TV shows that may be of interest

Caution: Schedules (along with all other databases) contain errors and are subject to change. Note that this listing only includes broadcast channels, not cable or internet channels. Most of the shows listed are fact rather than fiction; % indicates fiction (i.e., a series episode with a science-related plot). + after the time means the program is rerun later (possibly on a sister station, i.e., a show on channel 26.4 may be rerun on 26.5); check that station's program listing for details. Feb. 17 4:45PM+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Cup Ramen 8+ 22 & 26 NOVA - Beyond the Elements: Life 8:30+ 22.4 Rising - Tackling the New Normal - Robots with a Human Touch: Personal Robotics Innovator - Aoki Shunsuke Feb. 18 2:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Human Diversity for a Flourishing Life: Rosemarie Garland-Thomson 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Tool Bench: Power Tools 8+ 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Bicycle Maker 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Breaking Point 2PM 26.4 Climate Change: The Facts 5 9.3 Shipping Wars - The Empire Ships Back (Star Wars items) 9+ 26.4 Forces of Nature - Color 11:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - dangers of disinformation & misinformation Feb. 19 5AM+ 26.4 Beyond the Tap: Local USA Special Report (lead in water) 6 22.2 Make Your Mark - Hip-Cycle (projects using salvaged things) 8:30+ 22.2 Ask This Old House - Automated Landscape; Modern Bench (mowing & weeding robots) 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Gadgets 3 3PM 22.4 NHK World Prime - AI vs Pandemic: Part 2 7:25+ 22.4 Darwin's Amazing Animals - Living Fossil -- Gar, United States 8 9 %Macgyver 8:30+ 26 The David Rubinstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations - NIH director Dr. Francis Collins Feb. 20 6AM+ 26.4 Second Opinion With Joan Lunden - Alzheimer's: A Public Health Crisis 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Super Human 10 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - Digital Artists 10:30 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - Technology - Health & Fitness 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - motorcycle airbag, handheld printer, telephone 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - early human evolution, makeup physics, faster medicine delivery 9.3 Huge Moves - Moving Ancient Egypt (saving temples from Aswan Dam flooding) 6:10PM+ 22.4 Zeroing In: Carbon Neutral 2050 - Episode 1: The Power of Youth 6:35+ 22.4 Zeroing In: Carbon Neutral 2050 - Episode 2: Sharing Our Bounty Feb. 21 9AM 22 Innovations in Medicine 11 9.3 Brojects - Ultimate Outdoor Theatre 3PM 26.5 The Restorers 3:30 26.4 Earth Focus - Climate Migration 6:15+ 22.4 We, in the Time of Corona - Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT & Innovation, Rwanda (tech to fight pandemic) 10 22.2 (not 22.4) NHK World Special - No More Plastic - Part 1 Feb. 22 5AM 26.5 Nature - Equus: Story of the Horse: Chasing the Wind 10:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - COVID-19: The Mystery of Prolonged Symptoms noon 26.4 Food - Delicious Science - Food on the Brain 1PM 32 Ancient Skies - Gods and Monsters 2 26.4 NOVA - Pluto and Beyond 9:25+ 22.4 The New Coronavirus in 3DCG (1) 11:45+ 22.4 Eye Diseases #5: Diabetic Retinopathy Feb. 23 2:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - High-tech Strawberry Farming: Hiroki Isawa 9 9.3 Modern Marvels - Secret Underground 10:30+ 22.4 Science View - The Secret Chambers of Akiyoshido Cave 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Top Ten (tech innovations) noon 32 Biology: from Molecules to Man 1PM 32 Ancient Skies - Finding The Center 11:15 22.4 Direct Talk - agriculture that reconstructs ecosystems Feb. 24 11AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Dangerous Cargo 1PM 32 Ancient Skies - Our Place in the Universe Feb. 25 7AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Failed Inventions Feb. 26 7AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Roller Coasters 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Firefighting! The Arson Detectives 2PM 9.3 American Restoration - F-105 jet Feb. 27 9PM (but try 8:30) 9.3 Shipping Wars - We Come In Pieces (moving Enterprise bridge & TARDIS)