NOVA S04E16 · Tongues of Men (2)

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In part two of this two-part series on the diversity of language, NOVA explores how man has coped with the confusion of language and asks if the growing acceptance of English is the answer.

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1. 1 1. Hitler's Secret Weapon1977-01-05 · 55mNOVA traces the development of Hitler's V-2 rocket through rare footage obtained from the National Archives—some never broadcast before on television.
2. 2 2. The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs1977-01-12 · 55mIf you were a dinosaur scientist, what would you do with a pile of fossil bones? How would you even start to put the giant jigsaw puzzle together, never mind discover anything abou
3. 3 3. What Price Coal?1977-01-19 · 55mWhat is the price we are prepared to pay for coal? NOVA looks at the environmental and health safety issues raised by the government, industry, and the victims.
4. 4 4. The Sunspot Mystery1977-02-02 · 55mNOVA explores the research on the 1976 drought in the western United States which led some solar scientists to discover the link between weather patterns and the 11 year sunspot my
5. 5 5. The Plastic Prison1977-02-09 · 55mNOVA follows the lives of three boys who have combined immuned deficiency—a disease that leaves its victims with no immune system.
6. 6 6. Incident at Brown's Ferry1977-02-23 · 55mNOVA recreates March 1975 at Brown's Ferry, an Alabama nuclear power plant—the largest in the world—that suffered a seven-hour fire which came very close to developing into a major
7. 7 7. Bye Bye Blackbird1977-03-02 · 55mNOVA looks at blackbirds, their winter habit of nesting in the millions, and the destruction they do to crops.
8. 8 8. The Pill for the People1977-03-09 · 55mNOVA profiles chemist Russell Marker who made the birth control pill possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the hormone progesterone.
9. 9 9. The Gene Engineers1977-03-16 · 55mNOVA explores the history of genetic engineering and the possible risks and benefits of this area of research
10. 10 10. The Human Animal1977-03-23 · 55mNOVA investigates the controversial theory of Harvard University biologist E.O. Wilson, that many aspects of human behavior are genetically determined.
11. 11 11. The Wolf Equation1977-03-30 · 55mIn the winter of 1976-77, 80 percent of the wolf population in Northwest Alaska was the target of aerial hunts. Although the area is roamed by the Western Arctic caribou herds—a na
12. 12 12. The Dawn of the Solar Age1977-04-20 · 55mSolar energy is increasingly popular as a home heating source. But only recently has it been seriously considered as a source of industrial power. NOVA looks at this new industrial
13. 13 13. The Business of Extinction1977-04-20 · 55mNOVA explores the huge international illegal trade in animals, penetrates the thriving underworld of smugglers and assesses the effects on vanishing wildlife.
14. 14 14. The Red Planet1977-04-27 · 55mNOVA traces 300 years of speculation, investigation and discovery that have centered on Mars—particularly the theory that the planet could support life. Questions raised by NASA's
15. 15 15. Tongues of Men (1)1977-05-11 · 55mIn part one of this two-part exploration of the diversity of world languages, NOVA examines how and why the bewildering confusion of languages came about.
16. 16 16. Tongues of Men (2)1977-05-18 · 55mIn part two of this two-part series on the diversity of language, NOVA explores how man has coped with the confusion of language and asks if the growing acceptance of English is th
17. 17 17. Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist1977-06-01 · 55mNOVA profiles Linus Pauling—the only person to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes for his work in nuclear weapons.
18. 18 18. Across the Silent Barrier1977-06-22 · 55mNOVA explores the different means by which hearing-impaired people have learned to penetrate the world of the hearing by visiting with Kitty O'Neil—a woman record-holding speed car
19. 19 19. The New Healers1977-06-29 · 55mNOVA explores the delibitating diseases that are often caused by poverty and follows two paths to health care in Tanzania and the United States.