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The Chemistry of Tender Turkey

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What makes onions so oniony? Why does stuffing sometimes come out gummy? Learn the secret to making delicious stuffing with the perfect texture—and why onions might make you cry as you&#x27;re cooking it.

Learn the secret to making delicious stuffing that&#x27;s not gummy.

Turn to Science for Great Thanksgiving Stuffing

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The Science of Flavor

Decoding da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance genius. Not only did he paint masterpieces of art, but he was an obsessive scientist and inventor, dreaming up complex machines centuries ahead of his time, including parachutes, armored tanks, hang gliders, and robots. On the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, with the help of biographer Walter Isaacson, NOVA investigates the secrets of Leonardo’s success. How did his scientific curiosity, from dissections of cadavers to studies of optics, shape his genius and help him create perhaps the most famous painting of all time, the &quot;Mona Lisa&quot;? (Premiered November 13, 2019)

Discover the science behind Leonardo da Vinci&#x27;s masterpieces—and Mona Lisa&#x27;s iconic smile.

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Since the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947, these fragile parchment relics have intrigued scholars, religious leaders, and profiteers alike. The 2,000-year-old scrolls include the oldest-known versions of the Hebrew Bible and hold vital clues about the birth of Christianity. While certain scrolls have survived intact, others have been ravaged by time—burnt, decayed, or torn to pieces—and remain an enigma. Now, scientists are using new technologies to read the unreadable, solve mysteries that have endured for millennia, and even discover million-dollar fakes. (Premiered November 6, 2019)

New technologies unravel the Dead Sea Scrolls’ mysteries and uncover million-dollar fakes.

Dead Sea Scroll Detectives

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Learn about nitrogen glaciers and ice volcanoes visible on the surface of Pluto, and the processes that may be behind the extraordinary geological diversity of this dwarf planet, in this video from NOVA: Pluto and Beyond.

Exploring Pluto's Surface

Use this video, from NOVA The Violence Paradox, to examine arguments for the self-domestication hypothesis—which may support explanations for a surprising trend in interpersonal violence in human societies.

Survival of the Friendliest (Self-Domestication Hypothesis)

Adults are prompted to give a hostile response to an act they perceive as hostile in this study. Researchers investigate what adult brains experience after acting upon the feeling of revenge in this resource from NOVA The Violence Paradox.

Does Revenge Feel Good?

Children younger than a year old watch a puppet show and express their preferences regarding matters of justice and fairness. Researchers ask if a sense of right and wrong is innate in humans in this resource from NOVA The Violence Paradox.

Are We Born with Moral Instincts?

Discover how contemporary researchers used computers to analyze a massive historical data set—127 million words collected from 239 years of criminal trials in London—to confirm a shift in public attitudes towards violence, in this video from NOVA The Violence Paradox.

Cultural Shifts in Attitudes Towards Violence

We know aggressive thoughts don’t always lead to violent actions. But could new brain research lead to tools that would increase our self-control around such thoughts? Find out in this resource from NOVA The Violence Paradox.

The Brain's Self-Control Center

To explore the origins of aggressive behavior in the brain, researchers activate neurons in the hypothalamus of a genetically modified mouse that trigger aggressive behavior in this resource from NOVA The Violence Paradox.

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