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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Science & Nature
Please note that only primetime shows (7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.)
are listed and described.

August:

	Nature: Crime Scene Creatures They don't have their own TV series yet, but crime-solving animals and plants are lending valuable aid to scientists and law enforcement agents who know how to use them. Sunday, August 2, 7:00 p.m.
	Nova: Underwater Dream Machine Peter Robbins has dreamed of submarines all his life, and over the course of four years, has staked everything he owned to build his own submarine, the Alicia , in a bid to explore the sunken wrecks of German U-boats. Tuesday, August 4, 8:00 p.m.
	Nova ScienceNow Host Neil deGrasse Tyson explores Dark Matter, reporting from an abandoned mine to find ghostly substances. Alzheimer’s and Memory Mice shows how mice with memory loss can regain gene activity in the brain. Hany Farid, professor of computer science, projects the ease of photo manipulation. Wisdom of the Crowd disproves famed scientist Sir Francis Galton. Tuesday, August 4, 9:00 p.m.
	Paving the Way: The National Park-to-Park Highway Intreped motorists travel 5,000 miles over 76 days to promote "see America first" by automobile. Wednesday, August 5, 10:00 p.m.
	Supernatural Science: Atlantis Found? The search for this mystical city goes from Europe to the high plains of South America. Thursday, August 6, 10:00 p.m.
	Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey The grace and splendor of 14 national parks, from mountains, forests and deserts to rivers, lakes and ocean, with cinematographer David Fortney. Friday, August 7, 9:00 p.m.
	Nature: Murder in the Troop In a wildlife story with Shakespearean overtones, life becomes dangerous for twin baboons in Zambia when their father is defeated as alpha male of the troop by the dominant ruler of a neighborning troop, unleashing potentially deadly intrigue. Sunday, August 9, 7:00 p.m.
	Alaska: Spirit of the Wild This episode gives a look at the lifestyle of animals and humans throughout a year. It also explains how each adapt through living conditions of harsh winters and rejuvenating springs. Sunday, August 9, 8:00 p.m.
	Tropical Rainforest Explores the evolution, biology and recent destruction of the rain forest of Australia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, and Malaysia. Music by Ladysmith Black Mambazo Tuesday, July 21, 8:45 p.m.
	Nova: The Deadliest Plane Crash Nova presents a gripping investigation of what went wrong when two Boeing 747 airliners collided in thick fog on the runway at a tiny airport in the Canary Islands, killing 583 passengers and crew — the worst loss of life in any air disaster. Tuesday, August 11, 8:00 p.m.
	Nova ScienceNow The science behind our sense of taste; a product that may fulfill the dream of creating an artificial tree that can absorb carbon dioxide directly from the air; shedding light on the evolutionary roots of human language through studies of walrus and sea lion vocal and intellectual abilities; and a profile of medical engineer Sangeeta Bhatia. Tuesday, August 11, 9:00 p.m.
	Paving the Way: The National Park-to Park Highway Tour members are faced with the decision to turn around, or continue traveling without their leader. Wednesday, August 12, 10:00 p.m.
	Supernatural Science: Between Life and Death Those who have narrowly escaped death help shed light on the workings of the human brain. Thursday, August 13, 10:00 p.m.
	Nova: Hunting the Hidden Dimensions What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They’re all connected by a revolutionary new branch of math called fractals, which changed the way we see the world and opened up a vast new territory to scientific analysis and understanding. Tuesday, August 18, 8:00 p.m.
	Nova ScienceNow The implications of the personal genetic profile, which will predict a person’s chances of contracting one of several serious diseases; a visit to a Texas algae farm, where researchers are creating tailor-made algae cells to coax the fuel they want out of these little organisms, which just may be our biofuel future. Tuesday, August 18, 9:00 p.m.
	Supernatural Science: ESP Is extra-sensory perception merely a collection of coincidences or is it a skill which could help solve crimes, or even fight wars? Thursday, August 20, 10:00 p.m.
	Nova: Monster of the Milky Way Astronomers are closing in on the proof they've sought for years that one of the most destructive objects in the universe a supermassive black hole is lurking right in the center of our own galaxy. Tuesday, August 25, 8:00 p.m.
	Nova ScienceNow The repair mission for the Hubble space telescope, as astronauts try to fix crucial equipment that was not designed to be repaired in orbit; common backyard birds with a dark secret, and a clue that might unravel the most brutal reign of terror in the avian world. Tuesday, August 25, 9:00 p.m.
	Supernatural Science: Physical Feats Investigate the power of the human mind to overcome the limits of the body. Friday, August 27, 10:00 p.m.

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