TV shows that may be of interest

Hot tips: March 11 2PM Channel 26.4 Genius by Stephen Hawking - What Are We? (highly recommended) March 12 6:10PM (rerun Mar. 13 12:10AM, 5:10AM, & 12:10PM) Channel 22.4 NHK Documentary - Meltdown: Oversights in the Reactor Cooling System March 21 8 starting at 1PM on Channel 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters - 8 episodes (listed as 10-17 but numbers were wrong before) in a row 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. Mar. 10 4AM 22 Nature - Okavango: River of Dreams: Limbo 22.2 Craftsman's Legacy - The Table Maker 4:30 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Solving Problems, Woodworking Solutions 22.4 Science View - Special Episode: The Sky's the Limit! Takanori Takebe and iPS Cell Research 6:30 22.2 Make48 7:30+ 22.4 Tokyo Eye 2020 - Tokyo and the Coronavirus: The New Face of Disaster Preparedness 10+ 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - STEM in Strange Places 10:30+ 22.4 Culture Crossroads - BOSAI: Be Prepared - Learning from the Great East Japan Earthquake 10:45+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Spinning Top Toys noon 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Pulse 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Don't Feel Trapped (TI engineer, National Space Biomedical Research Institute) 32 American Experience - Test Tube Babies 1PM 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Civilization 2 26.4 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Crisis 2:30 9.3 American Restoration - Space Kowboy (Gemini fueling helmet) 8 22 Nature - Equus: Story of the Horse: Origins + 26.5 Nature - H is for Hawk: A New Chapter 8:30+ 22.4 Rising - Fighting Infection by Controlling the Three C's: System Innovator - Kawano Takanobu 9+ 26.5 NOVA - Lost Viking Army 10+ 26.5 To Catch A Comet (Rosetta) Mar. 11 4AM 22 Nature - Okavango: River of Dreams: Inferno 6 9.3 Modern Marvels - Wiring America 22.2 For Your Home - Water, Water Everywhere? 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Tool Bench: Power Tools 8:30 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - The Best Miter Saw Stand 10:30+ 26.5 The Whitney Reynolds Show - The Grit (cancer researcher) noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - No More What 'If's' (Inventables CEO) 32 American Experience - The Greely Expedition 2PM 26.4 Genius by Stephen Hawking - What Are We? 2:30 - 26.5 Articulate With Jim Cotter - Jets vs. Sharks (longevity of auto industry) 9+ 26.4 Fauci: The Virus Hunter Mar. 12 4AM 22 Nature - American Spring LIVE: Birth and Rebirth 6:30 26.4 Closer to Truth - Art Seeking Understanding II: Meaning (art & science) 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Breaking Point 8 9.3 Modern Marvels - Dams 6:10PM+ 22.4 NHK Documentary - Meltdown: Oversights in the Reactor Cooling System 8 9 %MacGyver - C8H7ClO & Nano-Trackers & Resistance & Maldives & Mind Games (So what is C8H7ClO? Obviously 2-chloro-1-phenylethanone, ClCH2COC6H5, more commonly known as tear gas (CN, Mace).) 10:40+ 22.4 The Signs - mRNA: Medical Messenger of Hope Mar. 13 4AM 22 Nature - American Spring LIVE: Migration 6 5 Xploration DIY Science 9.3 Modern Marvels - Gadgets 3 6:30 5 Xploration Nature Knows Best 9:10+ 22.4 Biz Stream - Striving for a Petroleum-Free Plastic 10:10+ 22.4 NHK Documentary - The Mystery of the 40-Meter Tsunami: The Great East Japan Disaster 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Super Adobe Homes 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - Speech and Space Suits, Beetles and Bursts Mar. 14 6AM+ 26.4 On Story - Script to Screen: Arrival 3:30PM 26.4 Earth Focus - Future of Food 6 20 Weather Gone Viral 7+ 26.4 The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations -Apple CEO Tim Cook 7:15 22.4 We, in the Time of Corona - Yoshua Bengio, Computer Scientist (using AI to fight pandemic) Mar. 15 2AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Super Human 4 22 Nature - American Spring Live: Connections 11:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Gut Microbiota: An Amazing Power to Regulate Health noon 26.4 Nature - Attenborough and the Sea Dragon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Be Well-Rounded (Scientific American editor, game designer) 32 Big Pacific - Mysterious 1PM 26.4 NOVA - Prediction by the Numbers 2:30 26.5 Articulate With Jim Cotter - Redefining Possible (physicist Robert J. Lang) Mar. 16 3:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Water for Life: Hisafumi Shogi / Waterwroks Engineer 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Secret Underground 11:30+ 22.4 Science View - Slow Slip Earthquakes 8PM 26.4 America ReFramed - Busy Inside (dissociative identity disorder) 8:45 22.4 15 Minutes - Fishing Crazy: Innovators on Ice Mar. 17 10AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Top Ten (tech innovations) Mar. 18 9AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Failed Inventions 5:30PM 9.3 Shipping Wars - Munsters the Final Frontier - transporting a lunar lander Mar. 19 9AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Roller Coasters 2:30PM 9.3 American Restoration - Treats & Feet - 1920s radio Mar. 20 6AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Firefighting! The Arson Detectives Mar. 21 7:30AM 9.3 Shipping Wars - May the Ship Be with You (Star Wars props) 1PM 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 10 (warning: number was wrong before) 2 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 11 (warning: number was wrong before) 3 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 12 (warning: number was wrong before) 4 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 13 (warning: number was wrong before) 5 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 14 (warning: number was wrong before) 6 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 15 (warning: number was wrong before) 7 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 16 (warning: number was wrong before) 8 9.3 Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 17 (warning: number was wrong before) Mar. 22 4AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel