NOVA scienceNOW

Season 4 Episode 8: Earthquakes in the Midwest/Sleep/Sang-Mook Lee/First Primates

Using new data from cave stalagmites and the Mississippi riverbed to understand how and why earthquakes strike in the heartland; the crucial role sleep plays in strengthening memories and facilitating learning; a profile of marine geologist Sang-Mook Lee; paleontologist Jonathan Bloch, who thinks that tiny bones embedded in limestone may be the evolutionary evidence of the creatures that evolved into primates.

Genre:

Documentary, News

Seasons:

6

Episodes:

40

Cast:

David Pogue, Ziya Tong, Peter Standring

Quality:

HD

Duration:

55 min

First Air:

2005

Rating:

8.0