Season 2016

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

John Horgan: The Dangers of Hanging Out with Terrorists

S2016 Ep27 | 2m 9s

John Horgan interviews an IRA terrorist and wonders if he's made a huge mistake.

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John Horgan: There's Always Hope

S2016 Ep26 | 2m 40s

John Horgan studies terrorists and finds nuance and complexity where others see only evil.

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Nicole Prause: What Women (Don't) Need

S2016 Ep25 | 2m 43s

A bunch of men try to create a kind of "female viagra," but they forget to talk to women.

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Nicole Prause: Great Balls of Fire

S2016 Ep24 | 1m 21s

Nicole Prause finally gets a Harley Davidson... and all hell breaks loose!

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Nicole Prause: You Gotta Fight for Your Right to do Science

S2016 Ep23 | 2m 32s

Nicole Prause asks questions about human sexuality that scare other scientists.

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Chris Hadfield: The Universe Surrounds You

S2016 Ep22 | 2m 19s

Chris Hadfield takes a walk in outer - and inner - space.

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Chris Hadfield: Deep Questions for a Star Man

S2016 Ep21 | 2m 2s

We ask astronaut Chris Hadfield a bunch of silly questions.

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Chris Hadfield: Space Oddity

S2016 Ep20 | 5m 49s

Chris Hadfield makes a music video tribute to David Bowie and returns a viral sensation.

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Janet Iwasa: Animating HIV

S2016 Ep19 | 1m 29s

Janet Iwasa uses heranimation skills to depict HIV cells.

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Janet Iwasa: Science Goes Hollywood

S2016 Ep18 | 2m 29s

Janet Iwasa studies animation in Hollywood.

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Janet Iwasa: Biologists with Movies in Their Heads

S2016 Ep17 | 2m 10s

Janet Iwasa animates creates a beautiful way to communicate about the molecular world.

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Danica McKellar: My First Kiss

S2016 Ep16 | 2m 4s

Danica and Winnie both have thier first kiss on the set of "The Wonder Years".

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Danica McKellar: Math Doesn't Suck

S2016 Ep15 | 2m 51s

Danica McKellar's first math book helps girls become BFFs with math.

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Danica McKellar: Are You the Girl from "The Wonder Years"?

S2016 Ep14 | 3m 28s

Danica McKellar becomes Winnie Cooper... then she finds out that she's something more.

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Cynthia Erenas: A Big Change in the World

S2016 Ep13 | 1m 40s

Cynthia Erenas dreams big, builds technology and challenges gender roles.

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Cynthia Erenas: cynthia.i.am

S2016 Ep12 | 3m 16s

Cynthia Erenas connects with will.i.am and becomes a superstar teen roboticist.

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Cynthia Erenas: 30 Seconds on Building Your First Robot

S2016 Ep11 | 58s

We give Cynthia Erenas 30 seconds to offer tips on robot-building.

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Bisi Ezerioha: Zen and the Art of Automotive Maintenance

S2016 Ep10 | 43s

Bisi Ezerioha drives really, really fast to find his calm peaceful center.

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Bisi Ezerioha: Minivan On Top (Gear)

S2016 Ep9 | 1m 31s

Bisi Ezerioha gives the keys to his 1029 horsepower mini-van to the guys from "Top Gear."

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Bisi Ezerioha: The Movies Never Get It Right

S2016 Ep8 | 2m 5s

Bisi reveals that even the very coolest car movies typically get the science wrong.

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Bisi Ezerioha: The Fast and the Curious

S2016 Ep7 | 2m 37s

Bisi Ezerioha takes things apart and puts them together so they'll go VROOM!

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Jessica Cail: My Doctorate in Bullwhip

S2016 Ep6 | 1m 45s

Jessica Cail describes her favorite onscreen whip-wielding... including her own.

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Jessica Cail: Addictions...From Drugs to Stunts

S2016 Ep5 | 3m 7s

Jessica Cail studies addictions and then she beats people up in TV shows and movies.

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Jessica Cail: 30 Seconds on the Science of Addiction

S2016 Ep4 | 59s

Jessica Cail does a good job describing the science of addiction.