Schedules
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02/20/2023 6:00 pm |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| A globe-spanning journey to the worlds most dangerous and spectacular volcanoes; from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Antarctica, from Java to Mt. Vesuvius; the latest in scientific research and breathtaking nature footage. | |||||
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02/20/2023 7:00 pm |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| In many countries of the world, people are so used to earthquakes that a little jolt of the ground barely raises an eyebrow, but since the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan security has taken on new urgency. | |||||
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02/20/2023 8:00 pm |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| Exploring how hurricanes come to be, their impact on the global climate and innovations aimed at trying to more accurately predict the path of major storms to enable more precise warnings. | |||||
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02/20/2023 9:00 pm |
Life at the limits |
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| In the Amazon forest, the largest rainforest on Earth, animals must deal with high rainfall and periodic flooding. | |||||
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02/20/2023 10:00 pm |
Life at the limits |
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| While orangutans avoid the midday sun and others are drawn to heat, some animals seek the hottest places on Earth: volcanoes. | |||||
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02/20/2023 11:00 pm |
Life at the limits |
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| The highest and the lowest places of the planet also offer niches where life thrives; high up in the Alps, animals have developed particular strategies to survive. | |||||
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02/21/2023 12:00 am |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| A globe-spanning journey to the worlds most dangerous and spectacular volcanoes; from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Antarctica, from Java to Mt. Vesuvius; the latest in scientific research and breathtaking nature footage. | |||||
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02/21/2023 1:00 am |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| In many countries of the world, people are so used to earthquakes that a little jolt of the ground barely raises an eyebrow, but since the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan security has taken on new urgency. | |||||
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02/21/2023 2:00 am |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| Exploring how hurricanes come to be, their impact on the global climate and innovations aimed at trying to more accurately predict the path of major storms to enable more precise warnings. | |||||
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02/21/2023 3:00 am |
Life at the limits |
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| In the Amazon forest, the largest rainforest on Earth, animals must deal with high rainfall and periodic flooding. | |||||
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02/21/2023 4:00 am |
Life at the limits |
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| While orangutans avoid the midday sun and others are drawn to heat, some animals seek the hottest places on Earth: volcanoes. | |||||
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02/21/2023 5:00 am |
Life at the limits |
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| The highest and the lowest places of the planet also offer niches where life thrives; high up in the Alps, animals have developed particular strategies to survive. | |||||
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02/21/2023 6:00 am |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| A globe-spanning journey to the worlds most dangerous and spectacular volcanoes; from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Antarctica, from Java to Mt. Vesuvius; the latest in scientific research and breathtaking nature footage. | |||||
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02/21/2023 7:00 am |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| In many countries of the world, people are so used to earthquakes that a little jolt of the ground barely raises an eyebrow, but since the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan security has taken on new urgency. | |||||
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02/21/2023 8:00 am |
Countdown to a Catastrophe |
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| Exploring how hurricanes come to be, their impact on the global climate and innovations aimed at trying to more accurately predict the path of major storms to enable more precise warnings. | |||||
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02/21/2023 9:00 am |
Life at the limits |
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| In the Amazon forest, the largest rainforest on Earth, animals must deal with high rainfall and periodic flooding. | |||||
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02/21/2023 10:00 am |
Life at the limits |
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| While orangutans avoid the midday sun and others are drawn to heat, some animals seek the hottest places on Earth: volcanoes. | |||||
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02/21/2023 11:00 am |
Life at the limits |
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| The highest and the lowest places of the planet also offer niches where life thrives; high up in the Alps, animals have developed particular strategies to survive. | |||||
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02/21/2023 12:00 pm |
Breakthrough |
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| Deep looks at developments in physics, astronomy and other sciences. | |||||
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02/21/2023 1:00 pm |
FASTER!: Humanity's Quest to Save Time |
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| Roads evolve from foot paths to high-speed, limited access highways. | |||||
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02/21/2023 2:00 pm |
FASTER!: Humanity's Quest to Save Time |
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| Enclosed shopping malls change the way people shop, think about shopping and change how people spend time. | |||||
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02/21/2023 3:00 pm |
The Lightbulb Moment |
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| In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue; Mauve takes over the fashion industry, make food look more appetizing, and enable stunning advances in medicine. | |||||
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02/21/2023 3:30 pm |
The Lightbulb Moment |
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| In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before; the vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavor revolution and forever changing how we eat. | |||||
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02/21/2023 4:00 pm |
Secrets of the Brain |
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| Exploring the science of persuasion and discovering that even a hardened skeptic can be convinced. | |||||
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02/21/2023 5:00 pm |
Breakthrough |
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| New fossil evidence shines a light on the violent lives of saber-tooth cats. | |||||