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The Best Episodes of NOVA scienceNOW Season 3

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 1 - Dark Matter, Mice, Crowd Wisdom
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    #1 - Dark Matter, Mice, Crowd Wisdom

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    Dark Matter - Turns out most of the universe is held together by a mysterious, invisible substance. Of Mice and Memory - Mice placed in enriched environments can recover lost memories, giving hope to those who study Alzheimer's. Profile: Hany Farid - This self-proclaimed "accidental scientist" is a digital detective inventing new ways to tell if photos have been faked. Wisdom of the Crowds - Ask enough people to estimate something, and their combined guesses will get you surprisingly close to the right answer.

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  2. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 2 - Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile
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    #2 - Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile

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    Personal DNA Testing - Genetic testing to assess risk factors for a handful of serious illnesses is now commercially available. But is it a good idea? Art Authentication - See how clever computer algorithms can distinguish a master fake from a masterpiece. Capturing Carbon - An eighth-grader's science fair project prompts her scientist father to develop a new way to pull excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Profile: Pardis Sabeti - By night she's a rocker. By day, she's a Harvard geneticist tracking the evolution of the human genome.

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  3. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 3 - Saving Hubble, First Primates, Iraqibacter
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    #3 - Saving Hubble, First Primates, Iraqibacter

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    Saving Hubble - Two teams of spacewalkers take on the risky mission of reviving the ailing Space Telescope. First Primates - Our most distant primate ancestors, which lived about 55 million years ago, were tree-dwellers the size of mice. Profile: Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa - He jumped the fence from Mexico to work as a farmhand and ended up a leading brain surgeon. Killer Microbe - A relatively benign bug becomes a highly lethal pathogen, known to U.S. soldiers as Iraqibacter.

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  4. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 4 - Bird Brains, Space Storms, Smart Bridges
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    #4 - Bird Brains, Space Storms, Smart Bridges

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    Bird Brains - Clues to the origins of human language are turning up in the brains of birds. Space Storms - Behind the dazzling display of the aurora borealis are space storms that could turn the lights off here on Earth. Profile: Yoky Matsuoka - A former tennis prodigy aims to create advanced prosthetic limbs controlled by human thought. Smart Bridges - Can we engineer bridges that tell us what's wrong with them before it's too late?

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  5. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 5 - Leeches; SETI; Stem Cells; Edith Widder
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    #5 - Leeches; SETI; Stem Cells; Edith Widder

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    Leeches - A century after falling out of favor, medicinal leeches are back in hospitals, sucking away on patients' wounds. SETI - Astronomers have their radio telescopes tuned to receive signals from alien worlds. But is anybody out there? Stem Cells Breakthrough - Three separate teams overcome a biomedical hurdle—creating stem cells without the use of human embryos. Profile: Edith Widder - Meet a marine biologist and explorer who has engineered new ways to spy on deep-sea creatures.

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  6. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 6 - Phoenix; Mammoth Mystery; Judah Folkman Tribute
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    #6 - Phoenix; Mammoth Mystery; Judah Folkman Tribute

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    Phoenix Mars Lander - NASA's latest robot has already found frozen water and is looking for more signs that the Red Planet could support life. Brain Trauma - Even so-called "mild" head injuries turn out to be anything but. Mammoth Mystery - A pair of mammoth skeletons is found locked together by their tusks. What happened? Profile: Judah Folkman - Once scorned for his ideas about how cancer grows, the late Judah Folkman is now hailed as a visionary.

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  7. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 7 - Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space
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    #7 - Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space

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    Aging - Will research into "longevity genes" help us live longer and healthier lives? Space Elevator - Can we build a 22,000-mile-high cable to transport cargo and people into space? Maya - NASA archeologists use satellites to pinpoint ancient ruins buried deep in the jungle. Profile: Bonnie Bassler - Her insight into how bacteria "talk" has launched a revolution in biological and medical research.

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  8. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 8 - Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus
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    #8 - Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus

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    Mass Extinction - What caused the mother of all extinctions 250 million years ago? 1918 Flu - A virus that killed up to 50 million people is brought back to life to decipher its deadliness. Profile: Cynthia Breazeal - A daring engineer designs robots to communicate and interact the way people do. Papyrus - Scraps of writings from a garbage dump in ancient Egypt reveal what life was like 2,000 years ago.

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  9. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 9 - Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma
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    #9 - Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma

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    Asteroid - Will a doomsday rock the size of the Rose Bowl hit Earth in 2036? Island of Stability - Follow the decades-long quest to create the elusive element 114. Obesity - Examine the biology behind the compulsion to eat. Profile: Karl Iagnemma - An innovative MIT roboticist is also an acclaimed fiction writer.

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  10. NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 10 - T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, Kryptos
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    #10 - T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, Kryptos

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    T-Rex Blood? - Preserved soft tissue, including possible blood vessels and red blood cells, are turning up in dinosaur fossils. Epigenetics - Our lifestyles can change the way our genes are expressed, leading even identical twins to become distinct as they age. Kryptos - A coded sculpture at CIA headquarters has yet to be fully broken. Profile: Arlie Petters - A boy from a rural village in Belize grows up to become a world-class mathematician and cosmologist.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Dark Matter, Mice, Crowd Wisdom" is the best rated episode of "NOVA scienceNOW" season 3. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/25/2008. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile".