NOVA Wonders
TV Show · Documentary

Reporting from the frontiers of science, NOVA Wonders follows researchers on the winding paths of uncertainty and the unknown. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind, this series reveals how far we’ve come, how we managed to get here and the remarkable scientists who are transforming our world and the future.

2018 · 53m
  • 10+
Starring Talithia Williams, Rana el Kaliouby, André Fenton

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    What Are Animals Saying?
    NOVA Wonders travels around the globe, where researchers are deciphering an amazing array of clues that reveal how animals share information critical to their survival.
    53m
  • EPISODE 2
    What's Living in You?
    NOVA Wonders discovers a whole new paradigm for understanding how the human body works and opens up a new world of microbial forensics.
    53m
  • EPISODE 3
    Are We Alone?
    NOVA Wonders checks in with the explorers now searching the galaxy for life and intelligence on other planets and asks, if we do find other life in the universe…then what?
    53m
  • EPISODE 4
    Can We Build a Brain?
    NOVA Wonders looks at how far we’ve come with artificially intelligent machines and where they are headed as their software becomes ever more…cerebral.
    53m
  • EPISODE 5
    Can We Make Life?
    New tools allow researchers to use cells to create and edit their own DNA with more ease and less cost than ever before. NOVA Wonders explores the benefits and the burden of risk surrounding this controversial new technology.
    53m
  • EPISODE 6
    What's the Universe Made of?
    NOVA Wonders journeys to the stars and back to investigate what we know and don’t know about the universe. Find out how scientists are discovering new secrets about the history of the universe and why they’re predicting a shocking future.
    53m

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Cast & Crew

  • T‌W
    Talithia Williams
    Host
  • R‌E
    Rana el Kaliouby
    Host
  • A‌F
    André Fenton
    Host
  • J‌C
    Julia Cort
    Producer

About

NOVA Wonders

Documentary

Reporting from the frontiers of science, NOVA Wonders follows researchers on the winding paths of uncertainty and the unknown. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind, this series reveals how far we’ve come, how we managed to get here and the remarkable scientists who are transforming our world and the future.

10+

COMMON SENSE

Dense STEM series investigates universe's big questions.

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Studio
PBS
Released
2018
Rated
TV-PG
© 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC)

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English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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