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KUED Presents NOVA:"What Are Dreams?"
Tue, November 24th, 2009 - What are dreams and why do we have them? NOVA joins the leading dream researchers as they embark on a variety of neurological and psychological experiments to investigate the world of sleep and dreams. Delving deep into the thoughts and brains of a v...BECOMING HUMAN: UNEARTHING OUR EARLIEST ANCESTORS
NOVA'S COMPREHENSIVE THREE-PART SERIES ON HUMAN EVOLUTIONTue, November 3rd, 2009 - Nothing is more fascinating to us than, well, us. Where did we come from? What makes us human? The first in-depth televised investigation documenting an explosion of recent discoveries, NOVA's three-part special, Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earlie...
NOVA: Darwin's Darkest Hour
Tue, October 6th, 2009 - Acclaimed screenwriter John Goldsmith (David Copperfield, Victoria and Albert) brings to life Charles Darwin's greatest personal crisis: the anguishing decision over whether to "go public" with his theory of evolution. The two-our special, NOVA: "D...NOVA: "Musical Minds"
NOVA and Dr. Oliver Sacks Explore the Power of Music and the Brain Through the Compelling Stories of Individuals Dealing With Extraordinary Medical ConditionsTue, June 30th, 2009 - Can the power of music make the brain come alive? Throughout his career, Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and acclaimed author whose book "Awakenings" was made into a Oscar-nominated feature film starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, has encount...
NOVA/National Geographic Special Presents "THE GREAT INCA REBELLION"
THE FIRST NOVA/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV SPECIAL REVEALS STUNNING NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE LAST DAYS OF THE INCA EMPIRETue, March 17th, 2009 - Through a mix of crime-lab science, archeology and history, a new NOVA/National Geographic special, "The Great Inca Rebellion," presents stunning new evidence that is changing what we know about the final days of the once-mighty Inca Empire. Airing...
NOVA Presents: "Hunting the Hidden Dimension"
- NOVA Reveals Mathematical Mysteries of Hidden Patterns Found in Nature, Art, Science and Technology -Tue, February 10th, 2009 - You may not know it, but fractals, like the air you breathe, are all around you. Their irregular, repeating shapes are found in cloud formations and tree limbs, in stalks of broccoli and craggy mountain ranges, and even in the rhythm of the human hea...
NOVA Presents: "The Spy Factory"
Technologically Advanced Spy Agency --and Its Mission to Eavesdrop on the WorldTue, February 3rd, 2009 - In The Spy Factory, an eye-opening documentary on the National Security Agency (NSA) by best-selling author James Bamford and Emmy Award-winning producer Scott Willis, NOVA exposes the ultra-secret intelligence agency's role in the failure to...
NOVA: "The Big Energy Gamble"
Tue, January 20th, 2009 - On Tuesday, January 20, NOVA takes a look at everything California is doing, from energy conservation and efficiency to the development of new sources of carbon-free power, to find out how the rest of the country can join in the aggressive pursuit of...Celebrate our Nation's Birthday with Programs on KUED
NOVA Presents "Fireworks" -- Pyrotechnically SpeakingTue, July 1st, 2008 - On Tuesday, July 1, NOVA explores the science and art of those who play with fire for our delight. The program airs simultaneously at 7 p.m. on KUED-Channel 7 and in HD on KUED 7.2. Stay tuned at 8 p.m. for 3, 2, 1 Fireworks, and take a tour of Was...
MEET THE "ANT MAN"
NOVA PROFILES NATURALIST AND CONSERVATION CRUSADER E.O. WILSON in "Lord of the Ants"Tue, May 20th, 2008 - At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his "little savage" phase of boyhood exploration of the natural world. NOVA profiles this soft-spoken Southerner and Professor Emeritus at Harvard, who is an acclaimed advocate for ants, biological divers...
