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Sleep, First Primates, Earthquakes in the Midwest

Using new data from cave stalagmites and the Mississippi riverbed to understand how and why earthquakes strike in the heartland; the crucial role sleep plays in strengthening memories and facilitating learning; a profile of marine geologist Sang-Mook Lee; paleontologist Jonathan Bloch, who thinks that tiny bones embedded in limestone may be the evolutionary evidence of the creatures that evolved into primates.

English
  • Originally Aired September 1, 2009
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network PBS
  • Notes Is a season finale
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