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The Best Episodes of NOVA scienceNOW Season 1

Every episode of NOVA scienceNOW Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NOVA scienceNOW Season 1!

NOVA scienceNOW is a News magazine version of the long-running and venerable PBS science program Nova. Premiering on January 25, 2005, the series was originally hosted by Robert Krulwich, who described it as an experiment

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NOVA scienceNOW Season 1 Episode 1 - Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes
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    #1 - Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. NOVA scienceNOW Season 1 Episode 2 - 3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells
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    #2 - 3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. NOVA scienceNOW Season 1 Episode 3 - Hydrogen Cars, Petunias, Glaciers
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    #3 - Hydrogen Cars, Petunias, Glaciers

    S1:E3

    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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  4. NOVA scienceNOW Season 1 Episode 4 - Life in the Lab, Lightning, Fish Surgery
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    #4 - Life in the Lab, Lightning, Fish Surgery

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. NOVA scienceNOW Season 1 Episode 5 - Tenth Planet, Twin Primes, Bird Flu
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    #5 - Tenth Planet, Twin Primes, Bird Flu

    S1:E5

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes" is the best rated episode of "NOVA scienceNOW" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/25/2005. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells".