Season 11
(1984)
Cast
Episodes
The Case of ESP 0.0
January 17, 1984
In the past decade, a number of researchers have begun systematic laboratory research into extrasensory perception—ESP.…
Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier 0.0
January 31, 1984
An astronaut once observed a great white light shining out from the bottom of our world: Antarctica, the ice-covered co…
China's Only Child 0.0
February 14, 1984
Efforts to control the population explosion are among the burning controversies of our time. NOVA looks at the one-chil…
Will I Walk Again? 0.0
February 28, 1984
Is there a cure for paralyzing spinal injuries? Most neurosurgeons are doubtful, pointing to the central nervous system…
Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings 0.0
March 6, 1984
Al Giddings is one of the greatest underwater photographers in the world. In a riveting look at the unearthly beauties …
Down on the Farm 0.0
March 20, 1984
Agriculture is America's biggest industry. This productivity, envied around the world, is also depleting the most essen…
Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care 0.0
March 27, 1984
What are America's obligations to its native population? As an important Indian health act comes up for renewal in Cong…
The World According to Weisskopf 0.0
April 3, 1984
Victor Weisskopf: physicist, lover of music and citizen of the world. NOVA profiles the international statesman of scie…
Space Bridge to Moscow 0.0
October 2, 1984
At a time when scientific exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union is at its lowest since the 1950s, a s…
The National Science Test I 0.0
October 16, 1984
NOVA departs from tradition with the first National Science Test. Viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists Jane …
Fountains of Paradise 0.0
October 23, 1984
NOVA explores the billion-dollar-plus Mahaweli Irrigation Project in Sri Lanka. Will this high-risk project prove to be…
The Mystery of Yellow Rain 0.0
October 30, 1984
NOVA explores whether "yellow rain," described by members of the Hmong tribe of Laos, is a form of chemical warfare—or …
The Nomads of the Rain Forest 0.0
November 6, 1984
NOVA visits a tribe of Ecuadoran Indians who still maintain traditions that date back to the Stone Age—thirty years aft…
Farmers of the Sea 0.0
November 13, 1984
NOVA looks at the "blue revolution"—modern advances in the ancient art of raising aquatic animals and plants—in the Uni…
Frontiers of Plastic Surgery 0.0
November 20, 1984
NOVA's sequel to "A Normal Face" examines the merging of technology and art in modern reconstruction and cosmetic surgi…
Space Women 0.0
November 27, 1984
They have been part of the United States' space program for more than 20 years. Who are these talented, courageous wome…
Jaws: The True Story 0.0
December 4, 1984
Acclaimed underwater cameraman Al Giddings takes NOVA viewers beneath the waves to explore the fact and fiction surroun…
Acid Rain: New Bad News 0.0
December 11, 1984
The debate over acid rain continues to grow. NOVA travels to West Germany, the mid-Atlantic states and New England to e…
Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life 0.0
December 18, 1984
What do dinosaurs, a panda's thumb and a peacock's tail have in common? Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, the internationally reno…
The Garden of Inheritance 0.0
January 8, 1985
In this docudrama presentation, NOVA looks at the life, times and work of Gregor Mendel, the 19th century Augustinian f…