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Why Bridges Collapse

The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down. (60 minutes)

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Sun, 10/11 at 3:00 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Space Wars

Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites; how the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling crowded orbits and what can be done to protect them. (60 minutes)

Sun, 10/11 at 5:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Space Wars

Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites; how the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling crowded orbits and what can be done to protect them. (60 minutes)

Tue, 10/13 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Space Wars

Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites; how the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling crowded orbits and what can be done to protect them. (60 minutes)

Tue, 10/13 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Space Wars

Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites; how the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling crowded orbits and what can be done to protect them. (60 minutes)

Wed, 10/14 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Space Wars

Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites; how the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling crowded orbits and what can be done to protect them. (60 minutes)

Wed, 10/14 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Evolution: Brain Power

How the human brain, and those of clever animal cousins like the dolphin, evolved from the time when our ancestors were tiny senseless sea creatures. (60 minutes)

Thu, 10/15 at 1:00 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Evolution: Brain Power

How the human brain, and those of clever animal cousins like the dolphin, evolved from the time when our ancestors were tiny senseless sea creatures. (60 minutes)