PBS has some of the best science and nature programs. Nature is so full of beauty and information that I learn something new from every episode. This is it's twenty-sixth season, so it has to be great to last that long. The awards for this show would fill a gymnasium.
The last program I watched (last Sunday) was about the parrots of Australia. I was also reading a novel that took place in Australia at the time. The Nature program had so many fascinating species and behaviors that I look forward to it being shown again. When I started reading the book again it referred to the huge wild parrot population of Australia. The program enriched the book. Some of my favorite Nature programs were about the oceans. But I've never watched one that didn't fascinate me.
Alan Alda adds humor and a willingness to participate on Scientific American Frontiers. The subjects cover every aspect of science including global warming, animal intelligence, amazing cars and fuels, past and present submarines, slimming with surgery, robots, and the list goes on with every new program.
Nova is another big award winner. It is a science documentary series that often include history. It, too, covers a wide topic area including health, anthropology, space, disasters, technology and nature. My favorite episode was "Can Chimps Talk?" Years ago I remember watching Washo, the first signing chimp. From later programs on PBS I learned about Koko, the signing gorilla. I've kept up with her for years. She has been on the cover of "National Geographic" twice. Her trainer, Dr. Penny Patterson, wrote two children's books about her and she has her own site:
http://www.koko.org/index.php
Science is a part of many other programs on PBS, including Weird Science. It's an educational program for children, but adults will find it fascinating, too.
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