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NOVA

Season 16 · Episode 3

The Strange New Science of Chaos

0.055mJanuary 31, 1989

NOVA explains "chaos," a new science that is making surprising sense out of chaotic phenomena in nature, from the weather to brain waves.

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Episode 1Hot Enough for You?
Episode 2The Last Journey of a Genius
Episode 3The Strange New Science of Chaos
Episode 4Back to Chernobyl
Episode 5God, Darwin and the Dinosaurs
Episode 6Adrift on the Gulf Stream
Episode 7Secrets of Easter Island (1)
Episode 8Legends of Easter Island (2)
Episode 9The World Is Full of Oil!
Episode 10Confronting the Killer Gene
Episode 11The Hidden City
Episode 12The Controversial Dr. Koop
Episode 13Design Wars!
Episode 14Echoes of War
Episode 15Decoding the Book of Life
Episode 16Hurricane!
Episode 17Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?
Episode 18What Is Music?
Episode 19Yellowstone's Burning Question
Episode 20The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret