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Science & Nature programs on WXXI TV
and Radio as well as online discussion
and special events hosted by WXXI are featured below.

Featured Programming

Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History
Monday, August 10, 2020 - 12:00pm
on WXXI World
This two-part documentary, based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s book of the same name, airs at a critical moment for the scientific community, as geneticists around the world wrestle with the ethical implications of new technologies that offer both promise and peril. 
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Scavenger Hunts
Summertime means more outside time! Here are some scavenger hunts from your favorite PBS KIDS friends to do while you're out and about!
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WXXI's Community Observation Challenge
Join WXXI as we continue to be citizen scientists and observe our community through a special ongoing WXXI Community Observation Challenge!
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Nature Exploring Apps for Families
Do you use apps to explore the outdoors with your kiddos? Check out some of our FAVORITE nature-exploring apps that work well with young children!
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
In this episode of the six part series Ken Burns investigates the efforts of Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir and others to preserve and protect pristine lands.
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
This six-part documentary series, directed by Ken Burns and co-produced with Dayton Duncan, is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical.
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Inventing Tomorrow: Virtual Teacher Town Hall Training
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 4:00pm
WXXI Education presents a special educator training featuring content and materials from PBS film Inventing Tomorrow. 
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World Questions: Coronavirus
Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 9:00pm
on AM 1370 - NPR News & Talk
This radio special explores the global impact of COVID-19 with a panel of leading public health experts, politicians and economists from around the world. 
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Ken Burns Presents...The Gene: An Intimate History Screening
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 6:00pm
WXXI and the Rochester Museum & Science Center are pleased to host a special screening event of this film that tells the story of the rapid evolution of genetic science. This event has been CANCELLED.
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