NOVA

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NOVA is the highest rated science series on television and the most watched documentary series on public television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. On PRX, we bring you short audio stories from the world of science—from earthquakes to mummies to neutrinos—that expand on topics from NOVA T.V. programs.

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Marine biologist Colleen Reichmuth works with walruses. She says that, like dolphins, they can communicate using an amazing variety of sounds.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Chris Goldfinger, Credit: NOAA
Geologist Chris Goldfinger explains how one earthquake can trigger others in a giant chain reaction.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:10
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Alan Stern, Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Alan Stern thinks that when astronomers decide what is or isn't a planet, the criteria should be simple.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:27
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Hubble Space Telescope, Credit: NASA
Astronomer and astronaut John Grunsfeld explains why the Hubble Space Telescope will have a lasting legacy.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:24
  • Purchases: 3
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that when scientist Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms were made mostly of empty space, he was afraid ...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Mark Lehner, Credit: pbs.org/nova
Archaeologist Mark Lehner says that his field is really about the art of observation.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:16
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Life returns to Mt. St. Helens, Credit: pbs.org/nova
Ecologist Charlie Crisafulli explains how being at Mt. St. Helens when it erupted completely changed the course of his career.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:12
  • Purchases: 2
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Roboticist Cynthia Brazeal makes robots that interact socially with humans—taking cues from people's voices, facial expressions, and body language....

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:21
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Sam Bowring, Credit: MIT
Sam Bowring studies mass extinctions in the Earth's past. He says humans might not be around much longer... geologically speaking.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:29
  • Purchases: 2
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NASA psychologist Al Holland describes the mental challenges astronauts might face during a 3-year mission to Mars.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Kenny Broad
Anthropologist and explorer Kenny Broad studies some of the world's most dangerous places—underwater caves called "Blue Holes."

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:29
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Mark Siddall, Credit: Sara Watson
Leech expert Mark Siddall explains why leeches can survive on nothing but blood.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:14
  • Purchases: 2
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Anthropologist Barbara McLeod explains how she learned to speak ancient Maya.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:27
  • Purchases: 2
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Materials scientist Stephen Steiner says that high-speed computers in the future might run on man-made diamonds instead of silicon.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:17
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Geoff Marcy, Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Geoff Marcy describes how the Earth got just the right amount of water to support life.

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:29
  • Purchases: 2