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Nova
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA programs demystify science and technology and highlight the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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Nova
S47 E8: Saving Notre Dame
When the Notre Dame cathedral caught fire in April 2019, Paris came perilously close to losing over 800 years of history. As engineers rebuild, researchers use cutting-edge technology to piece together what happened and restore the cathedral.
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Nova
S42 E4: Hagia Sophia – Istanbul's Ancient Mystery
As Istanbul braces for the next big quake, a team of architects and engineers is investigating Hagia Sophia's seismic secrets.
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Nova
S42 E5: Petra – Lost City of Stone
More than two thousand years ago, the thriving city of Petra rose up in the bone-dry desert of what is now Jordan. But following a catastrophic earthquake and a slump in its desert trade routes, Petra was lost to most of the world for nearly 1000 years.
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Nova
S42 E6: Colosseum - Roman Death Trap
Archaeologists and engineers team up to re-create ancient Roman techniques to build a 25-foot lifting machine and trap-door system capable of releasing a wolf into the Colosseum's arena for the first time in 1,500 years.
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Nova
S47 E16: Can We Cool The Planet?
As global temperatures rise, scientists are exploring geoengineering solutions, from planting trees to sucking carbon out of the air to physically blocking out sunlight. But would it work? And what are the risks of engineering Earth's climate?
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Secrets of the Forbidden City
Discover the ingenious engineering of Beijing's Forbidden City, the power center of imperial China for nearly 500 years. Discover how the design of this vast complex of palaces and temples enabled it to survive centuries of earthquake shocks.
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2020-12-04T04:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2020-12-06T14:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2020-12-06T17:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
Bird Brain
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2020-12-11T04:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2020-12-13T14:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2020-12-13T17:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
Rise of the Rockets
Marvel at a new era of space exploration and accessibility, thanks to NASA's return to crewed spaceflight, as well as private companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, and technologies that make rockets cheaper and more powerful than ever.
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2020-12-11T05:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
Einstein's Quantum Riddle
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2020-12-18T04:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2020-12-20T14:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2020-12-20T17:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
Apollo's Daring Mission
Hear Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of how the first mission to the moon, Apollo 8, pioneered groundbreaking technologies that would pave the way to land a man on the moon and win the space race.
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2020-12-18T05:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
Pluto and Beyond
Season 46, Episode 1
Join the mission as the New Horizons spacecraft attempts to fly by NASA's most distant target yet. Since it explored Pluto in 2015, New Horizons is zooming toward Ultima Thule, an object four billion miles from Earth.
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2020-12-27T14:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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2020-12-27T17:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
The Impossible Flight
Follow two intrepid pilots as they take on the greatest aviation adventure of our time, overcoming countless challenges as they construct and fly the first solar-powered airplane around the world.
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2021-01-01T04:00:00-08:00KCET-HD
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