WORLD (PT)

4:00 pm 

Nova  "The Fabric of the Cosmos - Quantum Leap"  Host Brian Greene takes a wild ride into the weird realm of quantum physics, which governs the universe on the tiniest of scales. Greene visits a nightclub where objects pop in and out of existence, affecting things they do not touch. While quantum physics appears counterintuitive, it has launched the technologies of computers and cell phones. Part 3 of 4G

5:00 pm 

Nova  "The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension"  Work done in 1995 united five different versions of string theory into a single theory, requiring a total of 11 dimensions. Brian Greene leads the way into what this might mean toward understanding our universe. Part 3 of 3G

6:00 pm 

Human Spark  "Brain Matters"  Viewers can peer into Alan Alda's head with a variety of high-tech imaging techniques, looking for his human spark. The unique circuitry that provides us language ability is closely tied to the ability to make and use complex tools. Alda finds the site of his ability to figure out what others are thinking and discovers that the ability to imagine lies in a brain region nearby. Part 3 of 3G

7:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

8:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

8:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

9:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

10:00 pm 

Nova  "The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension"  Work done in 1995 united five different versions of string theory into a single theory, requiring a total of 11 dimensions. Brian Greene leads the way into what this might mean toward understanding our universe. Part 3 of 3G

11:00 pm 

Human Spark  "Brain Matters"  Viewers can peer into Alan Alda's head with a variety of high-tech imaging techniques, looking for his human spark. The unique circuitry that provides us language ability is closely tied to the ability to make and use complex tools. Alda finds the site of his ability to figure out what others are thinking and discovers that the ability to imagine lies in a brain region nearby. Part 3 of 3G