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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, June 26 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! After years of anticipation, autonomous vehicles are now being tested on public roads around the world. As ambitious innovators race to develop what they see as the next high-tech pot of gold, some experts warn there are still daunting challenges ahead. How do self-driving cars work? -
Airs Wednesdays, Oct. 23 - Nov. 6, 2019 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Oct. 27 - Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sundays, Oct. 27 - Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 -
Airs Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Oct. 24 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 -
Watch Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Discover Virginia Beach's hidden treasures, such as a 1554 Giorgio Ghisi engraving after Bronzino, a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk, ca. 1890, and a 1962 Mercury Capsule antenna. Can you guess which is the top find of the hour? -
Watch Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS app. Join ROADSHOW as they visit Virginia Beach and feature finds including a 1964 Cassius Clay twice-signed promotional print, modern Abdullah Qandeel "Red" & "Love" oils, and an early 18th C. Chinese celadon vase. Which is valued at $50,000-$80,000? -
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Go undercover with a film crew on a perilous journey to the untouched wilderness of biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest. Meet some of the most incredible creatures, from pygmy marmosets to pumas, as the wild secrets of the jungle are revealed. -
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! + Encore Sunday, May 12 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. In 2018, Italy's Morandi Bridge collapsed, killing 43 people. NOVA investigates what went wrong and explores other bridge collapses across the United States. How can new engineering techniques make bridges safer and prevent such tragedies? -
Airs Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m. on KPBS 2 -
Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8 at at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover never-before-seen appraisals from all five Season 23 cities, including 1949 Charles and Ray Eames molded chairs, a Sioux pipe and pipe bag made around 1880, and a 1953 MAD Issue 8 "Frank N. Stein" story. Which is valued at $40,000-$60,000? -
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Travel back in time, from the Arctic Ocean to Pacific tide pools, with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology. Based on a book of the same name, the film had its theatrical premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and has won awards at the 2018 Wildscreen Panda Awards and Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.
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