NOVA scienceNOW | Diamond Factory, Anthrax Investigation, Auto-Tune, Luis von Ahn | PBS
Duration: 52:02 (Full Program)
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NOVA scienceNOW #401
Broadcast Date: Jun. 30, 2009
Breakthroughs in the engineering of artificial diamonds; the science that went into solving the deadly post-9/11 anthrax attacks and the ingenious technique researchers developed to pinpoint the source; “AutoTune,” the controversial computer pitch-correction software that turns sour notes into sweet ones; and a profile of computer scientist Luis von Ahn.
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