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Einstein's Big Idea (#3213)
Ingenuity and human conflict surrounded Einstein's breakthrough unleashing the power of the atom.
This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
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NOVA | Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity | PBS (#3614)
In "Birth of Humanity," the second part of the three-part series "Becoming Human," NOVA investigates the first skeleton ... 00:31
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NOVA | Becoming Human Part 1 | PBS (#3613)
Full Program: First Steps: 6 million years ago, what set our ancestors on the path from ape to human? 51:28
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NOVA | Becoming Human Full Series Preview | PBS (#3613)
Watch on-air & online starting Tues., Nov. 3, 8PM ET. Check your local listings. 09:31
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NOVA | Becoming Human Part 3 Preview | PBS (#3615)
Last Human Standing: Many human species once shared the globe. Why do we alone remain? 02:39
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NOVA | Becoming Human (Part 1): First Steps | PBS (#3613)
First Steps: 6 million years ago, what set our ancestors on the path from ape to human? 00:31
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All Upcoming Episodes
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Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity (#3614)
Top anthropologists investigate new discoveries that transform the picture of how we became human.
- Tue, November 10, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, November 12, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, November 12, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, November 12, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, November 13, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 14, 6:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 14, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 14, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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Becoming Human: Last Human Standing (#3615)
Top anthropologists investigate new discoveries that transform the picture of how we became human.
- Tue, November 17, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, November 19, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, November 19, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, November 19, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, November 20, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 21, 6:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 21, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 21, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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What Are Dreams? (#3612)
Leading dream researchers use extraordinary experiments to investigate the world of sleep.
- Tue, November 24, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, November 26, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, November 26, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, November 26, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, November 27, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 28, 6:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 28, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, November 28, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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Saved by the Sun (#3407)
Problems and possible solutions to global warming are examined, with a focus on renewable energy.
- Tue, December 1, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, December 3, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 3, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 3, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 4, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 5, 6:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 5, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 5, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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Volcano Above the Clouds (#3017)
A young geologist takes viewers back to the dawn of time and the formation of the African continent.
- Tue, December 8, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, December 10, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 10, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 10, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 11, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 12, 6:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 12, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 12, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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The Spy Factory (#3602)
A look at how the American government uses technology to gather information in the war on terror.
- Tue, December 15, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, December 17, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 17, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 17, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 18, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 19, 6:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 19, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 19, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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The Last Great Ape (#3404)
Researchers return to the Congo to explore a little-studied group of apes called bonobos.
- Thu, December 24, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 24, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 24, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, December 25, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 26, 6:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 26, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, December 26, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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What Darwin Never Knew (#3617)
Questions what really drives evolution, what turns one species into another and how humans evolve.
- Tue, December 29, 7:00 PM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of NOVA aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Becoming Human: First Steps (#3613)
- Family That Walks On All Fours (#3317)
- Lizard Kings (#3616)
- Hubble's Amazing Rescue (#3611)
- Darwin's Darkest Hour (#3605)
- Sputnik Declassified (#3415)
- The Ghost In Your Genes (#3413)
- Arctic Dinosaurs (#3511)
- Mystery of the Megavolcano (#3312)
- Is There Life On Mars? (#3518)
- Monster of the Milky Way (#3314)
- Hunting The Hidden Dimension (#3514)
- The Deadliest Plane Crash (#3315)
- Underwater Dream Machine (#3319)
- AstroSpies (#3501)
- Kings of Camouflage (#3402)
- Secrets of the Parthenon (#3503)
- Secrets of the Samurai Sword (#3412)
- Musical Minds (#3610)
