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Season 15

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A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show have included the cutting edge of theoretical physics, a return to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the long-term effects of Amazon deforestation, and the development of life-saving medical techniques.
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22 Episodes
  • Top Gun and Beyond
    E1
    Top Gun and BeyondEpisode 1
  • How to Create a Junk Food
    E2
    How to Create a Junk FoodEpisode 2
  • Buried in Ice
    E3
    Buried in IceEpisode 3
  • Why Planes Burn
    E4
    Why Planes BurnEpisode 4
  • Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial
    E5
    Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on TrialEpisode 5
  • Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the Tide
    E6
    Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the TideEpisode 6
  • The Mystery of the Master Builders
    E7
    The Mystery of the Master BuildersEpisode 7
  • Whale Rescue
    E8
    Whale RescueEpisode 8
  • The Man Who Loved Numbers
    E9
    The Man Who Loved NumbersEpisode 9
  • Race for the Superconductor
    E10
    Race for the SuperconductorEpisode 10
  • Can You Still Get Polio?
    E11
    Can You Still Get Polio?Episode 11
  • Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft
    E12
    Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal CraftEpisode 12
  • Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart
    E13
    Pioneers of Surgery: Into the HeartEpisode 13
  • Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old
    E14
    Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for OldEpisode 14
  • Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife
    E15
    Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the KnifeEpisode 15
  • Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?
    E16
    Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?Episode 16
  • Can the Next President Win the Space Race?
    E17
    Can the Next President Win the Space Race?Episode 17
  • Do Scientists Cheat?
    E18
    Do Scientists Cheat?Episode 18
  • Who Shot President Kennedy?
    E19
    Who Shot President Kennedy?Episode 19
  • The Light Stuff
    E20
    The Light StuffEpisode 20
  • The All-American Bear
    E21
    The All-American BearEpisode 21
  • Can We Make a Better Doctor?
    E22
    Can We Make a Better Doctor?Episode 22

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