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NOVA Season 11

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11x01 Alcoholism: Life Under the Influence aired Jan 10, 1984

Alcoholism is a sad reality for many people. NOVA tries to uncover why this disease is so prevalent by exploring the physical, mental and genetic reasons why... read more

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11x02 The Case of ESP aired Jan 17, 1984

In the past decade, a number of researchers have begun systematic laboratory research into extrasensory perception—ESP. NOVA considers the claims for—and aga... read more

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11x03 Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier aired Jan 31, 1984

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 ... read more

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11x04 China's Only Child aired Feb 14, 1984

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 C... read more

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11x05 Will I Walk Again? aired Feb 28, 1984

Is there a cure for paralyzing spinal injuries? Most neurosurgeons are doubtful, pointing to the central nervous system's most apparent inability to heal its... read more

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11x06 Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings aired Mar 06, 1984

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... read more

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11x07 Down on the Farm aired Mar 20, 1984

Agriculture is America's biggest industry. This productivity, envied around the world, is also depleting the most essential ingredients in farming: water and... read more

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11x08 Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care aired Mar 27, 1984

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... read more

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11x09 The World According to Weisskopf aired Apr 30, 1984

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 ... read more

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11x10 Space Bridge to Moscow aired Oct 02, 1984

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... read more

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11x11 The National Science Test I aired Oct 16, 1984

NOVA departs from tradition with the first National Science Test. Viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists Jane Alexander, Jules Bergman, Marva Collin... read more

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11x12 Fountains of Paradise aired Oct 20, 1984

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... read more

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11x13 The Mystery of Yellow Rain aired Oct 30, 1984

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.

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11x14 The Nomads of the Rain Forest aired Nov 06, 1984

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 Ci... read more

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11x15 Farmers of the Sea aired Nov 13, 1984

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 ... read more

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11x16 Frontiers of Plastic Surgery aired Nov 20, 1984

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

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11x17 Space Women aired Nov 27, 1984

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 ... read more

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11x18 Jaws: The True Story aired Dec 04, 1984

Acclaimed underwater cameraman Al Giddings takes NOVA viewers beneath the waves to explore the fact and fiction surrounding the Great White Shark.

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11x19 Acid Rain: New Bad News aired Dec 11, 1984

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 thi... read more

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11x20 Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life aired Dec 18, 1984

What do dinosaurs, a panda's thumb and a peacock's tail have in common? Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, the internationally renowned palentologist and evolutionary th... read more

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11x21 The World According to Weisskopf aired Apr 30, 1984

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 ... read more

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11x22 Space Bridge to Moscow aired Oct 02, 1984

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... read more

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11x23 The National Science Test I aired Oct 16, 1984

NOVA departs from tradition with the first National Science Test. Viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists Jane Alexander, Jules Bergman, Marva Collin... read more

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11x24 Fountains of Paradise aired Oct 20, 1984

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... read more

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11x25 The Mystery of Yellow Rain aired Oct 30, 1984

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.

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11x26 The Nomads of the Rain Forest aired Nov 06, 1984

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 Ci... read more

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11x27 Farmers of the Sea aired Nov 13, 1984

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 ... read more

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11x28 Frontiers of Plastic Surgery aired Nov 20, 1984

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

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11x29 Space Women aired Nov 27, 1984

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 ... read more

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11x30 Jaws: The True Story aired Dec 04, 1984

Acclaimed underwater cameraman Al Giddings takes NOVA viewers beneath the waves to explore the fact and fiction surrounding the Great White Shark.

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11x31 Acid Rain: New Bad News aired Dec 11, 1984

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 thi... read more

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11x32 Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life aired Dec 18, 1984

What do dinosaurs, a panda's thumb and a peacock's tail have in common? Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, the internationally renowned palentologist and evolutionary th... read more

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11x33 The Garden of Inheritance aired Jan 08, 1985

In this docudrama presentation, NOVA looks at the life, times and work of Gregor Mendel, the 19th cenutry Augustinian friar whose revolutionary scientific ex... read more

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