Can we predict earthquakes? In this episode of NOVA scienceNOW travel to Haiti, where geologists investigate the 2010 earthquake not long after it struck for clues to how to better forecast future quakes.
Roadbed collapse near the interface of the cantilever and truss sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.Then come face to face with social robots that understand human feelings, carry on conversations, even make jokes. Afterwards, join engineers at General Motors who are testing tiny, two-wheeled cars called EN-Vs, which one day might drive themselves through city streets. Learn about proposals for making our outdated electric grid "smart."
Wednesday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD.
NOVA Venom: Nature's Killer
Find out how nature's deadliest cocktails could be medicine's brightest new hope.
Bamboo pit vipers are widely distributed in Southeast Asia and are also found in urban areas. They are a common cause of snake bites resulting in bleeding problems.Venom scientists are in a race against time. Inside the bodies of many creatures, evolution has produced extreme toxic cocktails, all designed for one reason: to kill. It took millions of years to perfect these ultimate brews of proteins and peptides and we have only just begun to discover their potential.
Now, the race is on to collect and study them before the animals that produce them disappear. But how does venom do its deadly work?
Wednesday at 9 p.m. on PBS-HD.
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