NaN/100 votes#1 - Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2005
Topics include: Getting worked up over mirror neurons, new tools for predicting hurricanes, the sounds that sand dunes make, and a profile of MIT robot designer James McLurkin.
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- 8.0/107 votes
#2 - 3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2005
Featured segments include: the discovered remains of three-foot-tall humans on the island of Flores, a look at how T. Rex got to be so big, a profile of nanotechnologist Naomi Halas, the issues surrounding stem cells, and the yearly freeze and thaw cycle of the common wood frog.
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- 8.4/106 votes
#3 - Hydrogen Cars, Petunias, Glaciers
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2005
Featured segments include: the future of hydrogen fuel cell cars, the discovery of medical potential within a petunia, a fast moving glacier and what it says about global warming, and a profile of brothers and mathematicians Gregory and David Chudnovsky.
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- 8.0/106 votes
#4 - Life in the Lab, Lightning, Fish Surgery
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2005
Featured segments include: scientists making life in the lab, lightning that may be triggered by cosmic rays, a profile of neuroscientist Erich Jarvis, the advances of fish surgery, the too human appearance of Hollywood aliens, and an update on Hurricane Katrina.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Tenth Planet, Twin Primes, Bird Flu
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/10/2006
Featured segments include: a possible tenth planet in our solar system, the twin prime conjecture, a possible reappearance of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a look at the bird flu and whether it will move to people, the growing of meat in a laboratory culture, an update on stem cells, the link between hurricanes and global warming, and a profile of cancer researcher Tyler Curiel.
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The Best Episodes of NOVA scienceNOW Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes" is the best rated episode of "NOVA scienceNOW" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/25/2005. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells".