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Episode Guide
How Smart Can We Get?
Series: Nova scienceNow
Series Progress: Episode 16 of 1889% Completed
Synopsis
Documentary series. How do you develop the brain of a genius? Is it all in the genes or does it come with hard work? Is it possible that everyone's brain has untapped genius just waiting for the right circumstances to be unleashed?, NOVA explorers whether it's possible for anyone to become a genius or if such smarts are purely a result of one's DNA. Also: a man who became an extraordinary musician following a head injury; a man who can match any past or future date to its day of the week; a "memory athlete" who remembers strings of hundreds of random numbers. Also: Host David Pogue undergoes a high-resolution brain scan to see how his brain compares to Albert Einstein's.
📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 16 hours 48 minutes (18 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Moderate Burn - Story-dense episodes. Best spaced out over a week.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 18 days
3 episodes/day: 6 days
5 episodes/day: 4 days
Episodes (18)
- S04E01 - Episode 1 - Diamond Factory
- S04E02 - Episode 2 - Autism Genes
- S04E03 - Episode 3 - Rocket Scientist Franklin Chang-Diaz
- S04E04 - Episode 4 - Capturing Carbon
- S04E05 - Episode 5 - Climate Scientist Lonnie Thompson
- S04E06 - Episode 6 - Algae Fuel
- S04E07 - Episode 7 - Saving Hubble
- S04E08 - Episode 8 - Earthquakes in the Midwest
- S05E01 - Can We Make It to Mars?
- S05E02 - Can We Live Forever?
- S05E03 - How Does the Brain Work?
- S05E04 - How Smart Are Animals?
- S05E05 - Where Did We Come From?
- S06E01 - What Makes Us Human?
- S06E02 - Can Science Stop Crime?
- S06E03 - How Smart Can We Get? Viewing
- S06E04 - Can I Eat That?
- S06E05 - What Are Animals Thinking?