Specials

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin: The Planet 9 Guys

Special | 3m 46s

Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin astonish themselves by discovering our 9th planet.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Simon Singh: Science and Religion Shake Hands

Special | 1m 59s

Don't think it's possible? Simon Singh explains how.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Simon Singh: It All Started with the Big Bang

Special | 59s

One of Simon Singh's books inspires the Barenaked Ladies to write a sitcom theme.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Simon Singh: D'oh = mc²

Special | 4m 2s

Simon Singh discovers that there is an insane amount of math in "The Simpsons."

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Matt Denton: How to Make a Lovable Robot

Special | 1m 50s

Matt Denton makes BB-8 so lovable that they both wind up on the red carpet.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Matt Denton: Cinema 101: The Uses of Deodorant

Special | 1m 10s

Matt Denton stays dry and smells fine with deodorant in his toolkit of cinematic wizardry.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Matt Denton: An Amazing Journey...To a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Special | 2m 58s

Matt Denton uses his electronics expertise to engineer a cute little robot named BB-8.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Matt Denton: BB-8: A Star Wars Droid's Seven Secrets

Special | 1m 5s

If a cat is supposed to have nine lives, Matt Denton explains, BB-8 has at least seven...

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Kathy Reichs: Only for David Duchovny

Special | 1m 19s

Kathy Reichs gets bamboozled into appearing on an episode of "Bones".

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Kathy Reichs: She Couldn't Even Dissect a Frog

Special | 1m 30s

Kathy Reichs couldn't dissect a frog in high school, but writes "disgusting" episodes.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Kathy Reichs: Digging Up "Bones"

Special | 3m 43s

Kathy Reichs solves mysteries at work and creates mysteries in her novels and in "Bones".

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Dame Stephanie Shirley: Kindertransport

Special | 2m 31s

Dame Stephanie is one of 10,000 Jewish children sent to live safe new lives in the the U.K

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Dame Stephanie Shirley: Great Dame

Special | 1m 17s

Dame Stephanie Shirley hobnobs with the Queen, but still insists that you call her "Steve.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Dame Stephanie Shirley: Our Women's Company

Special | 3m 4s

Dame Stephanie Shirley breaks through a million glass ceilings with her all-female company

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Cheri Blauwet: Having a Disability Makes Me a Better Doctor

Special | 1m 39s

Knowing that everyone is "only temporarily able-bodied" helps Cheri connect with patients.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Cheri Blauwet: I’m the Doctor, Not the Patient

Special | 1m 44s

Gold medalist Cheri Blauwet becomes a doctor and opens eyes to the idea of "disabilities".

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Cheri Blauwet: I Brought Home the Gold…in a Wheelchair

Special | 2m 48s

Cheri Blauwet gets talked into finding her passion.... which eventually turns to gold.

Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

John Horgan: The Secret Life of Terrorists

Special | 1m 44s

John Horgan collects the stories of former terrorists.