Biography & Profiles
NOVA
Watch an uncut interview with the late astronaut, conducted at NASA in 1984. Continue
Bill Moyers
E.O. Wilson is one of the world's foremost authorities on biology speaks about what humankind needs to understand about the Earth to heal it and about his latest project The Encyclopedia of Life - a digital, online catalog of every single living species on the planet. And, the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), composed of young adults from the banks of the Anacostia River. Continue
NOVA
Witness Charles Darwin's greatest personal crisis: the anguishing decision over whether to "go public" with his theory of evolution. 12/7/2011 Continue
NOVA
Centuries old manuscripts reveal the hidden pursuits of a scientific genius. Continue
NOVA
Einstein's letters shed light on his revolutionary discoveries and his forbidden loves. Continue
The Parent Show
If you want your kid to love science (and grow up just like Neil?!), let them be kids, he says. Playing in puddles, taking things apart, and asking endless questions today can cultivate the best scientific minds of tomorrow. Continue
American Masters
This chronology of Muir's life plots a history of his travels, career in writing, conservation efforts, and political victories for the National Parks. See many of these moments reenacted in John Muir in the New World airing Monday, April 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) in honor of Earth Day (4/22) and John Muir Day (4/21). Continue
NOVA
Emily Whiting, an architectural engineer and avid rock climber, knows how to keep things in balance. Continue
American Masters
Read a short biography of John Muir's travels in the Americas and learn about the luminaries that paved the way for his philosophies of naturalism and preservation. John Muir in the New World airs April 18 on PBS (check local listings). Continue
NOVA
This software engineer and dancer found her groove teaching children about their emotional lives. Continue
Bill Moyers
With a landmark speech on health reform behind him and tensions rising in war-torn Afghanistan, Bill Moyers Journal looks at President Obama's next big fights. Global health specialist and incoming president of Dartmouth College Dr. Jim Yong Kim shares his expertise in public health. A hard look at the state of affairs in Afghanistan with McClatchy DC Pentagon correspondent Nancy Youssef. Continue
NOVA
Follow the story of twin girls joined at the head, as surgeons prepare to separate them. Continue
NOVA scienceNOW
Investigate the psychology of magic tricks, magnetic wands that treat depression, artificial intelligence, and more. Continue
NOVA
The story of Galileo, his discoveries, and his struggle with the Catholic Church. Continue
The Journey to Palomar
The story of American astronomer George Ellery Hale's dramatic public and private struggle to build the four largest telescopes in the world. 6/22/11 Continue
NOVA
Inventor and engineer Saul Griffith has put himself and his family on a strict regime to reduce their carbon footprint. Continue
Secret Life of Scientists
Currently working toward her Ph.D. at MIT, Emily Whiting explores the intersection of architecture, structural engineering, and computer graphics. Using her studies of very old buildings, Emily creates animations that help guide the efficient and effective creation of new buildings. When not thinking about megabytes and concrete, Emily scales really, really tall things - she's a rock-climber. Continue
Secrets of the Dead
A modern day quest to find the truth behind one of exploration's greatest mysteries: What happened to adventurer Col. Percy Fawcett who went looking for a city of gold - the Lost City of "Z" - in the Amazon in 1925 and disappeared forever? 7/20/11 Continue
NOVA
Dave Sulzer studies diseases of the brain and how brain cells communicate. He has also conducted an elephant orchestra. Continue
American Masters
This documentary delves into John Muir's life with reenactments throughout the majestic landscapes he visited: Wisconsin, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, the Alhambra Valley of California, and the glaciers of Alaska. This Scottish American is remembered as the father of the environmental movement. John Muir in the New World airs nationally Monday, April 18 at 9 p.m. (check local listings). Continue
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1. Earth: The Biography 2PK DVD
Satellite imagery and state-of-the-art computer graphics give this visual "biography" of Earth a rare feeling of immediacy and accessibility, from its boiling volcanoes to icy glacier waterfalls.
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