NOVA scienceNOW - S02E02: Mass Extinction
What caused the greatest mass extinction nearly 250 million years ago?1918 Flu: The 1918 flu virus is revived and decoded in the hopes that we can learn from it before the next pandemic.Profile: Cynthia Breazeal: A look at MIT social roboticist Cynthia Breazeal.Papyrus: Can we use space-age technology to read papyri fragments that are almost 2,000 years old?
Cast: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ziya Tong, Peter Standring, Chad Cohen
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NOVA scienceNOW S02E02 Synopsis
NOVA scienceNOW "Mass Extinction" is part of the 1337x catalog. Originally aired on 2006-11-21, this episode is part of Season 2 of NOVA scienceNOW. Featuring performances from Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ziya Tong, Peter Standring among the cast. As part of this Documentary and News series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. What caused the greatest mass extinction nearly 250 million years ago?1918 Flu: The 1918 flu virus is revived and decoded in the hopes that we can learn from it before the next pandemic.Profile: Cynthia Breazeal: A look at MIT social roboticist Cyn...
