Science TV Schedule

Local listings for: Virginia [Set TV Provider]

Wednesday, May 22 2013

Time Show
- 41 mins ago
- MythBustersSeason 5 Episode 1: Hindenburg Mystery
  Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigate the mystery surrounding the cause of the Hindenburg disaster, in which the hydrogen-filled zeppelin caught fire, killing 36 people. Plus, Kari and the rest of the team have an experience with one of nature's finest killers
- in 19 mins
- The Big Brain Theory: Pure GeniusSeason 1 Episode 3: Three Little Pigs
  After two contestants are eliminated the other contestants have to build a shelter to resist extreme wind, water and fire.
- 2:00am
- MythBustersSeason 3 Episode 26: Steel Toe-Cap Amputation
  Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to test whether steel-toed boots are more dangerous than the ordinary variety
- 3:00am
- How It's MadeSeason 14 Episode 10: Fly fishing reels, House paint, Weaving looms, Ice makers.
  The manufacture of fly-fishing reels, plus how house paint, weaving looms and ice-makers are produced
- 3:30am
- How It's MadeSeason 14 Episode 11: Graphite pencil leads, Clarinets, Special effects.
  An insight into the processes involved in making clarinets and the lead from graphite pencils, as well as a look at the production of special effects in films
- 4:00am
- How It's MadeSeason 14 Episode 12: Air boats, onions, metal printing, curved cabinet doors.
  The manufacture of air boats, 3D metal prints and curved cabinet doors
- 4:30am
- How It's MadeSeason 14 Episode 13: Retractable ballpoint pens, Solar salt, Tubas.
  The production methods responsible for the creation of retractable ballpoint pens, solar salt and tubas
- 5:00am
- How It's MadeSeason 16 Episode 2: Black Pudding/Inorganic Pigments/Steering Wheels
  The processes involved in making black pudding, inorganic pigments and steering wheels
- 5:30am
- How It's MadeSeason 16 Episode 5: Filigree Glass, Fish Food, Motor Homes
  The development and creation of filigree glass, fish food and motor homes
- 6:00am
- Birth of an Ocean
  Ancient origins of the World's oceans.
- 7:00am
- Mysteries of the Deep
  Explore the deepest depths of the ocean that have never been seen before.
- 8:00am
- One OceanSeas of Death
  The oceans of the world are threatened by outside influences.
- 9:00am
- Through the Wormhole with Morgan FreemanSeason 3 Episode 2: Is There a Superior Race
  Researchers investigate whether races differ from one another other than in appearance, and scientists consider whether advances in technology could create a superior human.
- 10:00am
- Through the Wormhole with Morgan FreemanSeason 3 Episode 4: What Makes Us Who We Are
  Our outer appearances change are we move through life; Áre we born with a permanent self or can our identities be altered.
- 11:00am
- Through the Wormhole with Morgan FreemanSeason 3 Episode 3: Is the Universe Alive
  Scientists are probing into the cosmos for its' beating heart and computing brain.
- 12:00pm
- Through the Wormhole with Morgan FreemanSeason 3 Episode 5: What is Nothing?
  Scientists are looking for answers in the mind-bending science of Quantum Mechanics.
- 1:00pm
- Through the Wormhole with Morgan FreemanSeason 3 Episode 10: Did We Invent God
  Neuroscientist are peering into the human mind to see what God really looks like.
- 2:00pm
- Through the Wormhole with Morgan FreemanSeason 3 Episode 6: Can We Resurrect the Dead?
  Scientists are developing ways to digitally preserve the contents of our brains.
- 3:00pm
- Time WarpSeason 2 Episode 11: Big Cats and Mixed Martial Arts
  Jeff Lieberman and Matt Kearney get up close with some big cats, and card magicians the Buck Brothers demonstrate a selection of tricks
- 4:00pm
- Strip the CityAncient City: Rome
  The inner workings of ancient Roman feats of construction including viaducts and the technology behind the Pantheon, Coliseum, and Trevi Fountain.
- 5:00pm
- Prophets of Science FictionSeason 1 Episode 5: Isaac Asimov
  Isaac Asimov's works contained a view of the future where robots did much of the dirty work for man.
- 6:00pm
- Prophets of Science FictionSeason 1 Episode 8: George Lucas
  George Lucas' Star Wars series has become known as one of the defining works of science fiction.
- 7:00pm
- Sci Fi Science: Physics of the ImpossibleAliens Attack
  Scientists, engineers and particle physicists tackle the most bizarre tabloids of the supernatural.
- 8:00pm
- Trek Nation
  Rod Roddenberry explores the legacy of 'Star Trek.'
- 9:00pm
- How the Universe Works: Expanded EditionEPISODE: 4
  Volcanoes being found on tiny moons billions of miles away.
- 10:00pm
- Firefly 10th Anniversary: Browncoats Unite
  Reunite with Captain Mal Reynolds and the crew as they unearth defining memories from both side of the camera and accounts from the individuals who made the franchise a modern classic.
- 11:00pm
- Trek Nation
  Rod Roddenberry explores the legacy of 'Star Trek.'