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Dan Daneshvar: Making The Death Call

March 26, 2016

To study a dangerous disease, Dan Daneshvar asks families to consider donating their loved one's brains.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags Brains, Brain Awareness Week, Sports

Joe Palca: 175 Riverside Drive

March 18, 2016

A series of incidents propels Joe Palca to a career in sleep research.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags Career
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Erika Engelhaupt: Fear Of Flying

March 12, 2016

Erika Englehaupt gets a dream reporting assignment. There's just one problem--she has to take a small prop plane just like the one that she almost crashed in years ago.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags Journalism, Marine biology
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Maryam Zaringhalam: Cheating My Way To Smart

March 5, 2016

Maryam Zaringham's scheme to cheat her way into the smart class makes clear a huge flaw in the education system.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags School
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Jonaki Bhattacharyya: Losing Control

February 26, 2016

Jonaki Bhattacharyya ventures out into rugged Canadian wilderness to research wild horses — but does she have what it takes to survive?

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David Putrino: Medical Records

February 20, 2016

While working at a hospital, David Putrino finds a surprise in his own medical records.

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Saad Sarwana: The Math Test

February 12, 2016

Saad Sarwana is finally about to win a high school award, but in his way is a math problem even the teacher got wrong.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags Math, School
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Rachel Fairbank: Scientist Or Subject?

February 5, 2016

While being treated after an accident, Rachel Fairbank struggles with not being the researcher.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags Medicine, Research
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Abhishek Shah: Waste Disposal

January 29, 2016

Abhishek Shah takes a simple job to pay for school--toxic waste disposal.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags School
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Brian Kennedy: The Back-Up Plan

January 22, 2016

Brian Kennedy is forced to take a job in his local pharmacy to finance his theater dreams.

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In 2016 - Part 1 Tags medicine, career
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