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NOVA scienceNOW•Season 3•Episode 9

Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma

Aug 20, 2008

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

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Season 3 Episodes10

Dark Matter, Mice, Crowd Wisdom

Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile

Saving Hubble, First Primates, Iraqibacter

Bird Brains, Space Storms, Smart Bridges

Leeches; SETI; Stem Cells; Edith Widder

Phoenix; Mammoth Mystery; Judah Folkman Tribute

Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space

Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus

Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma

T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, Kryptos

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Ziya Tong

Self (Correspondent)

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Peter Standring

Self (Correspondent)

C

Chad Cohen

Self (Correspondent)

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Episode Summary

"Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma" is episode 9 of NOVA scienceNOW season 3. It aired on August 20, 2008.

Next: E10 · T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, Kryptos Best of Season 3