Where to stream Nova Season 6

Season 6

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Released: 4th Jan, 1979

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Season 6 Episodes

S06 Episode 1

Black Tide

On the morning of March 16, 1978, the US owned, Liberian registered supertanker, the Amoco Cadiz, went aground off the coast of Brittany. Over the following days and weeks its entire 68 million gallons of oil drained into the sea. A NOVA production team began filmming at the scene shortly after the disaster, the biggest oil spill in history, and recorded clean-up efforts, effects of the spill on the crucial tourism and fishing industries, and the attempts of US and French marine biologists to trace the passage of the oil through the environment.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 4 Jan 1979

S06 Episode 2

Long Walk Of Fred Young

As a child, Fred Young hunted birds and wild animals with primitive weapons, spoke only the Indian languages Ute and Navajo, went to a medicine man when he was sick, and slept under the stars. NOVA profiles Dr. Frederick Young, now a nuclear physicist working on the laser fusion project at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in New Mexico.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 11 Jan 1979

S06 Episode 3

A World Of Difference

In 1945, B.F. Skinner shocked the world by putting his 13 month-old daughter, Deborah, into a "box." The box was actually a climate-controlled crib designed for comfort and protection, and the young psychologist was merely testing his theory that environment controls behavior. NOVA portrays the life of this famous behavioral psychologist now in his 70's and living quietly in Cambridge as Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 18 Jan 1979

S06 Episode 4

Cashing In On The Ocean

The bed of the northeast Pacific Ocean is covered with a "carpet" estimated to be worth a staggering ten million dollars. These manganese nodules—the bumpy carpet—are rich not only in manganese but in the key strategic minerals: copper, nickel and cobalt. NOVA examines the debate about who owns them and who has the right to exploit their use.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 1 Feb 1979

S06 Episode 5

Patterns From The Past

Below the snow-capped peaks of the Peruvian Andes, the Q'eros Indians live a life patterned on that of their ancestors thousands of years ago. NOVA takes a look at the unchanging world of these isolated mountain people.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 8 Feb 1979

S06 Episode 6

The Invisible Flame

Some day hydrogen may replace the gasoline that we are now using up so rapidly. NOVA looks at the potential of hydrogen as a zero-pollution fuel.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 22 Feb 1979

S06 Episode 7

The End Of The Rainbow

Is nuclear fusion the solution to the energy crisis? NOVA examines the promise—and problems—of fusion as a future energy source.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 1 Mar 1979

S06 Episode 8

The Beersheva Experiment

Health care is the third largest industry in the US. As a result of billions of dollars spent for medical education in the 1960s, there are now too many specialists and too few primary care physicians, especially in underserved areas. NOVA tells the story of one medical school in Israel that is training a new kind of family doctor.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 8 Mar 1979

S06 Episode 9

Einstein

One hundred years after his birth, Albert Einstein remains an enigma to most Americans. NOVA presents an insightful portrait of the man and his mind through rarely viewed film footage.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 15 Mar 1979

S06 Episode 10

The Keys Of Paradise

Some powerful and complex painkilling drugs have just been discovered—in a place where you would least expect to find them. Endorphins and their component enkephalins are manufactured in the brain, and perform the same painkilling function as analgesics like morphine. NOVA explores some physiological mysteries, such as why acupuncture works, and how placebos can relieve symptoms, and shows how endorphins could revolutionize the treatment of pain, depression, and even schizophrenia.

55 mins  ·  Thu, 29 Mar 1979

S06 Episode 11

A Plague on our Children

Is the chemical industry a boom to modern civilization, or a major threat to our health and that of future generations? NOVA examines how toxic heribicides, Pesticides, and other chemicals may cause cancer, Miscarriages and Birth defects in humans.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 2 Oct 1979

S06 Episode 12

Life on a Silken Thread

Sinister, sometimes even deadly, spiders have little popular appeal; yet their silken webs are among nature's loveliest creations. NOVA takes a close-look in slow motion, as spiders reveal a delicate grace and beauty, and an amazing array of lifestyles.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 9 Oct 1979

S06 Episode 13

Sweet Solutions

NOVA views the history of sugar—from its scientific, religious and political history to its medical controversy.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 16 Oct 1979

S06 Episode 14

Race for the Gold

At the 1976 Olympics, East German athletes walked off with 40 of the coveted gold medals, though their country is only the size of New Jersey. NOVA investigates whether a drug is responsible for their incredible success—or is American athletic training and commitment falling behind that of the Communist world?

55 mins  ·  Tue, 30 Oct 1979

S06 Episode 15

All Part of the Game

Thousands of amateur athletes are hurt every year, and many professional athletes suffer injuries that may mean the end of a career. NOVA looks at a new medical specialty—sports medicine—that promises to prevent and cure many sports related problems.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 6 Nov 1979

S06 Episode 16

India: Machinery of Hope

Most of India lives by the same rhythm, the same tools, as in centuries past. But there is another India—with thriving commercial centers, spotless research laboratories and large-scale industry. NOVA looks at how the gap between these two extremes is shrinking because of a policy of "appropriate" technology that uses the resources of both to meet the greatest needs of all.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 20 Nov 1979

S06 Episode 17

The Bridge that Spanned the World

The Iron Bridge across the River Severn in Telford, England is two centuries old this year. It remains a monument to the Shropshire iron masters who built it, and a symbol of the Industrial Revolution that was born in the area where the bridge stands. NOVA traces the development of ironmaking and its far-reaching effects on society and the world economy.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 4 Dec 1979

S06 Episode 18

Termites to Telescopes

Dr. Philip Morrison, Institute Professor and professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, presents this thoughtful and provocative commentary on the nature of civilization.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 11 Dec 1979

S06 Episode 19

Blindness: Five Points of Views

For many people the idea of life without vision is as fearful as death. NOVA looks at five people struggling to save their threatened vision using drugs, surgery, counseling and determination.

55 mins  ·  Tue, 18 Dec 1979

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