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Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma

NOVA scienceNOW · Season 3 · Episode 9
Asteroid - Will a doomsday rock the size of the Rose Bowl hit Earth in 2036?

Island of Stability - Follow the decades-long quest to create the elusive element 114.

Obesity - Examine the biology behind the compulsion to eat.

Profile: Karl Iagnemma - An innovative MIT roboticist is also an acclaimed fiction writer.

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3
Episode
9
Air Date
20/Aug/2008
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Asteroid - Will a doomsday rock the size of the Rose Bowl hit Earth in 2036?

Island of Stability - Follow the decades-long quest to create the elusive element 114.

Obesity - Examine the biology behind the compulsion to eat.

Profile: Karl Iagnemma - An innovative MIT roboticist is also an acclaimed fiction writer.

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