06e03 · 1979-01-19 · 02:00

In 1945, B.F. Skinner shocked the world by putting his 13 month-old daughter, Deborah, into a 'box.' The box was actually a climate-controlled crib designed for comfort and protection, and the young psychologist was merely testing his theory that environment controls behavior. NOVA portrays the life of this famous behavioral psychologist now in his 70's and living quietly in Cambridge as Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.

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s06e04 Cashing in on the Ocean 1979-02-02 02:00 ⌄

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Cashing in on the Ocean

s06e04 · 1979-02-02 · 02:00

The bed of the northeast Pacific Ocean is covered with a "carpet" estimated to be worth a staggering ten million dollars. These manganese nodules—the bumpy carpet—are rich not only in manganese but in the key strategic minerals: copper, nickel and cobalt. NOVA examines the debate about who owns them and who has the right to exploit their use.

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s06e05 Patterns from the Past 1979-02-09 02:00 ⌄

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Patterns from the Past

s06e05 · 1979-02-09 · 02:00

Below the snow-capped peaks of the Peruvian Andes, the Q'eros Indians live a life patterned on that of their ancestors thousands of years ago. NOVA takes a look at the unchanging world of these isolated mountain people.

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s06e06 The Invisible Flame 1979-02-23 02:00 ⌄

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The Invisible Flame

s06e06 · 1979-02-23 · 02:00

Some day hydrogen may replace the gasoline that we are now using up so rapidly. NOVA looks at the potential of hydrogen as a zero-pollution fuel.

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s06e07 The End of the Rainbow 1979-03-02 02:00 ⌄

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The End of the Rainbow

s06e07 · 1979-03-02 · 02:00

Is nuclear fusion the solution to the energy crisis? NOVA examines the promise—and problems—of fusion as a future energy source.

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s06e08 The Beersheva Experiment 1979-03-09 02:00 ⌄

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The Beersheva Experiment

s06e08 · 1979-03-09 · 02:00

Health care is the third largest industry in the US. As a result of billions of dollars spent for medical education in the 1960s, there are now too many specialists and too few primary care physicians, especially in underserved areas. NOVA tells the story of one medical school in Israel that is training a new kind of family doctor.

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s06e09 Einstein 1979-03-16 02:00 ⌄

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Einstein

s06e09 · 1979-03-16 · 02:00

One hundred years after his birth, Albert Einstein remains an enigma to most Americans. NOVA presents an insightful portrait of the man and his mind through rarely viewed film footage.

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s06e10 The Keys of Paradise 1979-03-30 02:00 ⌄

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The Keys of Paradise

s06e10 · 1979-03-30 · 02:00

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s06e11 A Plague on our Children 1979-10-03 01:00 ⌄

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A Plague on our Children

s06e11 · 1979-10-03 · 01:00

Is the chemical industry a boom to modern civilization, or a major threat to our health and that of future generations? NOVA examines how toxic heribicides, pesticides, and other chemicals may cause cancer, miscarriages and birth defects in humans.

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s06e12 Life on a Silken Thread 1979-10-10 01:00 ⌄

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Life on a Silken Thread

s06e12 · 1979-10-10 · 01:00

Sinister, sometimes even deadly, spiders have little popular appeal; yet their silken webs are among nature's loveliest creations. NOVA takes a close-look in slow motion, as spiders reveal a delicate grace and beauty, and an amazing array of lifestyles.

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s06e13 Sweet Solutions 1979-10-17 01:00 ⌄

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Sweet Solutions

s06e13 · 1979-10-17 · 01:00

NOVA views the history of sugar—from its scientific, religious and political history to its medical controversy.

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s06e14 Race for the Gold 1979-10-31 02:00 ⌄

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Race for the Gold

s06e14 · 1979-10-31 · 02:00

At the 1976 Olympics, East German athletes walked off with 40 of the coveted gold medals, though their country is only the size of New Jersey. NOVA investigates whether a drug responsible for their incredible success—or is American athletic training and commitment falling behind that of the Communist world?

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s06e15 All Part of the Game 1979-11-07 02:00 ⌄

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All Part of the Game

s06e15 · 1979-11-07 · 02:00

Thousands of amateur athletes are hurt every year, and many professional athletes suffer injuries that may mean the end of a career. NOVA looks at a new medical specialty—sports medicine—that promises to prevent and cure many sports related problems.

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s06e16 India: Machinery of Hope 1979-11-21 02:00 ⌄

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India: Machinery of Hope

s06e16 · 1979-11-21 · 02:00

Most of India lives by the same rhythm, the same tools, as in centuries past. But there is another India—with thriving commercial centers, spotless research laboratories and large-scale industry. NOVA looks at how the gap between these two extremes is shrinking because of a policy of "appropriate" technology that uses the resources of both to meet the greatest needs of all.

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s06e17 The Bridge that Spanned the World 1979-12-05 02:00 ⌄

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The Bridge that Spanned the World

s06e17 · 1979-12-05 · 02:00

The Iron Bridge across the River Severn in Telford, England is two centuries old this year. It remains a monument to the Shropshire iron masters who built it, and a symbol of the Industrial Revolution that was born in the area where the bridge stands. NOVA traces the development of ironmaking and its far-reaching effects on society and the world economy.

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s06e18 Termites to Telescopes 1979-12-12 02:00 ⌄

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Termites to Telescopes

s06e18 · 1979-12-12 · 02:00

Dr. Philip Morrison, Institute Professor and Professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, presents this thoughtful and provocative commentary on the nature of civilization.

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s06e19 Blindness: Five Points of Views 1979-12-19 02:00 ⌄

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Blindness: Five Points of Views

s06e19 · 1979-12-19 · 02:00

For many people the idea of life without vision is as fearful as death. NOVA looks at five people struggling to save their threatened vision using drugs, surgery, counseling and determination.

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