NOVA Now
From the PBS science series NOVA, a biweekly podcast digging into the science behind the headlines. Alok Patel takes you behind the scenes with the people—scientists, engineers, technologists, mathematicians and more—working to understand our world. Now it's more critical than ever to distinguish fact from fiction and find science-based answers to the most pressing questions of our time. Subscribe, and learn more by visiting pbs.org/novanowpodcast.Podcasts
Bonus: From our friends at MASTERPIECE Studio
Published: Dec. 9, 2021, 8 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 16 seconds
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The Big Bang: started from inflation, now we’re here
Published: Dec. 2, 2021, 8 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 1 second
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Black holes: to the event horizon and beyond
Published: Nov. 25, 2021, 8 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 3 seconds
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The hitchhiker’s guide to exoplanets and alien life
Published: Nov. 18, 2021, 8 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 44 seconds
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How to make a Milky Way: the ultimate galactic recipe
Published: Nov. 11, 2021, 8 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 38 seconds
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Fusion: Can we recreate the renewable power of stars down on Earth?
Published: Nov. 4, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 2 seconds
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This is NOVA Now Universe Revealed
Published: Oct. 29, 2021, 10 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds
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Would you eat insects to help the planet?
Published: Oct. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 38 seconds
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Cryptocurrency: the future of money in a digital world?
Published: Oct. 14, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 33 seconds
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Cannabis: Discovering its effects on the body and brain
Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 58 seconds
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The case of hurricanes and climate change
Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds
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Back to school during a pandemic: experts weigh in
Published: Sept. 2, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes
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Electric vehicles: infrastructural needs and environmental effects
Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds
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Covid Vaccines & Variants: What will it take to get out of this pandemic?
Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 17 seconds
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The science of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
Published: July 22, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds
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Using technology to cope with drought
Published: July 8, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 58 seconds
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The science of exercise—and getting back in the game
Published: June 24, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 59 seconds
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NOVA Now Returns!
Published: June 17, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds
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Bonus! From our friends at AirSpace: Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs
Published: Jan. 21, 2021, 6 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds
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The science of positive motivation for the New Year
Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 30 seconds
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How the future of satellites might affect life on Earth
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 8 seconds
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Covid vaccines are coming: What’s inside, and how and when you’ll get one
Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds
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The future of food
Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 40 seconds
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The statistical science behind polling
Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 10:11 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 4 seconds
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The science of fear
Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 26 seconds
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Science in the courtroom
Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 14 seconds
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Rising health risks from West Coast wildfires
Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 26 seconds
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COVID meets CRISPR
Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 38 seconds
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The hidden science of mail-in voting
Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 25 seconds
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Welcome to NOVA Now
Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 7 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds
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