Naked Science
(2004)Streaming Episode Guide
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Season 8
Star Clock BC
Episode 2 - 1-20-2011
45m
Over a century ago, sponge divers recovered an extremely complex mechanical device from a shipwreck. It was decades before they determined it's purpose, to accurately track the movement of the stars in the night sky. Dubbed the Antikythera mechanism (for the location of the shipwreck from which it came), the device is considered the world's first computer, developed by the Greeks around the 1st century B.C. Scientists continue to marvel at its intricate system of gears which rival that of the most complex Swiss watch.
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Solar Powered Flight
Episode 1 - 1-13-2011
Engineers wondered if a plane that operated solely on solar power could be built. Their efforts over a decade result in the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, the plane that triumphantly takes to the air. Making a 26-hour nonstop day-night-day flight climaxes the success of the Solar Impulse.
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Season 7
Alien Fireballs
Episode 21 - 12-02-2010
Scientists study fragments of a meteorite, hoping to gain insight into the origins of life on Earth. Also: a controversial space rock from Mars is examined at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Dead Tired
Episode 19 - 6-17-2010
Dead Tired uncovers research exploring whether tiredness may lead to heart attack, diabetes, obesity, and depression. In a unique TV experiment, witness what happens to a healthy 25-year old when he cuts back his sleep from eight to three hours a night for one week. The results are shocking! He loses lucidity, dreams whilst awake and drives a car while fast asleep!
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Snowball Earth
Episode 18 - 8-22-2010
Imagine a world frozen solid. Imagine that vast sheets of ice hundreds of feet thick encased the entire planet--a giant snowball floating through space. This is not some exotic new world deep in space. It may be our world, the Earth. Some top-ranking scientists believe that in the past the Earth froze over completely for millions of years... then warmed up rapidly over 600 million years ago. Struggling against skepticism and disbelief for years, they have gathered a growing body of evidence that explains many mysteries, and others in the scientific community are slowly coming around to the extraordinary idea not just of the dramatic freeze, but of an equally dramatic thaw. Naked Science explores what may have been the most extreme period of Earths climatic history, Meeting all the major players of this controversial theory that is Snowball Earth.
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Twister Outbreak
Episode 17
On February 5th 2008 Super Tuesday 57 people lost their lives as 87 tornadoes devastated 5 states. It was Americas deadliest tornado outbreak in nearly a quarter of a century. Tornados are one of the most destructive forces of the planets with winds at 300 mile an hour. They can destroy buildings and hurl cars hundreds of feet through the air. Every year tornadoes decimate communities around the world killing hundreds of people. Planet Science deconstructs a tornado to learn how they form and how the develop such ferocious winds.
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Earth Without The Moon
Episode 15 - 2-04-2010
Each year, the moon moves an inch and one half farther away from Earth and is gaining momentum. The gravity it exerts on our planet acts as a stabilization mechinism, allowing for a consistent range of temperatures, seasons and days. If the moon moves just ten percent farther, it will cause unbelievable disaster for our planet, as Earth tips up to 90 degrees on its axis.
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Earth's Core
Episode 14
Thousands of miles below the Earth's surface, a molten core generates a magnetic shield to protect us from solar radiation. But the protection could be fading and may be a sign that the magnetic poles are on the verge of flipping.
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Secret World Of Fireworks
Episode 13 - 7-02-2009
Secret World of Fireworks explores the closely held secrets, recipes, and techniques from the world of pyrotechnic showmen. National Geographic takes a behind the scenes look into this exclusive world with unique access from Zambelli Internationale of New Castle, Pennsylvania - Americas First Family of Fireworks - along with rocket scientists and chemists from Los Alamos, New Mexico.
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Living On The Moon
Episode 12 - 7-19-2009
An insider's look at NASA's Constellation program which hopes to establish a human outpost on the moon by 2020.
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Was Darwin Wrong?
Episode 9
Does evolution really explain how life on Earth began? For decades, critics have attacked Darwin's theory and supported the case for a designer behind our existence. Could Darwin have been wrong?
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Super Volcano
Episode 7 - 9-22-2004
44m
National Geographic Naked Science presents "Super Volcano", the inside documentary of what might happen if the Yellowstone Caldera were to erupt one day. This documentary includes a Yellowstone timeline of past eruptions, how Yellowstone would affect the world, and what impact will it be for the U.S.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Killer Lakes
Episode 6 - 3-05-2007
44m
Since the death of 1,700 people near a lake in Africa, scientists have uncovered a terrifying series of hazards in lakes across the world.
6.9/10Haven't Seen
Finding the Origin of Life
Episode 5 - 2-11-2010
44m
There are numerous theories about how life began on Earth. One thought is that it sprang up in the warm waters of a pond. Another suggests it arrived via comets. A different theory says life sprang from lightening and volcanoes. Scientists demonstrate that a spark of electricity applied to a primordial soup forms amino acids--the building blocks of life.
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Dirty Bombs
Episode 4 - 11-12-2009
This episode examines the effects of a hypothetical radiological attack from a car bomb on a major U.S. city. The purpose is to give useful information in the event that such an event should occur. The stories of several characters are told to dramatize the effects on various types of people: those responding in the "hot zone", a person near to the blast whose symptoms develop over time, a pregnant woman who must evacuate, and investigators who comb through debris to determine who set the blast.
7/10Haven't Seen
Dirty Bombs
Episode 3
44m
With contributions from some of the world's foremost scientists, we examine the newest developments and theories using the latest CGI graphics.
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Human Extinction
Episode 1 - 1-15-2005
44m
Travel back in time to look at three of the largest mass extinctions that have decimated life on the planet. What caused these wipeouts?
5.8/10Haven't Seen
Season 5
Death of the Universe
Episode 28
In the farthest reaches of space, a volatile battle is taking place between two forces so great, they may eventually destroy the very universe itself. Known as Dark Matter and Dark Energy, these opposing forces have the capacity to rip apart the universe atom-by-atom. While scientists have previously theorised about a “Big Crunch” where the universe retracts back to its original size, the discovery of Dark Matter and Dark Energy has placed that hypothesis on the backburner. Some astronomers now believe that if Dark Matter offsets Dark Energy then as the universe slowly expands, stars will gradually fade, running out of fuel and leading to a dark, cold and lifeless universe. While the universe’s end may be 50 billion years away, great leaps in science will continue to alter how we believe the universe was formed – and how it will end.
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Stephen Hawking's Universe
Episode 27 - 8-23-2009
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Birth of The Oceans
Episode 26 - 8-20-2009
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Living on the Moon
Episode 25 - 7-23-2009
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How the West Was Made
Episode 24 - 7-16-2009
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Tsunami From Outer Space
Episode 23 - 7-09-2009
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Secret Life of Fireworks
Episode 22 - 7-02-2009
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Earth's Evil Twin
Episode 21 - 6-25-2009
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Twister Outbreak
Episode 20 - 6-11-2009
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Anatomy of a Hurricane
Episode 19 - 6-04-2009
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First to Cross the Ocean
Episode 9
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The Rockies
Episode 2 - 2-11-2008
Mysteries surrounding the Rocky Mountains are discussed. Included: recent theories on their formation and how the rate of growth of the American Rockies compares to that of their Canadian counterpart.
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Season 3
Killer Lakes
Episode 25 - 4-28-2007
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Planet Storm
Episode 24 - 4-21-2007
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Dino Meteor
Episode 23 - 4-12-2007
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Deep Space Probes
Episode 22 - 3-28-2007
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Prehistoric Americans
Episode 21 - 3-14-2007
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Comets
Episode 20 - 3-07-2007
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Stone Age Apocalypse
Episode 19 - 2-28-2007
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Amazing Planet
Episode 18 - 2-21-2007
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Ancient Asteroid
Episode 14 - 10-21-2006
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Season 2
Shark Attacks
Episode 3 - 1-22-2005
44m
For 400 million years, sharks have dominated the Earth's oceans. They have survived 5 planetary mass extinctions to become the top predators of the sea, honed to an evolutionary perfection. But what shark species is the most deadly? And where in the world is it least safe to venture in to the water? Naked Science travelled across the world from Australia to California to find out.
6.7/10Haven't Seen
Season 1
The Deadliest Shark
Episode 5 - 11-10-2004
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Supervolcano
Episode 2 - 9-22-2004
44m
National Geographic Naked Science presents "Super Volcano", the inside documentary of what might happen if the Yellowstone Caldera were to erupt one day. This documentary includes a Yellowstone timeline of past eruptions, how Yellowstone would affect the world, and what impact will it be for the U.S.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Top 5 Highest Rated Episodes 8.3/10
Snowball Earth
Episode 18 - 8-22-2010
Imagine a world frozen solid. Imagine that vast sheets of ice hundreds of feet thick encased the entire planet--a giant snowball floating through space. This is not some exotic new world deep in space. It may be our world, the Earth. Some top-ranking scientists believe that in the past the Earth froze over completely for millions of years... then warmed up rapidly over 600 million years ago. Struggling against skepticism and disbelief for years, they have gathered a growing body of evidence that explains many mysteries, and others in the scientific community are slowly coming around to the extraordinary idea not just of the dramatic freeze, but of an equally dramatic thaw. Naked Science explores what may have been the most extreme period of Earths climatic history, Meeting all the major players of this controversial theory that is Snowball Earth.
8.3/10Where to watch
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