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NOVA Season 51

Building Stuff: Change It!

Season 51 Episode 17
53:40
Building Stuff: Reach It!

Building Stuff: Reach It!

Season 51 Episode 16
53:40
Building Stuff: Boost It!

Building Stuff: Boost It!

Season 51 Episode 15
53:40
Solar System: Wandering Worlds

Solar System: Wandering Worlds

Season 51 Episode 13
53:34
Solar System: Icy Worlds

Solar System: Icy Worlds

Season 51 Episode 12
53:34
Solar System: Volcano Worlds

Solar System: Volcano Worlds

Season 51 Episode 11
53:34
Solar System: Strange Worlds

Solar System: Strange Worlds

Season 51 Episode 10
53:34
Solar System: Storm Worlds

Solar System: Storm Worlds

Season 51 Episode 9
53:34
Decoding the Universe: Quantum

Decoding the Universe: Quantum

Season 51 Episode 14
53:40
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos

Decoding the Universe: Cosmos

Season 51 Episode 8
53:38
Secrets in Your Data

Secrets in Your Data

Season 51 Episode 7
53:40
Great American Eclipse

Great American Eclipse

Season 51 Episode 6
53:34
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Picture a Scientist (with Audio Description)

Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive. This episode contains audio description, which is now a standard feature in more recent NOVA episodes.

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NOVA Season 51
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From electric flight to artificial noses, engineers are finding new ways to preserve our planet.
Building Stuff: Reach It!
53:40
Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.
Building Stuff: Boost It!
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Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.
Decoding the Universe: Quantum
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Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.
Solar System: Wandering Worlds
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Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.
Solar System: Icy Worlds
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Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.
Solar System: Volcano Worlds
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Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.
Solar System: Strange Worlds
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What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be?
Solar System: Storm Worlds
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Discover the dramatic forces creating spectacular weather on neighboring planets and moons.
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
53:38
Explore big discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
Secrets in Your Data
53:40
Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.
Great American Eclipse
53:34
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.
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