TV shows that may be of interest
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Hot tip: Feb. 16 channel 26.4 5 & 11AM Forces of Nature - Elements - amazing story about fighting sulfur fires on a volcano 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. 15 1AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Space Shuttle 2 9.3 Modern Marvels - Star City (Russian space center) 10:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Treating Scars with Mechanotherapy 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Manhattan Project noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Many Paths (NASA rocket engine test facility) 1PM 26.4 Changing Seas - Reef Revival 1:30 26.4 Changing Seas - Coral Hybrids 2 9.3 American Restoration - Apples and X-rays (foot x-ray) 3 22.4 NHK Documentary - Breaking Limits With Hyper-Adaptability 7+ 22 Direct Connection - overcoming COVID-19 vaccine fears 9+ 26.4 Beyond the Tap: Local USA Special Report (crumbling infrastructure) 11:45+ 22.4 Doctor's Insight - AMD Feb. 16 5AM+ 26.4 Forces of Nature - Elements 10:30+ 22.4 Science View - Cracking the Mysterious Primitive Organisms noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Build the Future - GoldieBlox engineering toys 3PM 22.4 Biz Stream - Wearables Tackle Health and Safety 10 9 %FBI: Most Wanted - a hacker causes a car crash Feb. 17 6AM 22.2 Make It Artsy - Tooling Around 6:30 22.2 Urban Conversion - It Takes A Village 7 9.3 Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy - Larry Is an Astronaut 8+ 22.2 American Woodshop - Wooden Bicycles 10+ 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - Digital Artists 10:30+ 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - Technology - Health & Fitness 10:45+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Cup Ramen 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Wiring America noon 26.4 SciGirls - Super Sensors (wildlife camera) 12:30PM 26.4 Get the Math 2.0 - algebraic thinking for students 1 26.4 NOVA - Animal Espionage 2:30 26.5 Articulate With Jim Cotter - Ani Liu combines art & science 3 22.4 Shuri Castle: Rebirth in 3D (recreating destroyed landmark with VR) 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 9+ 26.4 Forces of Nature - Color 11:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - dangers of disinformation & misinformation Feb. 19 6AM 22.2 Make Your Mark - Hip-Cycle (projects using salvaged things) 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 10:30 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 noon 26.4 Food - Delicious Science - Food on the Brain 1PM 32 Ancient Skies - Gods and Monsters 2 26.4 NOVA - Pluto and Beyond Feb. 23 9AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Secret Underground 11 9.3 Modern Marvels - Top Ten (tech innovations) noon 32 Biology: from Molecules to Man 1PM 32 Ancient Skies - Finding The Center 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)