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Released: 17th Jan, 1984

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Season 11 Episodes

S11 Episode 1

The Case of ESP

In the past decade, a number of researchers have begun systematic laboratory research into extrasensory perception—ESP. NOVA considers the claims for—and against—paranormal phenomena and looks at some startling applications in the field of archaeology, criminology and Warfare.

55 mins · Tue, 17 Jan 1984

S11 Episode 2

Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier

An astronaut once observed a great white light shining out from the bottom of our world: Antarctica, the ice-covered continent we are only just beginning to understand. NOVA visits this wilderness of ice, larger than the United States and Mexico combined, whose only warm-blooded residents are seals, skuas, penguins and scientists.

55 mins · Tue, 31 Jan 1984

S11 Episode 3

China's Only Child

Efforts to control the population explosion are among the burning controversies of our time. NOVA looks at the one-child policy of the People's Republic of China, a revolutionary decree with profound implications for a people accustomed to traditionally large families.

55 mins · Tue, 14 Feb 1984

S11 Episode 4

Will I Walk Again?

Is there a cure for paralyzing spinal injuries? Most neurosurgeons are doubtful, pointing to the central nervous system's most apparent inability to heal itself. But others dispute the point. NOVA explores the debate, the hopes for a cure and recent breakthroughs to help paralyzed patients.

55 mins · Tue, 28 Feb 1984

S11 Episode 5

Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings

Al Giddings is one of the greatest underwater photographers in the world. In a riveting look at the unearthly beauties and terrors of the seas, NOVA presents a portrait of Giddings at work.

55 mins · Tue, 6 Mar 1984

S11 Episode 6

Down on the Farm

Agriculture is America's biggest industry. This productivity, envied around the world, is also depleting the most essential ingredients in farming: water and soil. NOVA looks at the agricultural dilemma, the short term need for profit and long term needs of the land.

55 mins · Tue, 20 Mar 1984

S11 Episode 7

Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care

What are America's obligations to its native population? As an important Indian health act comes up for renewal in Congress this Spring (1984), NOVA explores the state of medical care for a proud but vulnerable minority.

55 mins · Tue, 27 Mar 1984

S11 Episode 8

The World According to Weisskopf

Victor Weisskopf: physicist, lover of music and citizen of the world. NOVA profiles the international statesman of science and learns that one of the giants of 20th century physics is also one of the country's greatest humanists.

55 mins · Tue, 3 Apr 1984

S11 Episode 9

Space Bridge to Moscow

At a time when scientific exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union is at its lowest since the 1950s, a special hookup will allow eight leading Soviet and American scientists to share ideas face-to-face before millions of television viewers in each country on this NOVA special.

55 mins · Tue, 2 Oct 1984

S11 Episode 10

The National Science Test I

NOVA departs from tradition with the first National Science Test. Viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists Jane Alexander, Jules Bergman, Marva Collins and Edwin Newman. Art Fleming hosts.

55 mins · Tue, 16 Oct 1984

S11 Episode 11

Fountains of Paradise

NOVA explores the billion-dollar-plus Mahaweli Irrigation Project in Sri Lanka. Will this high-risk project prove to be a great leap forward or an industrial and sociological disaster?

55 mins · Tue, 23 Oct 1984

S11 Episode 12

The Mystery of Yellow Rain

NOVA explores whether "yellow rain," described by members of the Hmong tribe of Laos, is a form of chemical warfare—or a naturally occurring phenomenon.

55 mins · Tue, 30 Oct 1984

S11 Episode 13

The Nomads of the Rain Forest

NOVA visits a tribe of Ecuadoran Indians who still maintain traditions that date back to the Stone Age—thirty years after their first contact with Western Civilization.

55 mins · Tue, 6 Nov 1984

S11 Episode 14

Farmers of the Sea

NOVA looks at the "blue revolution"—modern advances in the ancient art of raising aquatic animals and plants—in the United States, Japan, Scotland and other countries.

55 mins · Tue, 13 Nov 1984

S11 Episode 15

Frontiers of Plastic Surgery

NOVA's sequel to "A Normal Face" examines the merging of technology and art in modern reconstruction and cosmetic surgical techniques.

55 mins · Tue, 20 Nov 1984

S11 Episode 16

Space Women

They have been part of the United States' space program for more than 20 years. Who are these talented, courageous women? NOVA looks at astronaut Sally Ride and her colleagues, how they are trained and their role in NASA's future.

55 mins · Tue, 27 Nov 1984

S11 Episode 17

Jaws: The True Story

Acclaimed underwater cameraman Al Giddings takes NOVA viewers beneath the waves to explore the fact and fiction surrounding the great white shark.

55 mins · Tue, 4 Dec 1984

S11 Episode 18

Acid Rain: New Bad News

The debate over acid rain continues to grow. NOVA travels to West Germany, the mid-Atlantic states and New England to examine the controversy surrounding this phenomenon.

55 mins · Tue, 11 Dec 1984

S11 Episode 19

Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life

What do dinosaurs, a panda's thumb and a peacock's tail have in common? Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, the internationally renowned paleontologist and Evolutionary theorist, provides some surprising answers in this NOVA profile.

55 mins · Tue, 18 Dec 1984

S11 Episode 20

The Garden of Inheritance

In this docudrama presentation, NOVA looks at the life, times and work of Gregor Mendel, the 19th century Augustinian friar whose revolutionary scientific Experiments in selective breeding have made him the "Father of Genetics."

55 mins · Tue, 8 Jan 1985

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