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Herman Pontzer: Burning Calories

October 22, 2016

Anthropologist Herman Pontzer spends time living among a Hadza hunter-gatherer tribe in order to see if they burn more calories than a typical Westerner.

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Layne Jackson-Hubbard: Still Myself

October 14, 2016

Layne Jackson-Hubbard wakes up in a hospital room with a head wound and no memory of how she got there.

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Aparna Nancherla: By Any Means Necessary

October 7, 2016

When Aparna Nancherla's science fair project goes awry, she and her fellow students make some unethical choices.

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Patrick Freeman: Elephant Time

September 30, 2016

Patrick Freeman is studying elephants in Namibia when he receives terrible news.

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Rachel Yehuda: Cause and Effect

September 23, 2016

To discover why some survivors of trauma experience PTSD and some don't, scientist Rachel Yehuda must convince a community of Holocaust survivors to let her study them.

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Ira Flatow: The Sound of the Falls

September 16, 2016

As a young science reporter at NPR, Science Friday's Ira Flatow accepts a challenge to record what it sounds like to go over Niagara Falls.

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Wyatt Cenac: Drunk Driving for Science

September 10, 2016

While completing a community service requirement in high school, comedian Wyatt Cenac puts a drunk driving simulation to the test.

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Paula Croxson: How Cold Is Too Cold?

September 2, 2016

Neuroscientist Paula Croxson is determined to finish her first open-water swimming race -- despite the dangers.

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Ben Lillie: The Truth About My Grandfather

August 26, 2016

After his grandfather passes away, Ben Lillie learns the surprising truth about his life -- from Wikipedia.

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Elana Lancaster: The Egg & the Equinox

August 19, 2016

In grade school, Elana Lancaster gets into trouble when he questions his student teacher's science. 

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