NOVA · SEASON 12
The Shape of Things
Episode 6 · 1985-02-19

- Documentary
Episode overview
Sea shells, Crystals, Honeycombs, Eggs and seeds: They are shaped the way they are for a reason. NOVA takes viewers on a unique journey of discovery to find out why things are shaped the way they are and why they work so well.
55 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines1985-01-15
2. Global Village1985-01-22
3. Conquest of the Parasites1985-01-29
4. In the Land of the Polar Bears1985-02-05
5. AIDS: Chapter One1985-02-12
6. The Shape of Things1985-02-19
7. Baby Talk1985-02-26
8. The Mathematical Mystery Tour1985-03-05
9. Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities1985-03-12
10. Monarch of the Mountains1985-03-19
11. The National Science Test II1985-10-08
12. Seeds of Tomorrow1985-10-15
13. What Einstein Never Knew1985-10-22
14. The Robot Revolution?1985-10-29
15. The Magic of Special Effects1985-11-05
16. Child Survival: The Silent Emergency1985-11-12
17. Tornado!1985-11-19
18. The Genetic Gamble1985-11-26
19. Animal Architects1985-12-03
20. The Plane that Changed the World1985-12-17