NOVA | PBS
NOVA | PBS
NOVA brings you short audio stories from the world of science -- anything from hurricanes to mummies to neutrinos. For more science programming online and on air, visit NOVA's Web site at pbs.org/nova, or watch NOVA broadcasts Tuesday nights on PBS.
Big Thinkers: Darwin's Debut
150 years ago today, Charles Darwin published the “Origin of Species,” a book that changed science forever. His ideas still draw some controversy-but how were they received a century ago? In this podcast, hear from biologist Ken Miller, historian Jim ...
Chasing Down Dinner
Evolving an ability to run long distances might have been key to survival for early humans. In this podcast, we talked to Dan Lieberman, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University, to find out why.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Original ...
How We Became Human
Today, humans are rapidly changing the world's climate-but some anthropologists think climate may have once changed us. In this podcast, Rick Potts, director of the Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, explains why a ...
How We Became Human
Today, humans are rapidly changing the world's climate-but some anthropologists think climate may have once changed us. In this podcast, Rick Potts, director of the Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, explains why a ...
Hands on Hubble
John Grunsfeld, an astronomer and astronaut, says that fixing the Hubble Space Telescope was be a delicate operation. In this podcast, he explains how astronauts had to literally let their fingers do the walking when working on satellite-and why the ...
Capturing Darwin's Dilemma
In 1862, Charles Darwin faced his greatest dilemma-whether or not to go public with his incendiary theory of evolution. It was a turning point for him, and for science as a whole. Today, scriptwriter John Goldsmith, former head of the British Writer's ...
Portland Science Pub
In this podcast, Neil deGrasse Tyson visits Portland, Oregon, to participate in a monthly event called the “Science Pub.” Sponsored by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, the “Pub” invites researchers to talk about their work, answer ...
Cosmic Perspective: Looking Up
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on looking up at the night sky.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is ...
Cosmic Perspective: Bad News
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on bad news.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ...
Cosmic Perspective: Bad News
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on bad news.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ...
Cosmic Perspective: The Search for Life
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on the search for life in the universe.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for ...
Cosmic Perspective: Dark Matter
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on dark matter.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ...
Cosmic Perspective: Water
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on finding water on other planets.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is ...
Cosmic Perspective: Coming To Our Senses
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on coming to our senses.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided ...
Cosmic Perspective: Northern Lights
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on the Northern Lights.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ...
Cosmic Perspective: Finding Planets
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on the search for other planets.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is ...
A Bolt From the Blue
Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks has come across plenty of odd stories while studying the human brain, but none are quite as mysterious as that of his colleague, Tony Cicoria. In 1994, Cicoria was struck by lightning, and developed a sudden, ...
Cosmic Perspective: Carbon
As an astrophysicist, NOVA scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson has a unique view of the universe. Hear his “Cosmic Perspective” on the element carbon.
Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ...
Pitch Perfect
Learning to sing like the pros isn't something you can do overnight. Over the last decade, though, recording studios have been fudging things a bit with software called Auto-Tune. It lets engineers change the pitch of sour notes. But can it make even ...