S33 · E19

ScienceNOW: Extinction

Oct 3, 200657m

The "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250 million years ago; investigates the 1918 influenza outbreak, which killed as many as 50 million people; details the work of MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal's efforts to create "sociable robots"; and examines attempts to decipher 2000-year-old papyrus scrolls. Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts.

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ScienceNOW: Extinction

Episodes

Mystery of the Megaflood

Sinking the Supership

Einstein's Big Idea

Volcano Under the City

Hitler's Sunken Secret

Newton's Dark Secrets

Storm That Drowned a City

The Mummy Who Would Be King

Deadly Ascent

The Perfect Corpse

Jewel of the Earth

The Ghost Particle

Arctic Passage

The Great Robot Race: Nova

Voyage to the Mystery Moon

Dimming the Sun

Wings of Madness

Family That Walks on All Fours

ScienceNOW: Extinction

Underwater Dream Machine