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Other segments from the episode on August 3, 1999
The Complexity and Wonders of Avian Migration.
Birder and naturalist Scott Weidensaul author of "Living on the Wind" (North Point Press) discusses the habits of migratory birds, what makes them do what they do, and how they're able to do it.
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A Ham-Fisted and Dull Film.
Film critic John Powers reviews "Contact" starring Jodie Foster.
The History of the United States's Space Program.
Astronaut Michael Collins. He controlled the Apollo 11 command module that circled the moon while Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on its' surface. Collins has written a history of the space program titled Liftoff.