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The Science of Scratch-Offs: What Your Brain Can’t Resist

Scratch-off tickets are big money for state-run lotteries. Is it the promise of winning big that keeps players in the game? Or is there something else happening in the brain? NOVA is available to ...
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PBS celebrates 25 years of the ISS with NOVA's 'Operation Space Station' on Nov. 5

"Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build" debuts Nov. 5, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS. "Operation Space Station: Science and ...
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The Surprising Power of a Bird Brain

Similar to humans and other animals with higher intelligence, the executive center of a bird's brain allows them to strategize and organize ideas. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...
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Bird Brain

Call somebody a “bird brain,” and you’re not delivering them a compliment. But as NOVA shows, birds turn out to have advanced problem-solving skills that we usually assume are unique to humans. Watch ...
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NEW NOVA SERIES “HUMAN,” A BBC STUDIOS SCIENCE UNIT PRODUCTION WITH NOVA AND GBH FOR PBS AND THE BBC, INVESTIGATES THE ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES

The five-part series premieres Wednesday, September 17, at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, and will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS ...
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PBS series "Human" explores the journey of how we became who we are

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss "Human," the new five-part PBS NOVA series that looks back at our ancient past and explores the discoveries that shaped modern ...