NOVA Science Now 6 Big Questions What is the Next Big Thing?
How will robots interact with society? Could the next big thing be the BIG one? How could your traffic prayers be answered, is is automated cars?
Hosted by renowned astrophysicist, author and director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson, this series explores one of six big science questions: can we live forever?; how smart are animals?; where did I come from?; how does the brain work?; whats the next big thing?; and can we live in space?
Primary Title
- NOVA Science Now
Secondary Title
- 6 Big Questions
Episode Title
- What is the Next Big Thing?
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 8 September 2011
Start Time
- 20 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Hosted by renowned astrophysicist, author and director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson, this series explores one of six big science questions: can we live forever?; how smart are animals?; where did I come from?; how does the brain work?; whats the next big thing?; and can we live in space?
Episode Description
- How will robots interact with society? Could the next big thing be the BIG one? How could your traffic prayers be answered, is is automated cars?
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Educational
- Science
Hosts
- Neil deGrasse Tyson (Host)
Contributors
- Howard Swartz (Executive Producer)
- Nova Science Now (Production Unit)