NOVA scienceNOW - S03E08: Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus

Name: Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: 2008-08-13
Duration: 55 min

Aug 13, 2008Documentary, NewsSeason 3, Episode 8

Mass Extinction - What caused the mother of all extinctions 250 million years ago? 1918 Flu - A virus that killed up to 50 million people is brought back to life to decipher its deadliness. Profile: Cynthia Breazeal - A daring engineer designs robots to communicate and interact the way people do. Papyrus - Scraps of writings from a garbage dump in ancient Egypt reveal what life was like 2,000 years ago.

Cast: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ziya Tong, Peter Standring, Chad Cohen

All Episodes - Season 3

01Dark Matter, Mice, Crowd WisdomJun 25, 2008 02Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti ProfileJul 02, 2008 03Saving Hubble, First Primates, IraqibacterJul 09, 2008 04Bird Brains, Space Storms, Smart BridgesJul 16, 2008 05Leeches; SETI; Stem Cells; Edith WidderJul 23, 2008 06Phoenix; Mammoth Mystery; Judah Folkman TributeJul 30, 2008 07Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from SpaceAug 06, 2008 08Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, PapyrusAug 13, 2008 09Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl IagnemmaAug 20, 2008 10T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, KryptosAug 20, 2008

NOVA scienceNOW S03E08 Synopsis

NOVA scienceNOW "Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus" is part of the 1337x catalog. Originally aired on 2008-08-13, this episode is part of Season 3 of NOVA scienceNOW. Featuring performances from Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ziya Tong, Peter Standring among the cast. As part of this Documentary and News series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. Mass Extinction - What caused the mother of all extinctions 250 million years ago? 1918 Flu - A virus that killed up to 50 million people is brought back to life to decipher its deadliness. Profile: Cynthia Breazeal - A daring engineer designs robo...