NOVA Now

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Episodes: 60


 Jul 23, 2021


 Jan 22, 2021

Description

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.

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Episode Date
Bonus: From our friends at MASTERPIECE Studio
Dec 09, 2021
The Big Bang: started from inflation, now we’re here
Dec 02, 2021
Black holes: to the event horizon and beyond
Nov 25, 2021
The hitchhiker’s guide to exoplanets and alien life
Nov 18, 2021
How to make a Milky Way: the ultimate galactic recipe
Nov 11, 2021
Fusion: Can we recreate the renewable power of stars down on Earth?
Nov 04, 2021
This is NOVA Now Universe Revealed
Oct 29, 2021
Would you eat insects to help the planet?
Oct 28, 2021
Cryptocurrency: the future of money in a digital world?
Oct 14, 2021
Cannabis: Discovering its effects on the body and brain
Sep 30, 2021
The case of hurricanes and climate change
Sep 16, 2021
Back to school during a pandemic: experts weigh in
Sep 02, 2021
Electric vehicles: infrastructural needs and environmental effects
Aug 19, 2021
Covid Vaccines & Variants: What will it take to get out of this pandemic?
Aug 05, 2021
The science of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
Jul 22, 2021
Using technology to cope with drought
Jul 08, 2021
The science of exercise—and getting back in the game
Jun 24, 2021
NOVA Now Returns!
Jun 17, 2021
Bonus! From our friends at AirSpace: Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs
Jan 21, 2021
The science of positive motivation for the New Year
Dec 31, 2020
How the future of satellites might affect life on Earth
Dec 17, 2020
Covid vaccines are coming: What’s inside, and how and when you’ll get one
Dec 03, 2020
The future of food
Nov 19, 2020
The statistical science behind polling
Nov 02, 2020
The science of fear
Oct 22, 2020
Science in the courtroom
Oct 08, 2020
Rising health risks from West Coast wildfires
Sep 24, 2020
COVID meets CRISPR
Sep 10, 2020
The hidden science of mail-in voting
Aug 27, 2020
Welcome to NOVA Now
Aug 13, 2020