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. 12 1AM+ 26.4 To Catch A Comet (Rosetta) 2+ 26.4 Fauci: The Virus Hunter 4 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 26.4 NOVA - Lost Viking Army 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 5+ 26.5 Nature - H is for Hawk: A New Chapter 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 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - STEM in Strange Places 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 11:30 26.5 The Whitney Reynolds Show - The Grit (cancer researcher) 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 12:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - S. Korea's COVID-19 prevention effort 3:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Reimagining Education: Christopher Emdin / Associate Professor, Columbia University 10 9.3 Modern Marvels - Top Ten (tech innovations) 11:45+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Home Bread Makers 7:30+ 22.4 Rising - Quick Freezing Breathes New Life into Waste Food: Freezing Consultant - Kinoshita Masayuki Mar. 18 12:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - getting rid of plastic ocean waste 3:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - Unlocking UAE's Future With Science: Sarah Al Amiri / Minister of State for Advanced Technology, UAE (Mars mission) 9 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 9 9.3 Modern Marvels - Crash Testing Mar. 23 4PM 9.3 American Restoration - Planes and Flames (F-105) Mar. 25 7AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Great Towers in the Sky 4:30PM 9.3 American Restoration - Atomic Restoration (U detector)